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Chicago Open 2022

2022-06-01 · United States · BP

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The field

Premier

One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

58 teams (This edition)

Motions

Chicago Open 2022 (2022)10 motions
  • Round 1THBT progressive social movements should heavily prioritize non-state based solutions.
  • Round 2THS significant land redistribution in post-colonial countries in South East Asia
  • Round 3THP a political system in which electoral constituencies are formed based on vocation (e.g. baker, automotive worker, banker) rather than geographic boundaries
  • Round 4THR OPEC.
  • Round 5THR the decline of pan-Africanism
  • QuarterfinalsTHW mandate that in every electoral cycle no more than 50% of politicians from every major political party could re run for office.
  • SemifinalsTHR the prevalence of "easy money" in the tech sector post-2008
  • Grand FinalTHS the continued development of AGI
  • ESL SemifinalsTHW mandate that in every electoral cycle no more than 50% of politicians from every major political party could re run for office.
  • ESL FinalsTHR the prevalence of "easy money" in the tech sector post-2008

What gets set here

Economics40%
Politics30%
Social & Identity10%
International Relations10%
Technology10%

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You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Economics · 40% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 30% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

31% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 9 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.7.

Last edition: 18 of 58 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break18 teams
  • ESL break10 teams

How scoring works here

77.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.2 and 79.2.

This is 0.2 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.4

Top-10 pace 80.0

Top-20 pace 79.4

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

Comparable: Vienna Pre-EUDC 2026 (77.2), Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 (76.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇺🇸 Justin Q.DLOTHR OPEC.87
🇺🇸 Tejas S.DPMTHR OPEC.86
🇺🇸 Sreyan K.MOTHR OPEC.85
🇺🇸 Sarim K.OWTHR OPEC.85
🇬🇧 Max R.MGTHR OPEC.85
🇨🇦 Reana Y.GWTHR OPEC.84
🇺🇸 Maya R.LOTHR OPEC.84
Eugenie P.GWTHR OPEC.83
🇬🇧 Max R.LOTHS significant land redistribution in post-colonial countries in South East Asia83
🇺🇸 Matt M.PMTHR OPEC.83
🇬🇧 Wajeeh M.MOTHS significant land redistribution in post-colonial countries in South East Asia83
🇮🇪 Jack W.LOTHR OPEC.83

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