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Australian BPDC 2022

2022-06-01 · Australia, In person · BP

Part of the Australian British Parliamentary Debating Championship (ABPDC) series →

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The field

Premier

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

21 teams (This edition)

Motions

Australian BPDC 2022 (2022)7 motions
  • Round 1THR the creation of dating apps and websites
  • Round 2THBT developed nations should end all protectionism for their domestic agricultural sectors
  • Round 3This house opposes central regulation of cultural products
  • Round 4THR the popularisation of ballroom culture
  • Round 5TH, as the Russian government, would impose a total energy embargo on Europe
  • SemifinalsTHR attempts to alter blockchain codes
  • Grand FinalTHR the decline of Spain's universal jurisdiction regime

What gets set here

Technology29%
Economics14%
Politics14%
Social & Identity14%
International Relations14%
Law & Crime14%

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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.

  • Technology · 29% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

38% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 9 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.0.

Last edition: 8 of 21 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

78.1 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 76.1 and 80.2.

This is 1.4 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 81.8

Top-10 pace 79.6

Top-20 pace 78.4

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
🇦🇺 Sophie S.OWTHR the popularisation of ballroom culture84
🇦🇺 Isabella F.MOTHR the popularisation of ballroom culture83
🇦🇺 Ally P.DPMTH, as the Russian government, would impose a total energy embargo on Europe83
🇦🇺 Ellie S.MGTHR the creation of dating apps and websites83
🇦🇺 Mikey X.OWTH, as the Russian government, would impose a total energy embargo on Europe83
🇦🇺 Brendan W.PMTH, as the Russian government, would impose a total energy embargo on Europe83
🇦🇺 Conna L.DLOThis house opposes central regulation of cultural products83
🇦🇺 Leah M.MGTHR the popularisation of ballroom culture82
🇦🇺 Mikey X.LOThis house opposes central regulation of cultural products82
🇦🇺 Brendan W.GWTHR the popularisation of ballroom culture82
🇦🇺 Conna L.PMTHR the popularisation of ballroom culture82
🇦🇺 Leah M.DPMTHR the creation of dating apps and websites82

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