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Leiden Open 2023

2023-06-01 · Netherlands · BP

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

41 teams (This edition)

Motions

Leiden Open 2023 (2023)8 motions
  • Round 1THBT the parents of a child with exceptional talent in sport should aggressively push the child to maximise their sporting potential.
  • Round 2THO the perception of owning art as an investment.
  • Round 3TH, as Joe Biden, would NOT run for re-election as US President in 2024.
  • Round 4THP a tight labour market to a loose labour market.
  • Round 5THBT progressive media should highlight success stories of immigrants over portraying immigrants as vulnerable.
  • SemifinalsTHBT the European Union should create unified drug policies based on the European Rating of Drug Harms.
  • Grand FinalTHP a world where everyone has relationship crystals.
  • Pro-Am FinalTHO the narrative that one should derive meaning from their work.

What gets set here

Sport13%
Arts & Culture13%
Pop Culture13%
Economics13%
Media13%
Health & Medicine13%

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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.

  • Sport · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Arts & Culture · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Pop Culture · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Health & Medicine · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

29% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 12 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 74.0.

Last edition: 12 of 41 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

75.3 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.5 and 78.1.

This is 0.4 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 83.2

Top-10 pace 79.0

Top-20 pace 76.8

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

Comparable: Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3), Munich Open 2026 (73.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇫🇷 Tarun R.GWTHP a tight labour market to a loose labour market.85
🇬🇧 Max R.DLOTHP a tight labour market to a loose labour market.84
Joep H.OWTHP a tight labour market to a loose labour market.84
Harish N.PMTHBT progressive media should highlight success stories of immigrants over portraying immigrants as vulnerable.84
Harish N.OWTHO the perception of owning art as an investment.84
Johanna G.MGTHP a tight labour market to a loose labour market.84
🇬🇧 Max R.MOTHO the perception of owning art as an investment.84
Leon K.MOTHP a tight labour market to a loose labour market.84
🇬🇧 Max R.DPMTHBT the parents of a child with exceptional talent in sport should aggressively push the child to maximise their sporting potential.83
🇬🇧 Max R.DPMTHBT progressive media should highlight success stories of immigrants over portraying immigrants as vulnerable.83
Harish N.LOTHP a tight labour market to a loose labour market.83
🇬🇧 Samuel S.DLOTHO the perception of owning art as an investment.82

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