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Southampton Open 2023

2023-06-01 · England · BP

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The field

Below Average

A smaller or newer tournament. Good for building confidence and getting reps.

37 teams (This edition), 28 teams (2022)

Motions from this series

Southampton Open 2023 (2023)6 motions
  • Round 1THW hold online platforms liable for third-party content displayed on their websites
  • Round 2THR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community
  • Round 3THR the rise in the prominence of Geoeconomics in Western foreign policy
  • Round 4THS the European Union imposing further measures to control refugee and asylum seeker inflow into the European Union (i.e., directing refugees to specific ports of entry, mandating yearly asylum seeker quotas, giving more powers to an EU border security agency, etc.)
  • Pro Am FinalsTHBT the use of non-human animals in scientific experimentation is inherently immoral
  • Silver FinalsTHO the narrative that the world ultimately behaves in ways describable through reason
Southampton Open 2022 (2022)6 motions
  • Round 1TH, as the state of Florida, would attempt to kill all the meth gators
  • Round 2THO the shift in non-STEM academia and higher education teaching to focus on quantitative research as opposed to qualitative research
  • Round 3THR the prevalence of 'choice feminism'
  • Round 4 (Closed)THP localised attempts at post conflict justice (e.g. prosecutions, truth and reconciliation commissions, etc.) over international attempts
  • Open FinalTHS the concept of an art canon
  • Pro-Am FinalTHW legalise consensual cannibalism

What gets set here

Law & Crime25%
Social & Identity25%
International Relations17%
Philosophy8%
Comedy & Novelty8%
Education8%

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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.

  • Law & Crime · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Comedy & Novelty · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

20% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.8.

Last edition: 8 of 37 teams broke.

  • 20229 pts · 79.2 speaks5/28
  • 202312 pts · 76.3 speaks8/37
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Break categories

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

  • Gold break4 teams
  • Pro Am break8 teams
  • Silver break8 teams

How scoring works here

75.6 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.5 and 78.8.

This is 1.2 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 84.0

Top-10 pace 79.0

Top-20 pace 77.5

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 2 editions.

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), QMUL Open 2026 (72.9)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇬🇧 Shaurya C.DPMTHR the rise in the prominence of Geoeconomics in Western foreign policy86
🇬🇧 Shaurya C.MOTHR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community84
🇬🇧 Elena R.DPMTHR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community83
Stuart J.DLOTHR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community83
🇬🇧 Arthur C.PMTHR the rise in the prominence of Geoeconomics in Western foreign policy83
🇬🇧 Stefan M.MGTHS the European Union imposing further measures to control refugee and asylum seeker inflow into the European Union (i.e., directing refugees to specific ports of entry, mandating yearly asylum seeker quotas, giving more powers to an EU border security agency, etc.)83
🇬🇧 Shaurya C.MGTHS the European Union imposing further measures to control refugee and asylum seeker inflow into the European Union (i.e., directing refugees to specific ports of entry, mandating yearly asylum seeker quotas, giving more powers to an EU border security agency, etc.)83
🇬🇧 Elena R.DLOTHR the rise in the prominence of Geoeconomics in Western foreign policy82
🇬🇧 Hamza N.DLOTHS the European Union imposing further measures to control refugee and asylum seeker inflow into the European Union (i.e., directing refugees to specific ports of entry, mandating yearly asylum seeker quotas, giving more powers to an EU border security agency, etc.)82
🇬🇧 Kamila K.GWTHR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community82
Rayne A.GWTHR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community82
🇬🇧 Arthur C.OWTHR the vilification of women who do not support feminism among the feminist community82

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