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Sofia Online 2023

2023-06-01 · Bulgaria · BP

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The field

Premier

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

74 teams (This edition)

Motions

Sofia Online 2023 (2023)10 motions
  • Round 1THS female athletes who capitalize on their sexuality to increase the viewership of female sports
  • Round 2THBT all credit rating agencies should be nationalized
  • Round 3THBT it is in the interest of Türkiye for Erdogan to win the presidential election
  • Round 4THBT universities should primarily consider teaching ability rather than research outputs when awarding tenure and salary
  • Round 5THBT prominent members of civil rights organizations should pressure governments externally rather than attempt to gain key positions in institutions and pass internal reforms.
  • QuarterfinalsTHO the use of the "knockout blow"
  • SemifinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the Catholic Church to put qualified candidates for sainthood up for a general election among Catholics around the world
  • Grand FinalTHS the internationalization of the Yuan.
  • ESL FinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the Catholic Church to put qualified candidates for sainthood up for a general election among Catholics around the world
  • Pro-Am FinalsTHW allow migrants to vote in general elections

What gets set here

Sport20%
Economics20%
Religion20%
Politics10%
Education10%
Social & Identity10%

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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 · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

22% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.6.

Last edition: 16 of 74 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break16 teams
  • ESL break5 teams
  • Pro-Am break9 teams

How scoring works here

76.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.2 and 80.3.

This is 0.1 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.4

Top-10 pace 80.6

Top-20 pace 79.8

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

Comparable: Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 (76.6), GME Pra-KDMI 2025 (76.0)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇨🇦 Naomi P.MOTHBT it is in the interest of Türkiye for Erdogan to win the presidential election85
🇺🇸 Tejas S.OWTHBT prominent members of civil rights organizations should pressure governments externally rather than attempt to gain key positions in institutions and pass internal reforms.85
🇬🇧 Mark R.GWTHBT universities should primarily consider teaching ability rather than research outputs when awarding tenure and salary85
Latinka M.DPMTHBT prominent members of civil rights organizations should pressure governments externally rather than attempt to gain key positions in institutions and pass internal reforms.84
🇺🇸 Veer J.MOTHBT all credit rating agencies should be nationalized84
🇺🇸 Charles N.OWTHBT all credit rating agencies should be nationalized84
🇷🇴 Ana C.OWTHBT it is in the interest of Türkiye for Erdogan to win the presidential election84
🇺🇸 Ryan L.PMTHBT all credit rating agencies should be nationalized84
🇦🇺 Matt T.MGTHBT all credit rating agencies should be nationalized84
🇬🇧 Andrew C.MGTHBT universities should primarily consider teaching ability rather than research outputs when awarding tenure and salary84
Wajeeh M.DPMTHBT all credit rating agencies should be nationalized84
🇧🇬 Nikolay A.PMTHBT prominent members of civil rights organizations should pressure governments externally rather than attempt to gain key positions in institutions and pass internal reforms.84

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