Nijmegen Open 2023

2023-06-01 · Netherlands · BP

The field

Below Average

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

33 teams (This edition)

Motions

Nijmegen Open 2023 (2023)7 motions

Round 1THO the dominance of “urban protests” as a strategy for resistance.
Round 2In historically established, multi-tiered sporting leagues, THS the imposition of a 'Saturday TV blackout law'.
Round 3THP the Gacaca approach over foreign courts in Rwanda.
Round 4THR the narrative that sex is liberating.
SemifinalsTHW ban political parties that do not publish their costed program from traditional campaigning (such as billboards, tv commercials, public debates, etc.).
Grand FinalTH Hopes that the message is affirmative rather than negative.
Novice FinalsTHW allow (groups of) individuals to sue social media corporations for social damages caused by their platforms (Brexit, Antivax, January 6th)

What gets set here

Social & Identity29%

Law & Crime29%

Sport14%

Politics14%

Abstract14%

Practice Social & Identity motions ›Read: Generating arguments ›

You vs this tournament

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

Social & Identity · 29% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Law & Crime · 29% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Sport · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Abstract · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Social & Identity motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-6Work through "Linear flow"Foundations for Law & Crime motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Social & Identity motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: THO the dominance of “urban protests” as a strategy for resistance.Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: Law & CrimePull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

24% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 8 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.9.

Last edition: 8 of 33 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

Open break8 teams
Novice break4 teams

How scoring works here

74.8 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.4 and 77.2.

This is 0.7 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.5

Top-10 pace 77.3

Top-20 pace 75.5

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

Comparable: Wilfrid Laurier Golden Cup 2025 (72.5), CUSID WGM Championship 2026 (75.7)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Helena H.	OW	In historically established, multi-tiered sporting leagues, THS the imposition of a 'Saturday TV blackout law'.	83
Pjotr K.	MO	In historically established, multi-tiered sporting leagues, THS the imposition of a 'Saturday TV blackout law'.	82
Vishal V.	LO	THR the narrative that sex is liberating.	81
Irina C.	DPM	THP the Gacaca approach over foreign courts in Rwanda.	81
Oana N.	LO	THO the dominance of “urban protests” as a strategy for resistance.	81
Vaclav K.	DLO	THR the narrative that sex is liberating.	81
Vincent V.	OW	In historically established, multi-tiered sporting leagues, THS the imposition of a 'Saturday TV blackout law'.	80
Idan A.	LO	THR the narrative that sex is liberating.	80
Irina C.	DLO	THO the dominance of “urban protests” as a strategy for resistance.	80
Oana N.	MG	In historically established, multi-tiered sporting leagues, THS the imposition of a 'Saturday TV blackout law'.	80
Saskia B.	MO	In historically established, multi-tiered sporting leagues, THS the imposition of a 'Saturday TV blackout law'.	80
Oana N.	PM	THP the Gacaca approach over foreign courts in Rwanda.	80

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