Random Pro-Am V 2023

2023-06-01 · BP

The field

Below Average

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

63 teams (This edition)

Motions

Random Pro-Am V 2023 (2023)6 motions

Round 1Assuming that upon encountering a stranger, one can know exactly how a relationship will end, THW live in a world with closure-at-first-sight"
Round 2THW allow the use of evidence obtained illegally in court
Round 3THP a world where African nations aggressively pursued trade and aid deals with China at the expense of such deals with the West
Round 4THW aggressively slow down the AI revolution
SemifinalsTHBT leaders in recently established developing nations should strive to establish Jante as a core cultural foundation of their nations
Novice FinalsTHP a world in which the Memory Machine exists

What gets set here

Comedy & Novelty33%

Law & Crime17%

International Relations17%

Technology17%

Social & Identity17%

Practice Comedy & Novelty 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.

Comedy & Novelty · 33% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Law & Crime · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
International Relations · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Technology · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Social & Identity · 17% 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 Comedy & Novelty 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 Comedy & Novelty 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: Assuming that upon encountering a stranger, one can know exactly how a relationship will e...Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Comedy & Novelty 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

13% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 13 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.0.

Last edition: 8 of 63 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
ESL break4 teams
Novice break4 teams

How scoring works here

76.6 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.6 and 78.5.

This is 2.5 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 79.8

Top-10 pace 78.2

Top-20 pace 77.2

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

Comparable: IITK PD'26 (74.1), Sheffield 26 (74.1)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
🇬🇭 Eleazar A.	MG	THP a world where African nations aggressively pursued trade and aid deals with China at the expense of such deals with the West	83
Ceos P.	MG	THW aggressively slow down the AI revolution	83
Garang L.	GW	THW aggressively slow down the AI revolution	82
🇬🇭 Fleku N.	DPM	THW aggressively slow down the AI revolution	82
Josh C.	MO	THW aggressively slow down the AI revolution	82
Denise M.	DLO	THW allow the use of evidence obtained illegally in court	82
Stuart J.	MG	THW allow the use of evidence obtained illegally in court	81
🇬🇭 Eleazar A.	MO	THW aggressively slow down the AI revolution	81
Poul	OW	Assuming that upon encountering a stranger, one can know exactly how a relationship will end, THW live in a world with closure-at-first-sight"	81
Nafis R.	MG	THP a world where African nations aggressively pursued trade and aid deals with China at the expense of such deals with the West	81
Reginald F.	DLO	Assuming that upon encountering a stranger, one can know exactly how a relationship will end, THW live in a world with closure-at-first-sight"	81
Sam U.	MG	THW aggressively slow down the AI revolution	81

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