Sat 9 Sep 2023
From 2 tabs, newest Australian BPDC 2023.
How many points did it take?
12points were safe
in 2023
Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 12 (12, 9, newest first). The last team in averaged 78.2 speaks in 2023.
What will they set?
Out of 16 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
16of 54 teams broke
in 2023
Field strength: Above Average in 2023, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Australian BPDC 20239 motions
- Round 1This House supports the privatisation of humanitarian intervention (eg, the UN hires mercenaries and private military contractors (PMCs) for peacekeeping, states hire mercenaries and PMCs to intervene in conflict)Practise this motion
- Round 2This House would abolish R&RsPractise this motion
- Round 3In areas where abortion is legal and readily accessible, this House would allow paper abortionsPractise this motion
- Round 4This House opposes "school choice" in liberal democracies.Practise this motion
- Round 5This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionismPractise this motion
- Round 6This House believes that governments should provide disabled people with a direct stipend rather than state-owned disability servicesPractise this motion
- QuarterfinalsThis House opposes the idea that 'consent is sexy'Practise this motion
- SemifinalsThis House believes that developing countries should heavily encourage people to borrow from formal domestic banksPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThis House believes that young people raised in social democracies will trend towards conservatismPractise this motion
Australian BPDC 20227 motions
- Round 1THR the creation of dating apps and websitesPractise this motion
- Round 2THBT developed nations should end all protectionism for their domestic agricultural sectorsPractise this motion
- Round 3This house opposes central regulation of cultural productsPractise this motion
- Round 4THR the popularisation of ballroom culturePractise this motion
- Round 5TH, as the Russian government, would impose a total energy embargo on EuropePractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHR attempts to alter blockchain codesPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHR the decline of Spain's universal jurisdiction regimePractise this motion
The break, year by year
The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 78.2 | 16 of 54 |
| 2022 | 9 | 79.0 | 8 of 21 |
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 77.1
- where most speakers land
- 74.5 to 79.6
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 75.7
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.8
- 10th speaker79.7
- 20th speaker78.7
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Malaysia IV 202676.3
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Eugene B. | COOW | This House would abolish R&Rs | 85 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Matthew T. | COMO | This House opposes "school choice" in liberal democracies. | 85 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Jordyn G. | COOW | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 84 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Charlie R. | COOW | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 84 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 David W. | COMO | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 83 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Conna L. | CGMG | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 83 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Jack S. | OOLO | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 83 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Isabella F. | COMO | This House would abolish R&Rs | 83 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Matthew T. | OOLO | This House would abolish R&Rs | 83 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Conna L. | OGDPM | This House would abolish R&Rs | 83 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Eugene B. | CGGW | This House opposes "school choice" in liberal democracies. | 83 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Isabella F. | CGMG | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 83 |