Bogwall (Scotland Novices) 2023

2023-06-01 · Scotland · BP

The field

Below Average

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

24 teams (This edition)

Motions

Bogwall (Scotland Novices) 2023 (2023)6 motions

Round 1THO the "influencerisation" of sports media
Round 2THBT the the US' significant influence over international institutions (The UN, IMF, WTO) has done more harm than good
Round 3THW implement a pollution tax on large-scale events, such as concerts, festivals and sports tournaments
Round 4TH prefers systems of governance with unwritten constitutions as opposed to written constitutions
SemifinalsTH, as Scotland, would invade England.
Grand FinalTHW spend the rest of your life trying to prove the existence of the cabal to the world.

What gets set here

Politics33%

Sport17%

International Relations17%

Environment17%

Comedy & Novelty17%

Practice Politics 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.

Politics · 33% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Sport · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
International Relations · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Environment · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Comedy & Novelty · 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 Politics motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Politics 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 "influencerisation" of sports mediaMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Politics motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: SportPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

38% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 7 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 73.9.

Last edition: 9 of 24 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

73.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 71.6 and 75.8.

This is 0.7 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 77.3

Top-10 pace 74.3

Top-20 pace 73.5

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

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

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Aria K.	GW	TH prefers systems of governance with unwritten constitutions as opposed to written constitutions	82
Graham H.	MG	THO the "influencerisation" of sports media	80
George C.	DLO	THW implement a pollution tax on large-scale events, such as concerts, festivals and sports tournaments	80
Adam Č.	MG	TH prefers systems of governance with unwritten constitutions as opposed to written constitutions	80
Adam Č.	PM	THBT the the US' significant influence over international institutions (The UN, IMF, WTO) has done more harm than good	80
Aria K.	DPM	THBT the the US' significant influence over international institutions (The UN, IMF, WTO) has done more harm than good	80
Euan D.	GW	THW implement a pollution tax on large-scale events, such as concerts, festivals and sports tournaments	79
Graham H.	LO	THW implement a pollution tax on large-scale events, such as concerts, festivals and sports tournaments	79
Aria B.	PM	TH prefers systems of governance with unwritten constitutions as opposed to written constitutions	78
Cal B.	OW	THO the "influencerisation" of sports media	78
Sophia W.	OW	THW implement a pollution tax on large-scale events, such as concerts, festivals and sports tournaments	78
Matthew F.	MG	THW implement a pollution tax on large-scale events, such as concerts, festivals and sports tournaments	78

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