Tournaments
Sheffield Novices 2023
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Fri 27 Oct 2023
From 1 tab, newest Sheffield Novices 2023.
How many points did it take?
12points were safe
in 2023
The last team in averaged 73.1 speaks in 2023.
What will they set?
Out of 8 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
16of 46 teams broke
in 2023
Field strength: Below Average in 2023, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
Sheffield Novices 20238 motions
- Round 1THO varied sentencing.Practise this motion
- Round 2THBT the rise of social media platforms focusing on short-form content (e.g., Twitter with 140 word max character limit, TikTok with 60 second videos) has done more harm than good.Practise this motion
- Round 3TH prefers environmental movements heavily prioritising a local agenda over a global one (e.g., focusing on local pollution rather than climate change)Practise this motion
- Round 4THW Ban the development of TalkToys.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTH, as the contestant, would vote off your friendPractise this motion
- Silver FinalsTHW accept the offer.Practise this motion
- Bronze FinalsTH, as John Owens, would accept an invitation to appear on “The Dinosaur Hour”.Practise this motion
- Non-Schools FinalsTHO the retelling of female villains from well-known stories to present them as sympathetic charactersPractise this motion
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 73.3
- where most speakers land
- 71.4 to 75.1
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.2
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker79.8
- 10th speaker75.0
- 20th speaker74.3
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- QMUL Open 202672.9
- Ottawa Classic74.8
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Zachary T. | COOW | THW Ban the development of TalkToys. | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Zachary T. | OODLO | THBT the rise of social media platforms focusing on short-form content (e.g., Twitter with 140 word max character limit, TikTok with 60 second videos) has done more harm than good. | 80 |
| Speaker S. | COMO | THBT the rise of social media platforms focusing on short-form content (e.g., Twitter with 140 word max character limit, TikTok with 60 second videos) has done more harm than good. | 79 |
| 🇬🇧 Zachary T. | CGGW | TH prefers environmental movements heavily prioritising a local agenda over a global one (e.g., focusing on local pollution rather than climate change) | 79 |
| Tom H. | OOLO | THW Ban the development of TalkToys. | 79 |
| 🇬🇧 Mustafaa K. | CGGW | THW Ban the development of TalkToys. | 78 |
| Marli S. | COMO | THW Ban the development of TalkToys. | 78 |
| Hunter S. | OODLO | THW Ban the development of TalkToys. | 78 |
| Marli S. | OOLO | THBT the rise of social media platforms focusing on short-form content (e.g., Twitter with 140 word max character limit, TikTok with 60 second videos) has done more harm than good. | 78 |
| Speaker S. | OGPM | TH prefers environmental movements heavily prioritising a local agenda over a global one (e.g., focusing on local pollution rather than climate change) | 78 |
| Esther Z. | CGMG | THW Ban the development of TalkToys. | 78 |
| Daria R. | OGPM | THW Ban the development of TalkToys. | 78 |