Sat 2 Dec 2023
From 2 tabs, newest Amsterdam Open 2023.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2023
The last team in averaged 77.4 speaks in 2023.
What will they set?
Out of 17 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
17of 70 teams made the open break
in 2023
Field strength: Below Average in 2023, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Amsterdam Open 20239 motions
- Round 1TH, as a parent, would not allow their child to own a smartphone until the age of 14Practise this motion
- Round 2THBT the Dutch government should ban all depictions and public cosplays of Black PetePractise this motion
- Round 3THW suspend intellectual property rights after initial investment into the products has been recoveredPractise this motion
- Round 4TH, as a talented Latin American football player entering European football at 17 years old, would embrace a selfish playstyle rather than a team-oriented onePractise this motion
- Round 5TH predicts that most of Europe will live in a federal European state within the next 50 yearsPractise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTHR the glorification of loyaltyPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHW pass legislation allowing banks to be held liable for environmental damage and human rights abuses committed by clients they have provided finance toPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW remain humanPractise this motion
- Novice FinalsTHW legalise all drugsPractise this motion
Amsterdam Open 20228 motions
- Round 0A zombie infection has broken out, THBT it is morally legitimate to kill uninfected humans to increase your own chances of survival.Practise this motion
- Round 0THR the increase in religious activity after the fall of communism in Eastern EuropePractise this motion
- Round 0This House, as a philantropic foundation whose sole aim is to do as much good as possible, would heavily prioritse funding long-termist projectsPractise this motion
- Round 1THBT individual football fans should totally boycott the 2022 Qatar World CupPractise this motion
- Round 2THP a society with the poldermodel over two party system at all levels of governancePractise this motion
- Round 3THBT the feminist movement should adopt the narrative of the Banality of EvilPractise this motion
- Round 4THW ban Aladdin and similar programmes.Practise this motion
- Round 5THBT states should classify organized crime syndicates as terrorist groups* *classification as a terrorist group would legally allow law enforcement to pursue tactics such as targeted extra-judicial killings, reducing barriers to law enforcement gathering evidence, using military forces, criminalizing membership, etc PS. Don't squirrel this motionPractise 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.
Every break in 2023
- Open break17 teams
- Novice break8 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 74.9
- where most speakers land
- 72.0 to 77.8
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.6
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker80.8
- 10th speaker79.2
- 20th speaker77.6
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Tilburg Open 202675.3
- Munich Open 202673.6
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Victor T. | OGPM | TH, as a talented Latin American football player entering European football at 17 years old, would embrace a selfish playstyle rather than a team-oriented one | 84 |
| Irina C. | OODLO | THW suspend intellectual property rights after initial investment into the products has been recovered | 84 |
| Olympe D. | OGDPM | TH, as a talented Latin American football player entering European football at 17 years old, would embrace a selfish playstyle rather than a team-oriented one | 84 |
| 馃嚫馃嚠 David S. | OOLO | TH predicts that most of Europe will live in a federal European state within the next 50 years | 83 |
| 馃嚛馃嚜 Agata K. | COOW | TH, as a parent, would not allow their child to own a smartphone until the age of 14 | 83 |
| 馃嚛馃嚜 Felix R. | COMO | TH, as a parent, would not allow their child to own a smartphone until the age of 14 | 83 |
| Victor B. | CGMG | TH, as a parent, would not allow their child to own a smartphone until the age of 14 | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Kamila K. | OODLO | TH, as a talented Latin American football player entering European football at 17 years old, would embrace a selfish playstyle rather than a team-oriented one | 83 |
| 馃嚛馃嚜 Lisa K. | OGPM | THW suspend intellectual property rights after initial investment into the products has been recovered | 83 |
| Elena N. | OGPM | TH, as a parent, would not allow their child to own a smartphone until the age of 14 | 83 |
| Cayden S. | OGDPM | TH, as a parent, would not allow their child to own a smartphone until the age of 14 | 83 |
| Ari M. | CGMG | TH, as a talented Latin American football player entering European football at 17 years old, would embrace a selfish playstyle rather than a team-oriented one | 83 |