Tournaments
Hypothetical Open 2024
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Fri 26 Jan 2024
From 2 tabs, newest Hypothetical Open 2024.
How many points did it take?
8points were safe
in 2024
Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 8 (8, 8, newest first). The last team in averaged 77.8 speaks in 2024.
What will they set?
- Economics2 of 13
- Comedy & Novelty2 of 13
- Abstract2 of 13
- Philosophy1 of 13
Out of 13 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
8of 40 teams made the open break
in 2024
Field strength: Above Average in 2024, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Hypothetical Open 20246 motions
- Round 1THW tax inheritance 100%Practise this motion
- Round 2There is a device that can accurately predict the time of your death. THP a world in which this device is widely accessible to everyone.Practise this motion
- Round 3THP a world where Stoic Philosophy is the dominant narritivePractise this motion
- Round 4THS the Californian IdeologyPractise this motion
- Gold FinalTH as God, would choose not to create humankindPractise this motion
- Silver FinalPresuming the technology existed, THW erase the memories* of people who have committed serious crimes and replace them with a fabricated set instead of incarcerating them *all of the memories that help you function as a human are intact and the technology only effects the memories that form your identityPractise this motion
Hypothetical Open 20237 motions
- Round 1THP a world where acts of evil are perceived as a consequence of ignorance, rather than malicePractise this motion
- Round 2THP a world where people cannot liePractise this motion
- Round 3THW remove the memory of being cheated onPractise this motion
- Round 4THP a world where superheroes existPractise this motion
- Gold FinalTHBT the EU should lift the price caps.Practise this motion
- Silver FinalsTHR the formation of NATOPractise this motion
- Bronze FinalsTHP a world where drugs are decriminalizedPractise 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) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 77.8 | 8 of 40 |
| 2023 | 8 | not recorded | 13 of 50 |
Every break in 2024
- Gold break4 teams
- Silver 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
- 76.2
- where most speakers land
- 72.5 to 80.0
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 75.8
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker80.8
- 10th speaker78.3
- 20th speaker77.5
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Malaysia IV 202676.3
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Zainab S. | OOLO | THP a world where Stoic Philosophy is the dominant narritive | 83 |
| Eoghan C. | OODLO | THP a world where Stoic Philosophy is the dominant narritive | 82 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Hamza N. | CGGW | THS the Californian Ideology | 82 |
| 馃嚟馃嚪 Olja B. | COMO | THP a world where Stoic Philosophy is the dominant narritive | 82 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Hamza N. | OGDPM | There is a device that can accurately predict the time of your death. THP a world in which this device is widely accessible to everyone. | 82 |
| Rick T. | CGMG | THS the Californian Ideology | 82 |
| 馃嚠馃嚜 Hidden debater 路 1rbst | OODLO | There is a device that can accurately predict the time of your death. THP a world in which this device is widely accessible to everyone. | 81 |
| 馃嚟馃嚪 Lovro M. | OODLO | There is a device that can accurately predict the time of your death. THP a world in which this device is widely accessible to everyone. | 81 |
| 馃嚟馃嚪 Lovro M. | COOW | THP a world where Stoic Philosophy is the dominant narritive | 81 |
| Speaker S. | OGPM | THW tax inheritance 100% | 81 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Wurdaan K. | OGDPM | THP a world where Stoic Philosophy is the dominant narritive | 81 |
| Rick T. | OGPM | There is a device that can accurately predict the time of your death. THP a world in which this device is widely accessible to everyone. | 81 |