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Vienna IV 2024

2024-05-11 · Austria · BP

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

90 teams (This edition), 89 teams (2023)

Motions from this series

Vienna IV 2024 (2024)11 motions
  • Round 1In countries where private ownership is illegal, This house would not destroy expropriated products of poaching (e.g. ivory, turtle shells, tiger furs, etc.)
  • Round 2This house supports the banning of non-compete clauses
  • Round 3Presuming the process is peaceful, This house supports the break-up of the world's super states* *USA, Russia, China, India and Brazil
  • Round 4This house supports self declaration for adults with conditions that do not currently have a biological test
  • Round 5This house supports absolute free speech on social media platforms
  • QuarterfinalsThis house, as a young woman in South Korea, would engage in 4B
  • SemifinalsThis house believes that, in the 21st century, Christianity is a force for good in the developing world
  • Grand FinalThis house would fight the invading force as opposed to surrendering
  • ESL SemifinalsThis house, as a young woman in South Korea, would engage in 4B
  • ESL FinalsThis house believes that the minor gods should unionise
  • Novice FinalsThis house regrets the trend of trad wives on social media
Vienna IV 2023 (2023)11 motions
  • Round 1THO the perception that psychoanalysis is a science
  • Round 2THBT media should be allowed unrestricted access to war zones
  • Round 3THBT it is in the interest of Vienna to be the "Capital of Spies"
  • Round 4THS laws setting maximum markup for a product to be 30%.
  • Round 5THW impose volunteer duty
  • QuarterfinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the EU to reinstate all EU import taxes on Ukrainian farm exports
  • ESL SemifinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the EU to reinstate all EU import taxes on Ukrainian farm exports
  • Novice FinalTHP a world where Match.AI is widely used
  • SemifinalsGiven the existence of an Artificial General Intelligence, THP that it would be based on virtue ethics and not utilitarian framework.
  • ESL FinalGiven the existence of an Artificial General Intelligence, THP that it would be based on virtue ethics and not utilitarian framework.
  • Grand FinalTHBT that human nature is incompatible with communism.

What gets set here

International Relations18%
Politics14%
Social & Identity14%
Philosophy14%
Economics9%
Technology9%

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You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • International Relations · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

18% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 80.2.

Last edition: 16 of 90 teams broke.

  • 202311 pts · 79.9 speaks16/89
  • 202411 pts · 80.5 speaks16/90
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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break16 teams
  • ESL break13 teams
  • Novice break4 teams

How scoring works here

76.0 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.8 and 79.1.

This is 0.6 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 83.0

Top-10 pace 81.4

Top-20 pace 80.6

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 2 editions.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Malaysia IV 2026 (76.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇧🇬 Alek S.GWThis house supports absolute free speech on social media platforms89
🇬🇧 William S.OWThis house supports the banning of non-compete clauses86
Alastair B.MOThis house supports the banning of non-compete clauses85
Jack S.GWThis house supports self declaration for adults with conditions that do not currently have a biological test85
🇧🇬 Velina A.MGThis house supports absolute free speech on social media platforms85
🇧🇬 Niki A.DLOPresuming the process is peaceful, This house supports the break-up of the world's super states* *USA, Russia, China, India and Brazil84
Alastair B.PMThis house supports absolute free speech on social media platforms84
🇧🇬 Rumen M.LOPresuming the process is peaceful, This house supports the break-up of the world's super states* *USA, Russia, China, India and Brazil84
Alex M.MGThis house supports self declaration for adults with conditions that do not currently have a biological test84
🇬🇧 Elena R.DPMThis house supports the banning of non-compete clauses84
🇧🇬 Rumen M.GWThis house supports self declaration for adults with conditions that do not currently have a biological test84
🇬🇧 Tanae R.GWPresuming the process is peaceful, This house supports the break-up of the world's super states* *USA, Russia, China, India and Brazil84

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