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Cardiff Open 2024

2024-03-02 · Wales, In person · BP

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The field

Below Average

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

34 teams (This edition)

Motions

Cardiff Open 2024 (2024)7 motions
  • Round 1THBT it is in the interest of the feminist movement to oppose pornography
  • Round 2TH Predicts that Wales will become an independent nation by 2070
  • Round 3THS the rise in online financial influencers e.g Dave Ramsey, Graham Stephan and 'Financial Education'
  • Round 4THBT rehabilitation should be the sole focus of the justice system
  • Grand FinalTHR the Protestant reformation
  • Silver FinalsTHW ban the AFD
  • Pro-Am FinalsTHW attempt to get on Drag Race, rather than attempt to get on Dragula

What gets set here

Politics29%
Social & Identity14%
Economics14%
Law & Crime14%
History14%
Pop Culture14%

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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.

  • Politics · 29% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • History · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Pop Culture · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

35% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 8 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.2.

Last edition: 12 of 34 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

76.1 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.5 and 78.8.

This is 1.9 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 83.0

Top-10 pace 78.8

Top-20 pace 76.8

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

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), Liverpool IV 2026 (74.8)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇮🇪 Rob F.GWTHBT rehabilitation should be the sole focus of the justice system85
🇮🇪 Andy C.MGTHBT rehabilitation should be the sole focus of the justice system85
🇬🇧 Alexandra M.DLOTHS the rise in online financial influencers e.g Dave Ramsey, Graham Stephan and 'Financial Education'85
🇬🇧 Alexandra M.OWTHBT rehabilitation should be the sole focus of the justice system85
🇮🇪 Rob F.DPMTHBT it is in the interest of the feminist movement to oppose pornography84
Mikołaj J.LOTHS the rise in online financial influencers e.g Dave Ramsey, Graham Stephan and 'Financial Education'84
🇮🇪 Andy C.PMTHBT it is in the interest of the feminist movement to oppose pornography84
Mikołaj J.MOTHBT rehabilitation should be the sole focus of the justice system83
🇬🇧 Kamila K.DLOTHBT rehabilitation should be the sole focus of the justice system83
Jayson C.MOTH Predicts that Wales will become an independent nation by 207082
🇬🇧 Alexandra M.GWTH Predicts that Wales will become an independent nation by 207082
🇬🇧 Arjun R.LOTHBT rehabilitation should be the sole focus of the justice system82

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