Manchester Novices 2024

2024-06-01 · England, In person · BP

The field

Below Average

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

37 teams (This edition)

Motions from this series

Manchester Novices 2024 (2024)6 motions

Round 1THR the use of precedent in the legal system.
Round 2THW ban non-competes in the tech industry
Round 3THP a world where works of art enter the public domain upon the artist's death.
Round 4THS a significant increase in the number of sports and disciplines for future editions of the Olympics
Grand FinalTHW accept the offer
Silver FinalsTHP a world without police

Manchester Novices 2023 (2023)7 motions

Round 1THW ban the publication of electoral polls during the run-up to an election
Round 2THR the trend of social movements targeting their campaigns towards the youth
Round 3THBT it is in the interest of environmental movements to prioritise policy that aims to lower the broad damage of climate change e.g lower levels of greenhouse gases and cleaner oceans at the cost of localised effects e.g extinction of endangered species and the destruction of local communities
Round 4THP a world where all fictional work is published anonymously
Grand FinalTHW prevent spiritual practitioners for example psychics, exorcists and fortune tellers charging for their services
Silver FinalsTH, as a young adult exploring a new connection, would use the machine
Non-schools FinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the Catholic church to allow the ordaining of female priests

What gets set here

Law & Crime38%

Arts & Culture15%

Abstract15%

Social & Identity15%

Economics8%

Sport8%

Practice Law & Crime motions ›Read: Linear flow ›

You vs this tournament

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

Law & Crime · 38% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Arts & Culture · 15% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Abstract · 15% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Social & Identity · 15% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Economics · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Sport · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Linear flow"Foundations for Law & Crime motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Arts & Culture motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Law & Crime motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: THR the use of precedent in the legal system.Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Law & Crime motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: Arts & CulturePull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

27% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 8 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 73.6.

Last edition: 8 of 37 teams broke.

20238 pts9/28
20248 pts · 73.6 speaks8/37

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Break categories

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

Gold break4 teams
Silver break8 teams

How scoring works here

72.0 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 69.3 and 74.6.

This is 2.2 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 77.8

Top-10 pace 74.3

Top-20 pace 73.5

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.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Callum H.	MO	THW ban non-competes in the tech industry	80
🇬🇧 Evan T.	OW	THW ban non-competes in the tech industry	80
🇬🇧 Jacob K.	DPM	THS a significant increase in the number of sports and disciplines for future editions of the Olympics	78
🇬🇧 Umar F.	DPM	THP a world where works of art enter the public domain upon the artist's death.	78
🇬🇧 Harry B.	PM	THS a significant increase in the number of sports and disciplines for future editions of the Olympics	78
Alex P.	LO	THS a significant increase in the number of sports and disciplines for future editions of the Olympics	78
Rosa W.	DLO	THS a significant increase in the number of sports and disciplines for future editions of the Olympics	78
Molly S.	DPM	THS a significant increase in the number of sports and disciplines for future editions of the Olympics	78
Haya C.	PM	THS a significant increase in the number of sports and disciplines for future editions of the Olympics	78
🇬🇧 Eleanor M.	GW	THP a world where works of art enter the public domain upon the artist's death.	78
🇬🇧 Evan T.	GW	THS a significant increase in the number of sports and disciplines for future editions of the Olympics	78
🇬🇧 Ruby M.	DPM	THW ban non-competes in the tech industry	78

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