Sat 8 Feb 2025
From 1 tab, newest Serious IV 2025.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2025
The last team in averaged 77.1 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
- Economics2 of 10
- Education2 of 10
- Philosophy1 of 10
- Law & Crime1 of 10
Out of 10 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
18of 75 teams made the open break
in 2025
Field strength: Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
Serious IV 202510 motions
- Round 1From behind a veil of ignorance, THW rather be born asexualPractise this motion
- Round 2In unresolved criminal cases, THW require* the police to pay significant compensation to victims *Currently, in unresolved criminal cases the police is not legally bound to compensate victims.Practise this motion
- Round 3THBT major fashion brands should prioritize expanding to include men as a primary consumer base (e.g. prioritizing design of products targeted towards men, expanding men's departments in stores, featuring more male models...) over continuing to prioritize womenPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT Trump's election is in the interest of European right-wing incumbentsPractise this motion
- Round 5THBT the U.S. should aggressively pursue the development of a domestic solar energy sectorPractise this motion
- Open QuarterfinalTHBT universities that have historically been set up by religious orders (Jesuits, Franciscans, Dominicans, etc.) should actively distance themselves from their religious affiliations as opposed to integrating their religious philosophy into their education environmentPractise this motion
- Open SemifinalTHR the transition from fixed exchange to floating in developed countriesPractise this motion
- Open Grand FinalTH Predicts that war will break out in the Korean peninsula by the end of the decadePractise this motion
- Novice SemifinalTHBT universities that have historically been set up by religious orders (Jesuits, Franciscans, Dominicans, etc.) should actively distance themselves from their religious affiliations as opposed to integrating their religious philosophy into their education environmentPractise this motion
- Novice Grand FinalTHP the Divergent world to oursPractise 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 2025
- Open break18 teams
- Novice break15 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
- 74.3 to 78.1
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 75.2
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker80.4
- 10th speaker78.2
- 20th speaker77.8
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Munich Open 202673.6
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atharva G. | COOW | THBT Trump's election is in the interest of European right-wing incumbents | 83 |
| Yeo R. | CGGW | THBT Trump's election is in the interest of European right-wing incumbents | 83 |
| 馃嚫馃嚞 Justin T. | CGMG | THBT Trump's election is in the interest of European right-wing incumbents | 83 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Sarim K. | OOLO | THBT Trump's election is in the interest of European right-wing incumbents | 82 |
| Ashar I. | OODLO | THBT Trump's election is in the interest of European right-wing incumbents | 82 |
| 馃嚚馃嚦 Nina Z. | COMO | THBT major fashion brands should prioritize expanding to include men as a primary consumer base (e.g. prioritizing design of products targeted towards men, expanding men's departments in stores, featuring more male models...) over continuing to prioritize women | 82 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Sarim K. | COMO | In unresolved criminal cases, THW require* the police to pay significant compensation to victims *Currently, in unresolved criminal cases the police is not legally bound to compensate victims. | 82 |
| M. H. | COMO | THBT Trump's election is in the interest of European right-wing incumbents | 82 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Sarim K. | CGMG | THBT major fashion brands should prioritize expanding to include men as a primary consumer base (e.g. prioritizing design of products targeted towards men, expanding men's departments in stores, featuring more male models...) over continuing to prioritize women | 82 |
| Denislav R. | OGDPM | In unresolved criminal cases, THW require* the police to pay significant compensation to victims *Currently, in unresolved criminal cases the police is not legally bound to compensate victims. | 81 |
| Jovan K. | CGGW | THBT Trump's election is in the interest of European right-wing incumbents | 81 |
| Adelina G. | COMO | THBT major fashion brands should prioritize expanding to include men as a primary consumer base (e.g. prioritizing design of products targeted towards men, expanding men's departments in stores, featuring more male models...) over continuing to prioritize women | 81 |