Sat 15 Feb 2025
From 2 tabs, newest St Andrews Open 2025.
How many points did it take?
9points were safe
in 2025
Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 10 (9, 10, newest first). The last team in averaged 76.9 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity3 of 14
- Economics3 of 14
- Politics3 of 14
- Religion1 of 14
Out of 14 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
8of 27 teams broke
in 2025
Field strength: Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
St Andrews Open 20257 motions
- Round 1THS prenupsPractise this motion
- Round 2THBT progressives should portray bigots purely as victims of social and political narratives, rather than as individuals entirely cognisant of the formations of their ideologiesPractise this motion
- Round 3THBT ECB should adopt the dual mandatePractise this motion
- Round 4THBT it is in the interests of the Conservative Party to actively rehabilitate the image of the Cameron Years (e.g. by ceasing attacks on their record in 2010-16; promoting their achievements in Government; promoting Cameron-aligned MPs to Cabinet)Practise this motion
- Round 5This house prefers a world where religious beliefs and teachings are not codified into scripture or doctrinePractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT Latin American countries should prioritise import substitution industrialisation over export oriented industrialisation.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalThis house prefers a world where severance is universally implementedPractise this motion
St Andrews Open 20247 motions
- Round 1THP a world where small, locally devolved government (ie in towns, cities etc) is the norm.Practise this motion
- Round 2THO the use of game-based assessment as an elimination factor in job applicationsPractise this motion
- Round 3THW legalise wildcat strikes.Practise this motion
- Round 4THP a world where people believe free will exists to a world where everyone believes in a deterministic god (not necessarily the same one).Practise this motion
- Round 5THO consociationalism.Practise this motion
- SemifinalsTHS the buying and selling of pollution permitsPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW destroy the AIPractise 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) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 76.9 | 8 of 27 |
| 2024 | 10 | 78.6 | 8 of 20 |
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 75.9
- where most speakers land
- 72.4 to 79.4
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 75.0
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.2
- 10th speaker79.2
- 20th speaker77.8
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Munich Open 202673.6
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚠馃嚜 Andy C. | COOW | THS prenups | 85 |
| 馃嚠馃嚜 Rob F. | COMO | THS prenups | 85 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 William S. | COMO | THBT it is in the interests of the Conservative Party to actively rehabilitate the image of the Cameron Years (e.g. by ceasing attacks on their record in 2010-16; promoting their achievements in Government; promoting Cameron-aligned MPs to Cabinet) | 84 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Owen G. | OOLO | THBT it is in the interests of the Conservative Party to actively rehabilitate the image of the Cameron Years (e.g. by ceasing attacks on their record in 2010-16; promoting their achievements in Government; promoting Cameron-aligned MPs to Cabinet) | 84 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Myra K. | CGMG | This House Prefers a world where religious beliefs and teachings are not codified into scripture or doctrine | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Eli F. | OODLO | This House Prefers a world where religious beliefs and teachings are not codified into scripture or doctrine | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Parth P. | CGGW | This House Prefers a world where religious beliefs and teachings are not codified into scripture or doctrine | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Miya T. | CGMG | THBT it is in the interests of the Conservative Party to actively rehabilitate the image of the Cameron Years (e.g. by ceasing attacks on their record in 2010-16; promoting their achievements in Government; promoting Cameron-aligned MPs to Cabinet) | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Adam M. | OGPM | THS prenups | 82 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Adam M. | CGMG | THBT progressives should portray bigots purely as victims of social and political narratives, rather than as individuals entirely cognisant of the formations of their ideologies | 82 |
| 馃嚠馃嚜 Andy C. | CGMG | THBT it is in the interests of the Conservative Party to actively rehabilitate the image of the Cameron Years (e.g. by ceasing attacks on their record in 2010-16; promoting their achievements in Government; promoting Cameron-aligned MPs to Cabinet) | 82 |
| 馃嚠馃嚜 Rob F. | CGGW | THBT it is in the interests of the Conservative Party to actively rehabilitate the image of the Cameron Years (e.g. by ceasing attacks on their record in 2010-16; promoting their achievements in Government; promoting Cameron-aligned MPs to Cabinet) | 82 |