Sat 3 May 2025
From 2 tabs, newest Exeter Open 2025.
How many points did it take?
8points were safe
in 2025
Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 8 (8, 8, newest first). The last team in averaged 76.6 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity4 of 12
- Media2 of 12
- Politics2 of 12
- International Relations2 of 12
Out of 12 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
4of 16 teams made the open break
in 2025
Field strength: Below Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Exeter Open 20256 motions
- Round 1THR the rise of nostalgia-driven media (e.g. remakes, sequels, reboots etc.)Practise this motion
- Round 2THS the new reforms of the EUPractise this motion
- Round 3THP a world where morality is socially governed via the 'eye for an eye' principle as opposed to the 'turn the other cheek' principlePractise this motion
- Round 4THR the retention of colonial states in post-colonial Africa.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW set up the colony under a communist system instead of a capitalist systemPractise this motion
- Pro-Am FinalTH, as a person born in a Western Liberal Democracy, W chose to be a womanPractise this motion
Exeter Open 20246 motions
- Round 1As a middle class British woman, This House Prefers to live a life without ever raising, giving birth to or adopting childrenPractise this motion
- Round 2This House, as the IMF and World Bank, would make economic aid contingent on democratizationPractise this motion
- Round 3This House regrets the Supreme Court's Ruling in SFFA v. HarvardPractise this motion
- Round 4This House supports the widespread perception of the "toxic masculinity" narrative as a feminist narrativePractise this motion
- Pro-Am FinalThis House opposes the predominant focus on romantic love in media (e.g. literature, music, art etc.)Practise this motion
- Grand FinalThis House predicts that China will invade Taiwan in the next 25 yearsPractise 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) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 76.6 | 4 of 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 73.0 | 8 of 20 |
Every break in 2025
- Open break4 teams
- Pro-Am break7 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 74.4
- where most speakers land
- 71.3 to 77.5
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.7
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.0
- 10th speaker76.8
- 20th speaker74.3
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Macau Debate Open 202675.6
- Tilburg Open 202675.3
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago J. | OOLO | THP a world where morality is socially governed via the 'eye for an eye' principle as opposed to the 'turn the other cheek' principle | 82 |
| Rohan C. | OODLO | THP a world where morality is socially governed via the 'eye for an eye' principle as opposed to the 'turn the other cheek' principle | 82 |
| Rohan C. | COOW | THR the retention of colonial states in post-colonial Africa. | 81 |
| Rohan C. | OGDPM | THS the new reforms of the EU | 80 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Alex M. | CGMG | THP a world where morality is socially governed via the 'eye for an eye' principle as opposed to the 'turn the other cheek' principle | 80 |
| Santiago J. | OGPM | THS the new reforms of the EU | 80 |
| Santiago J. | COMO | THR the retention of colonial states in post-colonial Africa. | 80 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Alex M. | OODLO | THR the rise of nostalgia-driven media (e.g. remakes, sequels, reboots etc.) | 79 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Alex M. | OGDPM | THR the retention of colonial states in post-colonial Africa. | 79 |
| Rohan C. | CGGW | THR the rise of nostalgia-driven media (e.g. remakes, sequels, reboots etc.) | 79 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Alex M. | COMO | THS the new reforms of the EU | 79 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Anya C. | COMO | THR the rise of nostalgia-driven media (e.g. remakes, sequels, reboots etc.) | 79 |