Sat 24 May 2025
From 2 tabs, newest Utrecht Open 2025.
How many points did it take?
11points were safe
in 2025
Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 11 (11, 10, newest first). The last team in averaged 78.3 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity3 of 16
- Religion3 of 16
- Economics2 of 16
- International Relations2 of 16
Out of 16 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
8of 49 teams made the open break
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.
Utrecht Open 20258 motions
- Round 1This House Regrets the emphasis on individual responsibility* in combating climate change. *e.g. reducing meat consumption, replacing car use with cycling, reduce/reuse/recycle.Practise this motion
- Round 2This House Opposes celebrity women embracing overtly sexual public personas*. *e.g. Sabrina Carpenter’s Juno positions on stage, Cardi B's ‘WAP’, Nikki Minaj's ‘Anaconda’.Practise this motion
- Round 3This House Opposes the increased prevalence of remote work.Practise this motion
- Round 4This House Opposes radical self-love.Practise this motion
- Round 5This House Believes That the internet has done more harm than good.Practise this motion
- SemifinalsThis House Prefers a World in which monotheistic religions preach the existence of both God and a powerful devil, rather than a world in which they preach that only God exists.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalThis House Supports the recent removal of economic sanctions on Syria.Practise this motion
- Novice FinalsThis House, as Pope Leo XIV, Would remove the requirement of celibacy on priests.Practise this motion
Utrecht Open 20238 motions
- Round 1THBT feminists should co-opt terms used to demean womenPractise this motion
- Round 2THR the rise of the pink tidePractise this motion
- Round 3THP a world in which this device existsPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT Western Powers should actively prioritize the use non-traditional tactics of war such as cyber-attacks, indirect funding of rebel groups and economic pressures at the expense of direct tactics such as intervention and military involvement to attempt to topple dictatorial regimes.Practise this motion
- Round 5THO the stigmatisation of “neediness” in interpersonal relationshipsPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHP religious belief systems that emphasize the concept of reincarnation over those that emphasize the notion that you only live one life.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHR the great retirementPractise this motion
- Pro Am FinalsTHW reveal the contents of the file to the British publicPractise 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 | 11 | 78.3 | 8 of 49 |
| 2023 | 10 | 78.4 | 9 of 33 |
Every break in 2025
- Open break8 teams
- Novice break4 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 75.3
- where most speakers land
- 72.3 to 78.3
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 75.4
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker82.2
- 10th speaker79.0
- 20th speaker77.2
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Malaysia IV 202676.3
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor B. | CGMG | This House Opposes radical self-love. | 87 |
| 🇦🇺 Jack S. | OODLO | This House Opposes the increased prevalence of remote work. | 86 |
| Rick T. | OOLO | This House Opposes the increased prevalence of remote work. | 84 |
| 🇦🇹 Mira E. | OOLO | This House Regrets the emphasis on individual responsibility* in combating climate change. *e.g. reducing meat consumption, replacing car use with cycling, reduce/reuse/recycle. | 84 |
| 🇦🇺 Jack S. | COOW | This House Opposes radical self-love. | 84 |
| 🇸🇮 David S. | COOW | This House Believes That the internet has done more harm than good. | 83 |
| Adora S. | OODLO | This House Opposes radical self-love. | 82 |
| Aleks G. | COOW | This House Opposes radical self-love. | 82 |
| Victor B. | OODLO | This House Regrets the emphasis on individual responsibility* in combating climate change. *e.g. reducing meat consumption, replacing car use with cycling, reduce/reuse/recycle. | 82 |
| Nav D. | CGMG | This House Opposes the increased prevalence of remote work. | 82 |
| Zoe M. | CGGW | This House Opposes the increased prevalence of remote work. | 82 |
| Mirtel E. | OODLO | This House Opposes radical self-love. | 82 |