Tournaments
South Asian Schools DC 2025
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
2025
From 2 tabs, newest South Asian Schools DC 2025.
How many points did it take?
4points were safe
in 2025
Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 4 (4, 4, newest first). The last team in averaged 71.4 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
- Philosophy38%
- Social & Identity24%
- Politics24%
- Technology3 of 21
Out of 21 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
16of 50 teams made the open break
in 2025
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
South Asian Schools DC 202511 motions
- Round 1THBT medical professionals should be able to opt out of providing treatment on religious or ethical groundsPractise this motion
- Round 2THBT feminist movements in developing nations should deprioritise the strategy of advocating for carceral feminism.Practise this motion
- Round 3THO the increasing focus on personal stories in college admissionsPractise this motion
- Round 4THO the naturalization of athletes for international sporting competitionsPractise this motion
- Round 5THBT decisions on the preservation of heritage sites should be left to public referendaPractise this motion
- OctofinalsThis house opposes horse-race reporting.Practise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTHBT Sri Lankan government should seize all unclaimed land in the Mullaitivu district.Practise this motion
- SemifinalsThis house believes that indigenous groups should not be punished for vigilante justice against wildlife poaching, illegal logging, and acts of pollution.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalAssuming the technology was safe and feasible, This house supports a wide-spread adoption of the severance technologyPractise this motion
- Novice SemifinalsTHR the rise of comedy shows with journalistic content as a prominent news source (e.g. John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, Samantha Bee).Practise this motion
- Novice FinalsTH, as an altruistically-minded graduate, would take a high paying corporate job and earn to give, rather than join an altruistic organisation like a non-profitPractise this motion
South Asian Schools DC 202410 motions
- Round 1TH as the Sri Lankan Government would adopt the widespread use of government-bonded scholarships rather than invest in the expansion of public sector tertiary educationPractise this motion
- Round 2THBT contemporary social movements should focus on class differences rather than on identity-based discrimination (e.g. gender, race)Practise this motion
- Round 3THBT South Korea should break up ChaebolsPractise this motion
- Round 4THS governments significantly increasing their use of big data-based predictive models to replace human judgements (e.g. criminal justice policy, allocation of healthcare resources, housing development)Practise this motion
- Round 5THS the creation of women-only political parties in multi-party democraciesPractise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTHR the suspension of financial cooperation with Afghanistan by Western powersPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the Catholic Church to abandon the doctrine of "divine inspiration" of the Bible, in favor of one that admits it was written by flawed human beingsPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTH prefers a world where the prevailing moral doctrine is utilitarianism over common sense moralityPractise this motion
- Novice Semi FinalTHBT environmental movements should launch violent campaigns against major polluting companiesPractise this motion
- Novice FinalTHW not host public debates between candidates in the runup to electionsPractise 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 | 4 | 71.4 | 16 of 50 |
| 2024 | 4 | 71.9 | 8 of 30 |
Every break in 2025
- Open break16 teams
- Novice break4 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 70.7
- where most speakers land
- 69.5 to 71.9
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker73.9
- 10th speaker72.5
- 20th speaker72.1
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.