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K Pre-ABP Debate 2025

Aug 10, 2025 · India, Online · BP · Online

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

47 teams (This edition)

Motions

K Pre-ABP Debate 2025 (2025)8 motions
  • Round 1THBT India should abolish the ‘first-past-the-post’ system for elections in favor of the PR system.
  • Round 2THBT it is in the interest of Social Justice Movements to aggressively adopt Hiraeth
  • Round 3THS India's pivot in foreign policy doctrine towards military retaliation over strategic restraint
  • Round 4This House prefers an electoral registration system that prioritizes mass inclusion over one that prioritizes document-based identity verification
  • Round 5This House Prefers slow, evidence-based AI innovation over the venture capital–driven growth model.
  • SemifinalsThis house believes that the RBI should prioritize external macroeconomic risks (e.g., global trade tensions, foreign monetary tightening) over domestic inflation targets when setting monetary policy.
  • Grand FinalThis house opposes the stigma against hypocrisy
  • Novice FinalsTHW accept the offer

What gets set here

Politics25%
Social & Identity25%
International Relations13%
Technology13%
Economics13%
Abstract13%

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You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Politics · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Abstract · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

17% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.0.

Last edition: 8 of 47 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break8 teams
  • Novice break6 teams

How scoring works here

75.0 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.3 and 76.7.

This is 0.5 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 79.0

Top-10 pace 76.2

Top-20 pace 75.2

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Malaysia IV 2026 (76.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Yuvraj C.OWTHBT it is in the interest of Social Justice Movements to aggressively adopt Hiraeth81
M A.DPMTHBT it is in the interest of Social Justice Movements to aggressively adopt Hiraeth81
Shreya A.PMTHBT it is in the interest of Social Justice Movements to aggressively adopt Hiraeth80
Yuvraj C.GWTHBT India should abolish the ‘first-past-the-post’ system for elections in favor of the PR system.80
Shashwat N.MGTHBT India should abolish the ‘first-past-the-post’ system for elections in favor of the PR system.80
Aryan K.OWTHBT it is in the interest of Social Justice Movements to aggressively adopt Hiraeth80
Shreya A.MGThis House prefers an electoral registration system that prioritizes mass inclusion over one that prioritizes document-based identity verification80
Kinshuk V.MOTHBT it is in the interest of Social Justice Movements to aggressively adopt Hiraeth80
HimaniLOTHBT it is in the interest of Social Justice Movements to aggressively adopt Hiraeth80
Shashwat N.MOTHBT it is in the interest of Social Justice Movements to aggressively adopt Hiraeth79
Shreya A.MGTHBT India should abolish the ‘first-past-the-post’ system for elections in favor of the PR system.79
Speaker S.PMThis House prefers an electoral registration system that prioritizes mass inclusion over one that prioritizes document-based identity verification79

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