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Ghana Novice DC 2025

2025-06-01 · Ghana · BP

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The field

Below Average

A smaller or newer tournament. Good for building confidence and getting reps.

52 teams (This edition)

Motions

Ghana Novice DC 2025 (2025)10 motions
  • Round 1This House Would require streaming platforms in Ghana to meet minimum local content quotas.
  • Round 2THBT it is legitimate for social movements to break the law in pursuit of justice.
  • Round 3This House Would make student performance outcomes a key metric in the Single Spine Salary Structure for teachers in Ghana
  • Round 4THR the narrative that your academic achievements will determine your success
  • Round 5THBT it is better to live a short but meaningful life than a long but comfortable one
  • Round 6THBT the government of Ghana should actively incentivize students to pursue Technical and Vocational Education and Training instead of White-collar / Professional Training Tracks in Traditional tertiary education
  • Round 7THR Social Media
  • Pre SemifinalsThis House Would teach children to embrace flaws and incompleteness rather than strive for flawlessness.
  • SemifinalsThis House Would prioritize strengthening regional economic blocs (e.g., ECOWAS, SADC, EAC) over AfCFTA.
  • Grand FinalThis House Believes That identity is defined by continuity of function rather than continuity of form

What gets set here

Social & Identity30%
Education20%
Philosophy20%
Media10%
Technology10%
Economics10%

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Practice Social & Identity motions ›Read: Generating arguments

You vs this tournament

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

  • Social & Identity · 30% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

37% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 75.3.

Last edition: 19 of 52 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

74.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.3 and 77.2.

This is 0.8 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 76.6

Top-10 pace 75.9

Top-20 pace 75.4

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

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), QMUL Open 2026 (72.9)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
MaafiaMGThis House Would require streaming platforms in Ghana to meet minimum local content quotas.80
David-SampsonLOTHR Social Media79
🇬🇭 EsiPMThis House Would require streaming platforms in Ghana to meet minimum local content quotas.79
Kwaku A.MGTHBT it is legitimate for social movements to break the law in pursuit of justice.79
Adu E.MOThis House Would require streaming platforms in Ghana to meet minimum local content quotas.78
Speaker S.PMThis House Would require streaming platforms in Ghana to meet minimum local content quotas.78
Kwabena A.GWTHBT it is legitimate for social movements to break the law in pursuit of justice.78
DarrenDPMThis House Would require streaming platforms in Ghana to meet minimum local content quotas.78
Karen A.GWTHBT it is legitimate for social movements to break the law in pursuit of justice.78
Speaker S.DPMThis House Would require streaming platforms in Ghana to meet minimum local content quotas.78
SylvesterLOThis House Would require streaming platforms in Ghana to meet minimum local content quotas.78
Speaker S.PMThis House Would require streaming platforms in Ghana to meet minimum local content quotas.78

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