Zurich Open 2025

2025-06-01 · Switzerland, In person · BP

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One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

29 teams (This edition), 16 teams (2024)

Zurich Open 2025 (2025)6 motions

Round 1This House Regrets the cultural prominence of the Nobel Prizes.
Round 2This House Believes That Switzerland should require its pension funds to divest from fossil fuels.
Round 3This House Believes That LGB and transgender causes are best advanced through distinct movements and advocacy.
Round 4This House Opposes the taboo on politics.
Round 5This House Supports the adoption of exclusive birthright citizenship by all EU member states.
Grand FinalThis House, as Cicero, Would join the Triumvirate.

Social & Identity33%

Politics33%

Environment17%

History17%

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

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Social & Identity motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Social & Identity motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: This House Regrets the cultural prominence of the Nobel Prizes.Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: PoliticsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

14% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.7.

Last edition: 4 of 29 teams broke.

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??.?–??.? estimated speaker score

73.6 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 70.0 and 77.2.

This is 3.0 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.2

Top-10 pace 77.0

Top-20 pace 74.0

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

Comparable: UCLA IV 2025 (76.7), Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open 2025 (77.2)

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Tarun R.	MG	This House Opposes the taboo on politics.	82
Tarun R.	MO	This House Believes That Switzerland should require its pension funds to divest from fossil fuels.	82
Speaker S.	MG	This House Believes That Switzerland should require its pension funds to divest from fossil fuels.	81
Inga	DLO	This House Believes That Switzerland should require its pension funds to divest from fossil fuels.	81
Aude N.	OW	This House Believes That Switzerland should require its pension funds to divest from fossil fuels.	81
Haidar M.	OW	This House Opposes the taboo on politics.	81
Pavel	LO	This House Believes That Switzerland should require its pension funds to divest from fossil fuels.	80
Adora	PM	This House Believes That Switzerland should require its pension funds to divest from fossil fuels.	80
Uzair	DPM	This House Believes That Switzerland should require its pension funds to divest from fossil fuels.	80
Chantal G.	GW	This House Opposes the taboo on politics.	80
Tarun R.	PM	This House Regrets the cultural prominence of the Nobel Prizes.	80
Ahmet N.	MO	This House Opposes the taboo on politics.	80

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