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Prague Open 2025

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

Czechia, In personBPThe tab

Sat 1 Nov 2025

From 2 tabs, newest Prague 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 75.6 speaks in 2025.

What will they set?

Out of 16 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 41 teams made the open break
in 2025

Field strength: Below Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Past motions

2 editions with motions on record, newest first.

Prague Open 20258 motions
  1. Round 1THS the rise of AI romantic partnersPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT the CDU should abandon the cordon sanitaire against AfDPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THW reveal the liePractise this motion
  4. Round 4TH Prefers to be born in a religion that proselytises* rather than one that does not (*seeks to convert others)Practise this motion
  5. Round 5THP centralised urban planning system to decentralised urban planning systemPractise this motion
  6. SemifinalsTHS the partition of SudanPractise this motion
  7. Grand FinalTH Prefers a world where no one has a desire for external validationPractise this motion
  8. Novice FinalsTHS a hedonistic approach to lifePractise this motion
Prague Open 20248 motions
  1. Round 1THO the trend of very young activists becoming leaders of social movements (Greta Thunberg, the Parkland Survivors, etc.)Practise this motion
  2. Round 2This House Would rather be born in a lower middle class family than a wealthy onePractise this motion
  3. Round 3THO retellings of high-profile criminal trials in popular culture (e.g. People vs OJ Simpson, The Trial of the Chicago 7, In the Name of the Father)Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THP a world where people have full control over their emotional expressions (crying, body language, facial expressions)Practise this motion
  5. Round 5THBT schools should use the language spoken by the majority of students in their area as the main teaching language, regardless of the official state languagePractise this motion
  6. SemifinalsTHW ban high-frequency tradingPractise this motion
  7. Grand FinalTHBT the Operation Anthropoid was morally illegitimatePractise this motion
  8. Novice FinalsIn developing countries, This House Regrets the glorification of living abroadPractise 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.

YearSafe on (points)Last team in (speaks)Open break
20251175.68 of 41
20241076.98 of 43

Every break in 2025

  • Open break8 teams
  • Novice break5 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.

average speaker score, 2 editions
74.3
where most speakers land
71.6 to 76.9
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.2

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker81.0
  • 10th speaker78.2
  • 20th speaker76.2

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Macau Debate Open 202675.6
  • Tilburg Open 202675.3

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
馃嚙馃嚞 Rumen M.COOWTHW reveal the lie82
Wiktor C.CGMGTHW reveal the lie81
馃嚙馃嚞 Rumen M.OGDPMTHS the rise of AI romantic partners81
LeraCGMGTH Prefers to be born in a religion that proselytises* rather than one that does not (*seeks to convert others)81
馃嚙馃嚞 Rumen M.CGGWTHP centralised urban planning system to decentralised urban planning system81
Marinov M.COMOTHW reveal the lie81
馃嚛馃嚜 Inga P.OGPMTHBT the CDU should abandon the cordon sanitaire against AfD80
Hanix S.CGGWTHW reveal the lie80
FerdinandCGGWTH Prefers to be born in a religion that proselytises* rather than one that does not (*seeks to convert others)80
Marinov M.CGMGTHP centralised urban planning system to decentralised urban planning system80
Marinov M.COMOTH Prefers to be born in a religion that proselytises* rather than one that does not (*seeks to convert others)80
Marinov M.OGPMTHS the rise of AI romantic partners80