Tournaments
Imperial Pre-WUDC Open 2025
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Sat 29 Nov 2025
From 1 tab, newest Imperial Pre-WUDC Open 2025.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2025
The last team in averaged 78.9 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
- International Relations3 of 11
- Abstract2 of 11
- Economics2 of 11
- Pop Culture1 of 11
Out of 11 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
Practise International Relations motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
18of 72 teams made the open break
in 2025
Field strength: Ultra Premier in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
Imperial Pre-WUDC Open 202511 motions
- Round 0THW accept the offerPractise this motion
- Round 1TH, as a contestant in the Traitors, would rather enter as a traitor rather than as a faithfulPractise this motion
- Round 2TH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartelsPractise this motion
- Round 3THR the split up of SequoiaPractise this motion
- Round 4THP a world where the common convention for mystery literature is Rashomon-style as opposed to single-narrative stylePractise this motion
- Round 5TH, as Masoud Pezeshkian, would order military operations to destroy Afghanistani infrastructure preventing downstream access to the Helmund River.Practise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTHS the glorification of old age (e.g. presenting old life as serene and peaceful, emphasizing aging with grace and elegance, depictions showing the social respectabillity of the elderly, etc.)Practise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT the EU should require member states with no current legally binding minimum wage to set a nationwide rate roughly equivalent to the European average (8 euros per hour)Practise this motion
- Grand FinalThis House Prefers a World where the oil reserves that are located in the Middle East were instead distributed beneath the world's oceans.Practise this motion
- ESL FinalsIn countries where euthanasia is legal, THW require private insurance providers to cover euthanasia for terminally ill patientsPractise this motion
- Novice FinalsTHW accept the offerPractise 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.
Every break in 2025
- Open break18 teams
- ESL break7 teams
- Novice break4 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 77.0
- where most speakers land
- 75.0 to 79.1
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 76.8
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.0
- 10th speaker79.8
- 20th speaker79.2
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Vienna Pre-EUDC 202677.2
- Doxbridge 3: Return of the King76.9
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚪馃嚫 Obrad K. | CGMG | THP a world where the common convention for mystery literature is Rashomon-style as opposed to single-narrative style | 84 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Bharath A. | OGDPM | TH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚪 George F. | OODLO | THR the split up of Sequoia | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Arjun R. | CGGW | TH, as Masoud Pezeshkian, would order military operations to destroy Afghanistani infrastructure preventing downstream access to the Helmund River. | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Alex C. | OGPM | TH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels | 83 |
| Victor B. | CGMG | TH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚪 Panagis G. | COMO | TH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels | 83 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Archie W. | OGPM | TH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels | 83 |
| 馃嚪馃嚫 Strahinja B. | CGGW | THP a world where the common convention for mystery literature is Rashomon-style as opposed to single-narrative style | 83 |
| 馃嚘馃嚬 Mira E. | CGGW | TH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels | 82 |
| 馃嚫馃嚞 Rdu D. | OODLO | TH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels | 82 |
| 馃嚫馃嚞 Ian C. | OOLO | TH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels | 82 |