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Imperial Pre-WUDC Open 2025

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

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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?

Out of 11 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

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
  1. Round 0THW accept the offerPractise this motion
  2. Round 1TH, as a contestant in the Traitors, would rather enter as a traitor rather than as a faithfulPractise this motion
  3. Round 2TH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartelsPractise this motion
  4. Round 3THR the split up of SequoiaPractise this motion
  5. Round 4THP a world where the common convention for mystery literature is Rashomon-style as opposed to single-narrative stylePractise this motion
  6. Round 5TH, as Masoud Pezeshkian, would order military operations to destroy Afghanistani infrastructure preventing downstream access to the Helmund River.Practise this motion
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. ESL FinalsIn countries where euthanasia is legal, THW require private insurance providers to cover euthanasia for terminally ill patientsPractise this motion
  11. 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

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
馃嚪馃嚫 Obrad K.CGMGTHP a world where the common convention for mystery literature is Rashomon-style as opposed to single-narrative style84
馃嚞馃嚙 Bharath A.OGDPMTH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels83
馃嚞馃嚪 George F.OODLOTHR the split up of Sequoia83
馃嚞馃嚙 Arjun R.CGGWTH, 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.OGPMTH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels83
Victor B.CGMGTH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels83
馃嚞馃嚪 Panagis G.COMOTH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels83
馃嚘馃嚭 Archie W.OGPMTH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels83
馃嚪馃嚫 Strahinja B.CGGWTHP a world where the common convention for mystery literature is Rashomon-style as opposed to single-narrative style83
馃嚘馃嚬 Mira E.CGGWTH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels82
馃嚫馃嚞 Rdu D.OODLOTH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels82
馃嚫馃嚞 Ian C.OOLOTH, as the U.S., regrets the use of decapitation against Mexican cartels82