Tournaments
Manchester Novices 2025
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Sat 6 Dec 2025
From 3 tabs, newest Manchester Novices 2025.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2025
Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 8 (10, 8, 8, newest first). The last team in averaged 72.8 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
Out of 20 past motions with a topic, from 3 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
12of 44 teams broke
in 2025
Field strength: Below Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
3 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Manchester Novices 20257 motions
- Round 1This House would abolish trial by jury.Practise this motion
- Round 2This House opposes the narrative that love is sacrifice.Practise this motion
- Round 3This House would allow workers providing public services (e.g. doctors, teachers, train drivers, bin collectors) to be terminated for going on strike.Practise this motion
- Round 4This House believes that feminists in China should try to popularise ‘leftover man’ as an equivalent to 'leftover woman'.Practise this motion
- Gold FinalThis House regrets the de-industrialisation of the United Kingdom.Practise this motion
- Silver FinalsThis House prefers to be Elsa as opposed to Lena.Practise this motion
- Non-schools FinalsThis House predicts that Reform UK will be in government after the next UK general election.Practise this motion
Manchester Novices 20246 motions
- Round 1THR the use of precedent in the legal system.Practise this motion
- Round 2THW ban non-competes in the tech industryPractise this motion
- Round 3THP a world where works of art enter the public domain upon the artist's death.Practise this motion
- Round 4THS a significant increase in the number of sports and disciplines for future editions of the OlympicsPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW accept the offerPractise this motion
- Silver FinalsTHP a world without policePractise this motion
Manchester Novices 20237 motions
- Round 1THW ban the publication of electoral polls during the run-up to an electionPractise this motion
- Round 2THR the trend of social movements targeting their campaigns towards the youthPractise this motion
- Round 3THBT it is in the interest of environmental movements to prioritise policy that aims to lower the broad damage of climate change e.g lower levels of greenhouse gases and cleaner oceans at the cost of localised effects e.g extinction of endangered species and the destruction of local communitiesPractise this motion
- Round 4THP a world where all fictional work is published anonymouslyPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW prevent spiritual practitioners for example psychics, exorcists and fortune tellers charging for their servicesPractise this motion
- Silver FinalsTH, as a young adult exploring a new connection, would use the machinePractise this motion
- Non-schools FinalsTHBT it is in the interest of the Catholic church to allow the ordaining of female priestsPractise 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.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 72.8 | 12 of 44 |
| 2024 | 8 | 73.6 | 8 of 37 |
| 2023 | 8 | not recorded | 9 of 28 |
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 72.0
- where most speakers land
- 69.7 to 74.3
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.2
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker77.8
- 10th speaker74.3
- 20th speaker73.5
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- QMUL Open 202672.9
- Ottawa Classic74.8
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian K. | OODLO | This House opposes the narrative that love is sacrifice. | 79 |
| India H. | CGMG | This House would abolish trial by jury. | 78 |
| Hubert S. | OOLO | This House opposes the narrative that love is sacrifice. | 78 |
| Victoria B. | OGDPM | This House opposes the narrative that love is sacrifice. | 78 |
| Kevin Z. | OOLO | This House believes that feminists in China should try to popularise ‘leftover man’ as an equivalent to 'leftover woman'. | 78 |
| Oliver R. | OGPM | This House opposes the narrative that love is sacrifice. | 77 |
| Daniel R. | OODLO | This House would abolish trial by jury. | 77 |
| Evelyn F. | OOLO | This House would abolish trial by jury. | 77 |
| Dominic L. | OOLO | This House opposes the narrative that love is sacrifice. | 77 |
| India H. | COMO | This House opposes the narrative that love is sacrifice. | 77 |
| Eito S. | OGPM | This House would abolish trial by jury. | 77 |
| Yiya Z. | CGMG | This House opposes the narrative that love is sacrifice. | 77 |