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Singapore DO 2025

2025-12-13 · Singapore, In person · BP

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

57 teams (This edition), 44 teams (2024)

Motions

Singapore DO 2025 (2025)10 motions
  • Round 1TH supports the rise of state intervention in the upbringing of children (e.g. bans on phone usage in schools, restrictions on gaming hours, regulation on homeschooling).
  • Round 2THW nationalise Boeing
  • Round 3THBT it is in the interest of authors to actively support and encourage the creation of fanfiction
  • Round 4THBT Ahmed al-Sharaa should prioritise domestic state-building, over the mending of foreign ties
  • Round 5THW expand the definition of refugees to include those forced to flee by the effects of climate change.
  • Pre-SemifinalsTHBT Cambodia should discontinue construction on the Funan Techo Canal
  • SemifinalsTHS the SEC's change
  • Grand FinalTH Predicts that Alphabet will have a greater market capitalisation than Nvidia in 2030.
  • High School SemifinalsTHBT Cambodia should discontinue construction on the Funan Techo Canal
  • High School FinalsTH prefers the faith-based approach over the act-based approach as the dominant approach of Christianity.

What gets set here

Economics30%
International Relations30%
Social & Identity10%
Arts & Culture10%
Environment10%
Religion10%

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Practice Economics motions ›Read: Generating arguments

You vs this tournament

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

  • Economics · 30% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 30% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Arts & Culture · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Environment · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

21% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.9.

Last edition: 12 of 57 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break12 teams
  • High School break9 teams

How scoring works here

76.6 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.0 and 78.2.

This is 1.2 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.0

Top-10 pace 78.6

Top-20 pace 78.0

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

Comparable: Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3), Munich Open 2026 (73.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇬🇧 Chin L.GWTHBT Ahmed al-Sharaa should prioritise domestic state-building, over the mending of foreign ties84
🇸🇬 Wayne L.OWTHBT Ahmed al-Sharaa should prioritise domestic state-building, over the mending of foreign ties83
Ashish K.MGTHBT Ahmed al-Sharaa should prioritise domestic state-building, over the mending of foreign ties83
Ashish K.PMTHBT it is in the interest of authors to actively support and encourage the creation of fanfiction83
🇸🇬 Ha T.MOTHBT Ahmed al-Sharaa should prioritise domestic state-building, over the mending of foreign ties82
🇬🇧 Chin L.DPMTHBT it is in the interest of authors to actively support and encourage the creation of fanfiction82
🇬🇧 Chin L.DLOTHW nationalise Boeing82
Ashish K.LOTHW nationalise Boeing82
Ashish K.MOTHW expand the definition of refugees to include those forced to flee by the effects of climate change.82
Isaiah H.OWTHW nationalise Boeing81
Isaiah H.DPMTH supports the rise of state intervention in the upbringing of children (e.g. bans on phone usage in schools, restrictions on gaming hours, regulation on homeschooling).81
🇸🇬 Ha T.GWTH supports the rise of state intervention in the upbringing of children (e.g. bans on phone usage in schools, restrictions on gaming hours, regulation on homeschooling).81

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