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Christmas Holidays IV 2025

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

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Sat 20 Dec 2025

From 1 tab, newest Christmas Holidays IV 2025.

How many points did it take?

11points were safe
in 2025

The last team in averaged 77.7 speaks in 2025.

What will they set?

Out of 8 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

How many teams, and how many break?

4of 32 teams made the open break
in 2025

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

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Christmas Holidays IV 20258 motions
  1. Round 1This house would treat crushes as a valid form of emotional learning rather than trivial infatuation.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2This house believes that freedom of speech on social media is primary cause of extreme social division.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3THP AN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT HEAVILY EMPHASIZES CULTURAL ASSIMILATION OVER CULTURAL INTEGRATION IN COUNTRIES WITH LARGE ETHNIC MINORITIESPractise this motion
  4. Round 4This house as African governments would push for capitalist policies over socialist policies.Practise this motion
  5. Round 5THR the disassociation of the feminist movement with TERFs.Practise this motion
  6. Novice FinalsTH, as a middle-class individual living in a moral credit society, W sell their moral credits.Practise this motion
  7. ESL FinalsTH predicts Taiwan will be fully annexed by China within 10 years.Practise this motion
  8. Open FinalTH, as Todd, W sign the report.Practise 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 break4 teams
  • ESL break6 teams
  • Novice break8 teams

How speakers score here

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

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.3
where most speakers land
74.6 to 78.0
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.8

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.0
  • 10th speaker77.6
  • 20th speaker76.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Tilburg Open 202675.3
  • Munich Open 202673.6

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Josef S.OOLOThis house as African governments would push for capitalist policies over socialist policies.82
Ebubechukwu A.CGMGThis house believes that freedom of speech on social media is primary cause of extreme social division.82
Furgurson A.CGGWThis house believes that freedom of speech on social media is primary cause of extreme social division.81
Matthew T.OODLOThis house as African governments would push for capitalist policies over socialist policies.81
Lee W.OODLOThis house believes that freedom of speech on social media is primary cause of extreme social division.81
GenesisCGGWTHP AN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT HEAVILY EMPHASIZES CULTURAL ASSIMILATION OVER CULTURAL INTEGRATION IN COUNTRIES WITH LARGE ETHNIC MINORITIES80
Josef S.CGMGThis house believes that freedom of speech on social media is primary cause of extreme social division.80
AristotleOGPMThis house believes that freedom of speech on social media is primary cause of extreme social division.80
Benteny O.OOLOThis house believes that freedom of speech on social media is primary cause of extreme social division.80
Ebubechukwu A.COMOThis house would treat crushes as a valid form of emotional learning rather than trivial infatuation.80
Speaker S.COOWThis house as African governments would push for capitalist policies over socialist policies.80
Ananya P.COOWThis house believes that freedom of speech on social media is primary cause of extreme social division.80