Sat 15 Feb 2025
From 2 tabs, newest Diefenbaker Cup 2025.
How many points to break?
8of 31 teams broke
in 2025
The last team in averaged 75.7 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity4 of 10
- Philosophy2 of 10
- Abstract1 of 10
- International Relations1 of 10
Out of 10 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
Field strength: Below Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Diefenbaker Cup 20255 motions
- Round 1TH, as the feminist movement, opposes the narrative that 'women are victims'Practise this motion
- Round 2THR the normalization of Buy Now, Pay Later schemes in the consumption habits of consumers.Practise this motion
- Round 3THBT Indigenous communities should prioritize creating Indigenous art only museums at the expense of attempting to increase the amount of Indigenous art in existing western museumsPractise this motion
- Round 4THP a world where everyone's sexuality randomly changed yearlyPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTH, as Canada, would strengthen Canada's Ties with the European Union Over the United StatesPractise this motion
Diefenbaker Cup 20245 motions
- Round 1THR the glamorization of the ‘influencer’ career pathPractise this motion
- Round 2TH, as the individual, would decline the offerPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT countries should deny developmental aid, using a Feminist Foreign Policy, to countries who violate women’s rightsPractise this motion
- Open Semi-FinalTHW allow Indigenous people who are charged with crimes to be tried and sentenced in accordance with the customs of their Indigenous justice system (i.e. state/federal/provincial courts)Practise this motion
- Open FinalTHS the rise of Neuralink, and companies which produce brain-computer interfaces.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.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | not recorded | 75.7 | 8 of 31 |
| 2024 | not recorded | 77.6 | 8 of 32 |
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 74.4
- where most speakers land
- 69.9 to 78.9
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.7
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker80.0
- 10th speaker77.8
- 20th speaker76.5
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Macau Debate Open 202675.6
- Tilburg Open 202675.3