Sat 10 Oct 2026in 2 days
From 2 tabs, newest Aberdeen Open 2025.
How many points to break?
9points, the middle of
the last 2 editions
Safe points at the last 2 editions with a figure: 9, 8, newest first. The last team in averaged 77.0 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
Out of 13 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
9of 21 teams made the open break
in 2025
Field strength: Above Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Your chance of breaking here and your average on each topic this tournament sets, from your own tab.
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- Start with: THP to be an Earl in 14th Century Scotland than an average person in Scotland todayPast motions
- Ask for a Media motion on your weaker position.
- Check the schedule and the break line. No new material the night before.Tournament info
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Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Aberdeen Open 20258 motions
- Round 1THP to be an Earl in 14th Century Scotland than an average person in Scotland todayPractise this motion
- Round 2THO the prevalence non-field academics commenting on current affairs in mainstream news media (e.g. archaeologists quoted to support Brexit; historians quoted to support multi-gender bathrooms).Practise this motion
- Round 3TH, as a middle-class, UK-based, female biochemistry graduate, would choose to pursue their entire career in academia over their entire career in the private sector.Practise this motion
- Round 4THP documentaries that prioritise aesthetic and emotional experiences over documentaries that prioritise fact with minimal interpretive intervention.Practise this motion
- Round 5THS the EU's ReArm Europe PlanPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHP the bodily account of identity to the psychological one.Practise this motion
- Pro-Am FinalsTH as Barry B Benson would date Vanessa BloomePractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHR the fall of the Soviet UnionPractise this motion
Aberdeen Open 20235 motions
- Round 1THP a world with minimal LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream media, but numerous successful small queer artists, to a world with lots of LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream media with minimal successful small queer artistsPractise this motion
- Round 2THP deontological ethics to consequentialismPractise this motion
- Round 3TH, as a labour union executive, would propose no-cost strikes regardless of its legality.Practise this motion
- Round 4This House would implement substantial measures to impose long-termism in corporate investment culture (e.g. minimum holding periods for shares, yearly rather than quarterly financial reporting, long-term executive compensation plans)Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW join the mutinyPractise 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) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 77.0 | 9 of 21 |
| 2023 | 8 | 78.2 | 4 of 13 |
Every break in 2025
- Open break9 teams
- Pro-Am break8 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 75.6
- where most speakers land
- 72.6 to 78.5
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker80.2
- 10th speaker77.8
- 20th speaker75.0
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Prep these too
Coming up, and their past motions cover the same topics. Topic match is how alike the two topic mixes are: 100% would be the same mix.