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  • This house prefers to live as a support rather than a carry

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    Supports provide utility (heals, protection, aura effects) to aid their carry in fights or assists in getting objectives and win the game. They usually deal the least damage in the game. Carries are meant to win the game for the team by earning resources (gold, items, levels) enough to deal the most damage and 'carry' their team to victory."

    Hart House Summer Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-07-13

  • This house regrets the rise of franchise sporting leagues at the expense of international sporting encounters

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    Currently a vast majority of professional soccer that is played worldwide, happens at a club level in regional leagues. While international football encounters are limited to major international tournaments like the FIFA World Cup, which takes place once every 4 years. Cricket also appears to be moving in a similar direction with a dramatic increase in the number of franchise cricket competitions, which are being played in lieu of several bilateral series among cricket playing nations.

    Guangdong Debate Challenge 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-07-13

  • This house, as the player, would sign for Chelsea.

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    You are an 18-year-old forward for FC Barcelona, highly valued in the reserve team (Barcelona B) and have even debuted with the main team. With your contract about to expire, you are faced with two options: renewing with FC Barcelona, which has already offered you a contract, or accepting the more lucrative offer from Chelsea FC, one of the richest clubs in the world, where young stars like Cole Palmer have been flourishing, but which has been in decline for several years and unable to qualify for the Champions League.

    PreCMUDE PUCP 2024 · Ronda 1 · 2024-07-07

  • This house believes that the Asian Basketball Exodus of prominent Filipino basketball players (i.e. Kai Sotto, Kiefer Ravena, etc.) has done more harm than good to Philippine Basketball

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    "The ""Asian basketball exodus"" refers to the increasing trend of talented players from the Philippines moving to play in professional leagues overseas particularly in other Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan."

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-07-06

  • This house would expand the scope of the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team to include athletes who defected from their home country

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    Traditionally, alot of atheletes from illiberal countries have defected at the Olympics. To compete again, they would have to acquire another nationality. Since 2016, refugees from the European migrant crisis have been able to compete without changing nationalities under the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team. They receive training, support and protection from the Olympic Refugee Foundation.

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-07-06

  • That sports clubs should adopt a blanket 'no fault stand-down' policy.

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    Under a 'no fault stand-down' policy, any player charged with a serious criminal offence would be automatically suspended with full pay, pending the trial's outcome. The policy makes no judgement about the player's guilt, but operates as a precautionary blanket policy. It contrasts to a discretionary system, where each time a player is charged with a crime, the club makes a decision on whether to stand them down based on the circumstances.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-07-01

  • That, as a reigning F2 champion with no promised F1 seat, we would choose to race in a different series over taking a F1 reserve seat.

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    Formula 2 is a 'spec series' (where drivers race identical cars) and is widely considered a training ground for Formula 1. Under current regulations, the F2 drivers' champion is not permitted to participate in another season of F2. Seats in F1 are increasingly hard to come by, with prior experience and sponsorship backing being a large factor in hiring decisions. Consequently, the three most recent F2 champions had to choose between a reserve seat with an F1 team (a role that entails working in the team’s driving simulator to develop the car, occasional test driving, and replacing a driver if they are sick or injured) or racing in a different series.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-07-01

  • This house prefers draft-based mechanisms of team equalisation to salary cap-based mechanisms

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    Sports leagues have various mechanisms to promote parity between teams. A salary cap sets a maximum sum that can be spent by a club on total player salaries. A draft is a process where teams select players who are new to the league; teams generally select players in reverse order, with the previous season's least successful team getting first pick.

    Uhuru Worlds 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-06-21

  • "We will legalize sports betting."

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    Gambling is the act of using money or other assets to bet on predicting the outcome of an event that is about to take place or is ongoing but has not yet concluded. It can also be understood as wagering money on the win/loss ratio of a sports match. Gambling is often organized in a structured, large-scale manner, and can take place online or directly, with many people participating through an intermediary—usually the bookmaker. The bookmaker, also known as the casino, is a business entity engaged in betting, predominantly on sports events. The bookmaker sets the odds, is the point of contact for accepting and settling bets based on previously agreed terms, and keeps a certain percentage of the bets as a commission.

    Saigon Debating Championship 2024 - Viet · Round 4 · 2024-06-15

  • This house, as a competitive and compassionate Pokémon trainer, would not participate in Pokémon battles.

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    Pokémon are creatures with specialized abilities and are highly sentient. In the world of Pokémon, many trainers strive to become the Pokémon Champion through Pokémon battles against 8 Gym Leaders, the Elite 4, and an incumbent Champion. In battles, Pokémon are ordered to attack each other until one faints, although they will not kill each other. You get money when you win battles. You may use your Pokémon in other ways such as competing in Beauty Contests, or using them in your daily job, although this is less renowned and less lucrative. Podcast culture refers to the growing trend of producing and consuming audio content on various topics through digital platforms. Unlike social media, which focuses on brief and visual interactions, podcasts offer in-depth, on- demand shows that cater to specific interests.

    Northern Region Interschool Debate Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-06-08