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  • With Hindsight, This house as a football fan prefers the heartbreak of watching its own team lose over the pain of an unsuccessful hate watch.

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    Hatewatching in football is an informal tradition where fans of a team closely follow rival clubs just to see them fail, often celebrating their losses more than their own team’s victories.

    Oratorical Arena 2.0 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-09-05

  • This House believes that in rhythmic gymnastics, figure skating, and synchronized swimming, judges should primarily score on the basis of technicality over the basis of artistry.

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    In the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Anna Shcherbakova won the gold medal in figure skating over Alexandra Trusova due to a higher PCS (Program Component Score), despite a lower TES (Technical Element Score) than Alexandra Trusova. A PCS values artistry, performance, composition, and interpretation, while a TES values technical difficulty and execution quality. Alexandra Trusova is known as "the Quad Queen," and became the first woman to land five quads in a single Olympic Program in the Beijing Olympics. A "quad" in figure skating is a jump where a skater completes four full rotations in the air before landing. These jumps are extremely difficult, requiring immense speed and spin to achieve the necessary height and rotation within the few tenths of a second they are in the air.

    Beijing International Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Pre- Semi Finals · 2025-09-05

  • This house supports the ICC adopting the "two tier system" for test cricket

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    "Test cricket is the most traditional format of cricket where each match takes place over up to 5 continous days, with about seven to eight hours of play on each day. The World Test Championship (WTC) is a two year league based championship that involves the top 9 ranked teams playing bilateral test cricket, with each team playing an equal pre-determined number of home and away series. The top 2 teams at the conclusion of the league stage play the WTC finals. There is no promotion or relegation mechanism for the WTC. Currently, test cricket follows the WTC format. Recently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) also discussed an alternate plan to streamline test cricket into 2 divisions of 6 teams each, with the top 6 teams forming the first division and the next 6 teams forming the second division. The "two tier system" as described above would have a promotion and relegation mechanism similar to that of club football."

    India ABP Fundraiser 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-30

  • This House, as the captain of the youth women’s soccer team, would accept the offer.

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    You are the captain of the Bangladesh youth women’s soccer team that has just won the Asia Cup. In Bangladesh, women athletes often do not receive the institutional support or respect they deserve. Through your leadership, you have rallied your team to international acclaim. Recently, a Western European club has offered you a contract to play for them, which would mean prioritizing your professional career abroad over focusing on your national team.

    VDC Contentions 2025 (English) · Novice Finals · 2025-08-28

  • This house, as a lifelong Manchester United Fan, would quit supporting the Football club.

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    Manchester United is historically one of the most successful football clubs in the world. However, in recent years, United’s performance has declined significantly. Despite several managerial changes and substantial investments in infrastructure and player acquisition. In the 2024–25 Premier League season, Manchester United finished 15th, marking their lowest league position since 1989–90. The club (which is a first tier team) also endured a humiliating exit from the Carabao Cup in August 2025, losing to a fourth-tier team; Grimsby Town in the second round.

    Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 4 · 2025-08-22

  • This house supports the use of the Moneyball strategy over traditional evaluations in team sports.

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    “Moneyball” refers to the use of advanced statistical analysis in sports to evaluate player performance, guide recruitment, and optimize in-game strategies. This approach relies on data-driven metrics such as expected goals (football), and player efficiency rating (basketball), on-base percentage (baseball), Traditional evaluations, on the other hand, is based on qualitative assessments by coaches and scouts who evaluate players through live observation, physical attributes, in-game instincts, perceived potential, etc.

    LUMS Intervarsity 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-08-19

  • This house, as Malaysia, would heavily invest in traditional sports over global sports

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    Traditional sports in Malaysia, such as diabolo spinning, sepak takraw, and silat, hold deep cultural significance amongst their respective communities. These sports have seen a decline in popularity in recent years in favour of more global sports such as badminton, squash, and cycling.

    Swinburne Sarawak Inter-School Debating Championship 2025 (Senior) · Round 6 · 2025-08-18

  • This House Prefers a World in which all football clubs follow the regional recruitment model.

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    Under a regional recruitment model, professional football clubs only sign players who are either born in their region or spent a significant portion of their life there. For example, Athletic Bilbao in Spain only signs players who were born in or lived significant part of their lives in the Basque region.

    Copenhagen European Universities Debating Championships 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-08-03

  • This House regrets the rise of celebrity ownership of football teams.

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    Over the past 15 years, celebrities (e.g., ex-players, actors and musicians) have bought significant stakes in football teams. Some celebrities own outright stakes, while others are minority owners as part of private equity- led consortiums. Examples include Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchasing Wrexham, David Beckham establishing Inter Miami, Tom Brady owning a stake in Birmingham City, and Kylian Mbappe owning FC Caen.

    Saigon Debate Championship 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-02

  • This house regrets the decline of dynasties in the NBA

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    Dynasties refer to NBA teams that achieve sustained dominance, typically winning at least three championships within a short amount of time while maintaining a core roster. Famous dynasties include Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls from 1991 to 1998, the Showtime Lakers from 1980 to 1988, the Shaq and Kobe Lakers from 2000 to 2002, and, most recently, the Curry-led Golden State Warriors from 2015 to 2022.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house, as the Philippines, would prioritize investment in elite athlete development program over grassroots sports

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    Grassroots sports are community-focused programs designed to encourage widespread participation in physical activities, promoting inclusivity, health, and basic skill development among people of all ages and backgrounds. In contrast, elite athlete development programs concentrate on training and supporting highly talented individuals with specialized coaching, resources, and facilities to compete at national and international levels, aiming for peak performance and sporting excellence.

    Grassroots Debate Open Pre-NDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-02