Am 01. und 02. November fand das Prague Open statt. Nach fünf Vorrunden und einem Halbfinale gewann das Team Marinovi A (Marinov Marinov, Rumen Marinov) das Turnier.

Marinovi A redete im Finale in der Eröffnenden Regierung zum Thema “This House Prefers a world where no one has a desire for external validation” gegen die Teams Will the motions be the same as last year too? (Leander Mathissen, Anton Gonta; DC München/DK Wien), UAM szczerbińskx/chałupniczak (Hanix Szczerbińskx, Wiktor Chałupniczak) in der Schließenden Regierung und Kurevsko nedobre novinky (Mikołaj Jabłoński, Grzegorz Zińczuk) in der Schließenden Opposition. Das Finale wurde juriert von Maja Piczman im Chair zusammen mit Abhishek Acharya, Alex Steinmetz, Felix Reischl (BDU) und Ðorðe Radosavljević.

Zusätzlich zum Open Final fand außerdem ein Novice Final statt. Das Team Matěj and friend (Jakub Novák, Matěj Snášel) gewann aus der Eröffnenden Regierung gegen 7th Internationale (Jakub Varga, Jonáš Houdek) in der Eröffnenden Opposition, Zemědělci (Yurij Požár, Julie Domanská) in der Schließenden Regierung und The first sin was a woman who ate (Linda Enikő Deézsi, Makrai Szofi Éva) in der Schließenden Opposition. Es jurierte Aleksandra Durbazeva (DK Wien) im Chair zusammen mit Daan Spackler und Felix Reischl (BDU).

Aus dem VDCH-Land nahmen Teams und Jurierende aus Wien, Berlin, Potsdam und München am Turnier teil. Die Teams Potsdam A (J. K., Inga Peters; Wortgefechte Potsdam) und BDU M&M (Marc Bode, Markus Gelfgren; BDU) breakten ins Halbfinale, das Team Will the motions be the same as last year too? (Leander Mathissen, Anton Gonta; DC München/DK Wien) sogar bis ins Finale. Außerdem breakten Aleksandra Durbazeva (DK Wien), Theo Dorfner(DK Wien), Felix Baldauf (DK Wien) und Felix Reischl (BDU) als Jurierende. Aleksandra chairte das Novice Final, Theo chairte ein Semifinal, Felix Reischl jurierte das Novice Final und das Finale.

Das Turnier wurde vom Charles University Debate Club ausgerichtet und von Tomáš Galnor und Filip Vrťo hauptorganisiert. Für den sportlichen Teil verantwortlich war die Chefjury, bestehend aus Lucie Slamova, Daan Spackler und Ðorðe Radosavljević. Unterstützt wurden sie dabei vom Tabteam, bestehend aus Poly Damigou und Nora Antova.

Jurierendenbreak:

Abhishek Acharya, Aleksandra Durbazeva, Alex Steinmetz, Ananya Krishna, András Meleg, Daan Spackler, Ðorðe Radosavljević, Felix Baldauf, Felix Reischl, Lucie Slamova, Maja Piczman, Poly, Theo Dorfner

Teambreak:

1. Marinovi A (Marinov Marinov, Rumen Marinov), 15 Teampunkte, 799 Speaks
2. UAM szczerbińskx/chałupniczak (Hanix Szczerbińskx, Wiktor Chałupniczak), 12 Teampunkte, 781 Speaks
3. Potsdam A (J. K., Inga Peters), 11 Teampunkte, 780 Speaks
4. BDU M&M (Marc Bode, Markus Gelfgren), 11 Teampunkte, 760 Speaks
5. Will the motions be the same as last year too? (Leander Mathissen, Anton Gonta), 10 Teampunkte, 764 Speaks
6. Kurevsko nedobre novinky (Mikołaj Jabłoński, Grzegorz Zińczuk), 10 Teampunkte, 759 Speaks
7. EX-tremely good team (Kryštof Olša, Marie Heidrová), 10 Teampunkte, 752 Speaks
8. xoxo, gossip girls 💋 (Martin Ponížil, Renáta Kotůlková), 10 Teampunkte, 749 Speaks

Novice Teambreak:

1. EX-tremely good team (Kryštof Olša, Marie Heidrová), 10 Teampunkte, 752 Speaks [different break]
2. Zemědělci (Yurij Požár, Julie Domanská), 9 Teampunkte, 760 Speaks
3. The first sin was a woman who ate (Linda Enikő Deézsi, Makrai Szofi Éva), 8 Teampunkte, 755 Speaks
4. Matěj and friend (Jakub Novák, Matěj Snášel), 8 Teampunkte, 746 Speaks
5. 7th Internationale (Jakub Varga, Jonáš Houdek), 6 Teampunkte, 736 Speaks

Redner:innen Top 10:

1. Rumen Marinov, 80,40
2. Marinov Marinov, 79,40
3. Inga Peters, 78,60
4. Hanix Szczerbińskx, 78,40
5. Wiktor Chałupniczak, 77,80
6. Petr Kosička, 77,60
7. J. K., 77,40
8. Kristián Čech, 77,20

=9. Eszter Gyurka, 76,60

=9. Leander Mathissen, 76,60

=9. Matěj Seidl, 76,60

Novice Redner:innen Top 5:

=1. Yurij Požár, 76,00

=1. Julie Domanská, 76,00

3. Kryštof Olša, 75,80
4. Makrai Szofi Éva, 75,60

=5. Linda Enikő Deézsi, 75,40

=5. Saif Muhannad, 75,40

Die Themen des Turniers im Überblick:

Round 1: Infoslide: AI romantic partners are human-like digital romantic partners powered by AI. They are used for user-tailored conversations and aim to replicate real life relationship experience.

This House Supports the rise of AI romantic partners.

Round 2: Infoslide: The CDU is Germany’s traditional governing party of the center-right, often compared to moderate conservative parties elsewhere in Europe. The AfD is a radical right populist party known for its nationalist, anti-immigration, and Eurosceptic positions. Cordon sanitaire in the German context refers to a strict refusal by all other parties to cooperate in any form or form any coalition with the AfD at any political level.

This House Believes That the CDU should abandon the cordon sanitaire against AfD.

Round 3: Infoslide: You are Ivan Jansyn, a socially anxious high school student who struggles to connect with your peers. Recently, Konrád Brambora, a class mate you barely knew, died by suicide. Due to a misunderstanding, Konrád’s family has gotten the idea that you were Konrád’s best friend. In an attempt to console the grieving family, you go along with this lie. You become close with the family. To honour Konrád Brambora, you become the face of initiatives, and support community projects in Konrád’s memory.

This House Would reveal the lie.

Round 4: This House Prefers to be born in a religion that proselytises* rather than one that does not (*seeks to convert others).

Round 5: Infoslide: In centralised urban planning system, decisions (e.g. about building appearance regulations, permits for new developments, construction of public spaces, etc.) are made on the municipal / city level. In contrast, a decentralised urban planning system strives to outsource these decisions to the local neighbourhood level.

This House Prefers centralised urban planning system to decentralised urban planning system.

Novice Final: Infoslide: A hedonistic approach to life means that people should prioritize experiences, choices, and actions that maximize simple and short term sensual pleasure.

This House Supports a hedonistic approach to life.

Semifinal: Infoslide: Sudan is currently in a state of civil war between two factions – the official military forces of Sudan (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). After a military offensive, the SAF has taken control of Sudan’s capital Khartoum away from the RSF. The RSF remains in control of parts of the south of the country and nearly all of the large western region of Darfur. The RSF has unilaterally declared its own rival government.

This House Supports the partition of Sudan.

Final: This House Prefers a world where no one has a desire for external validation.

ip/aeh.