Know the field
before you enter the room.
DebQuery is a public archive built to make debate AND speech more transparent, more accessible, and more informed. Search past entries, tournament appearances, and competitive records across 7,000+ major tournaments — all in one place.
Not all forensics tools are built equal.
See how we stack up against the alternatives.
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DebQuery
Congress, speech, debate — all in one
Two NEW tools built for the circuit.
Live chamber analysis for Congress/Speech after pairings are released, and a rebuilt ranking engine to ease your unease.
Chamber difficulty analyzer
Upload your Tabroom chamber CSV and instantly see how competitive each room is — ranked by the break cutoff rating, not distorted averages. Works for Congress and all speech events.
Rebuilt co-ranking engine
Our iterative co-ranking system now covers Congress and all speech events — with tournament tiers anchored to the real TOC bid list so elite results carry the weight they deserve.
Built around the tournaments that shape the circuit.
Every major event with 200+ competitors from the last 3 years — broad coverage of the most meaningful competitive spaces, in one searchable system updated every 2 weeks.
Transparent competition data
See who competed where, in what division, and at which tournament — no more guessing about the field you're walking into.
Better preparation for new competitors
New competitors often enter tournaments blind. DebQuery helps them get familiar with the circuit and prepare with more confidence.
Focused on equality and access
Access to information shouldn't be limited to the most connected programs. We make competitive history searchable for everyone.
Two tools built for research, preparation, and competitive insight.
DebQuery includes search and ranking tools designed to help users understand both individual competitors and the strength of the tournaments they attend.
Entry Search
Look up any competitor and instantly view their past tournament history, appearances, and results across the full archive — not one tournament at a time, but everything in one place.
Rankings are calculated using a combination of break rate and tournament difficulty, so a strong finish at a deep, competitive field carries more weight than the same result at a thinner one.
Tournament Difficulty
Not all tournaments are equal. A semifinalist finish at one event can be harder than a championship at another, depending entirely on who attended.
We calculate difficulty by measuring how often competitors at a given tournament have historically broken at major events. That score then feeds back into competitor rankings — the two services reinforce each other.
Helping forensics become fairer, clearer, and easier to navigate.
Forensics is at its best when students can focus on argumentation and growth rather than guessing who they're up against. DebQuery gives every program the same competitive clarity.