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Africa Top Universities Debating Championship

A recurring African university championship.

Editions

Field strength over the years

How strong each edition’s field was, on the cross-tournament strength scale.

Older editions predate a lot of the rating data we hold, so early years can read lower than they really were.

  • 2022Premier
  • 2023Above Average
  • 2024Premier
  • 2025Premier
  • 2026Premier

What gets set here

The topic mix across 1 analysed edition. Tap a year to see that edition alone.

11 categorised motions across all editions.

Philosophy91%
Social & Identity18%
Politics9%
Technology9%
History9%
Grand final motions, year by year
  • 2026Assuming feasibility, This House would Pay Reparations and Aid Directly to African Citizens Rather Than their respective Governments. · Politics, Technology, History

What it takes to break here

  • 202624 pts · 79.6 speaks4/17 broke

24 points has guaranteed the break in 1 of 1 editions with break data.

How scoring works here

Field average 78.8 across 1 scored edition.

  • Top speaker pace80.9
  • Top-10 pace79.3
  • Top-20 pace78.5

Median average speaks at each finishing position, across 1 edition.

Records

  • Best speaker average80.9 Dean F., 2026
  • Biggest field17 teams 2025
  • Strongest field2024 Premier

Top speakers in this series

The highest speaker averages recorded across every analysed edition.

  1. 1Dean F.80.9
  2. 2🇷🇼 Smart I.80.6
  3. 3Omolemo M.79.9
  4. 4Christian F.79.8
  5. 5Zepher K.79.7
  6. 6Serg M.79.7
  7. 7Offiah K.79.7
  8. 8Thando F.79.6
  9. 9Sam79.6
  10. 10Israel A.79.3
  11. 11Dominic M.79.3
  12. 12James O.79.3
  13. 13Ayeyi A.79.1
  14. 14Oyisa K.79.1
  15. 15Alexander T.79.1