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Africa Top Universities Debating Championship
A recurring African university championship.
Editions
- Africa Top Universities Debating Championships 2026202617 teamscut 24 pts
- Africa Top UDC 2025202517 teamsPremiercut 19 pts
- Africa Top UDC 2024202416 teamsPremiercut 20 pts
- Africa Top UDC 2023202316 teamsAbove Averagecut 18 pts
- Africa Top UDC 2022202216 teamsPremiercut 24 pts
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
What gets set here
The topic mix across 5 analysed editions. Tap a year to see that edition alone.
52 categorised motions across all editions.
Philosophy19%
International Relations17%
Social & Identity17%
Economics15%
Politics6%
Law & Crime6%
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
- 2025THO new optimism · Social & Identity
- 2024THW stop going green. · Environment
- 2023This House would ban the research, production and use of moral enhancement drugs. · Health & Medicine
- 2022TH Supports the creation of the East African Federation · International Relations
What it takes to break here
- 202224 pts · 79.2 speaks4/16 broke
- 202318 pts · 78.0 speaks4/16 broke
- 202420 pts · 79.3 speaks4/16 broke
- 202519 pts · 79.3 speaks4/17 broke
- 202624 pts · 79.6 speaks4/17 broke
24 points has guaranteed the break in 2 of 5 editions with break data.
How scoring works here
Field average 78.2 across 5 scored editions.
- Top speaker pace80.1
- Top-10 pace78.5
- Top-20 pace77.7
Median average speaks at each finishing position, across 5 editions.
Records
- Best speaker average80.9 Serg M., 2025
- Biggest field17 teams 2025
- Strongest field2024 Premier
Top speakers in this series
The highest speaker averages recorded across every analysed edition.
- 1Speaker S. · 9 editions81.0
- 2Serg M. · 3 editions80.9
- 3Dean F.80.9
- 4🇷🇼 Smart I. · 3 editions80.6
- 5Eziel J. · 3 editions80.1
- 6🇳🇬 Collins U.80.0
- 7Omolemo M.79.9
- 8Christian F.79.8
- 9Ihuoma S.79.8
- 10Thembani K.79.7
- 11Zepher K.79.7
- 12Offiah K.79.7
- 13Austin K. · 2 editions79.6
- 14Thando F.79.6
- 15Sam79.6