World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) · Series · Buildacase

Greyed years are editions we don’t have a tab for yet. Know where one is?

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.

The topic mix across 12 analysed editions. Tap a year to see that edition alone.

158 categorised motions across all editions.

Social & Identity19%

Economics18%

International Relations13%

Politics13%

Law & Crime8%

Religion5%

Grand final motions, year by year

2026This House, as an average person in a developed country, would lead a life heavily prioritising long term commitments (people, places, vocations, etc.) over heavily prioritising flexibility and keeping options open · Social & Identity
2025This House Believes That Trumpism is in the long-term interest of the Republican Party · Politics
2024This House believes that post-revolutionary states should deemphasise the role of elite groups in favour of portraying revolution as primarily led by the lower classes · Politics
2023THBT religious organisations should syncretise over remaining independent · Religion
2022This House Prefers a world in which humans cannot experience nostalgia* *Nostalgia is a sentimental longing or wistful affection for something in the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations · Social & Identity
2020This House, as China, would grant universal suffrage to Hong Kong. · International Relations
2018This house believes that it is better for the general population to be more optimistic about the current and future state of the nation (including societal cohesion, peace processes, the state of the economy) than an objectively accurate judgement. · Politics
2014THBT multinational companies should be liable for human rights abuses that occur anywhere in their supply chain · International Relations

18 points has guaranteed the break in 9 of 11 editions with break data.

Field average 76.8 across 10 scored editions.

Median average speaks at each finishing position, across 9 editions.

The highest speaker averages recorded across every analysed edition.

Adjudication-core members from the editions where we know the panel.

We only know the panel for 6 of 13 editions. Know who chaired another year?