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Macau Debate Open 2026

April 4-5 · In person, Macau · BP

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The field

Below Average

A smaller or newer tournament. Good for building confidence and getting reps.

69 teams (This edition), 93 teams (2025), 68 teams (2024)

Motions

Macau Debate Open 2026 (2026)12 motions
  • Round 1THBT countries with ageing population should prioritise increasing birthrate than opening up immigration.
  • Round 2TH, as the feminist movement, would actively oppose beauty labor.
  • Round 3TH, as a rising star, would choose the author-signing model over the book-signing model in the publishing industry
  • Round 4THBT individuals have a moral obligation to invest primarily in their home country
  • Round 5THO the stigmatization against venting on social media
  • QuarterfinalsTHP a political system in which electoral constituencies are formed based on vocation (e.g. baker, automotive worker, banker) rather than geographic boundaries
  • SemifinalsTHS the rise of transdiagnostic Approach to mental health problem
  • Grand FinalTHBT individuals should reject the belief that“everything happens for a reason."
  • School SemifinalsTH, as a startup individual, would heavily invest in developing its own internal AI system as opposed to investing in human employees.
  • School FinalsTH, as a recent graduate from a university in a big city, would choose to stay in that city rather than going back to hometown
  • Novice SemifinalsTHBT developing countries should prioritize the national champion approach to development over prioritizing free competition and private-led development.
  • Novice FinalsTHO the premium placed on self-discipline

What gets set here

Social & Identity50%
Economics17%
Media8%
Politics8%
Health & Medicine8%
Technology8%

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Practice Social & Identity motions ›Read: Generating arguments

You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Social & Identity · 50% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Health & Medicine · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

26% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.9.

Last edition: 18 of 69 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break18 teams
  • Novice break17 teams
  • School break13 teams

How scoring works here

75.6 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.7 and 77.4.

This is 1.4 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 81.4

Top-10 pace 78.6

Top-20 pace 77.4

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

Comparable: QMUL Open 2026 (72.9), Leiden Open (74.5)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇸🇬 Rdu D.DLOTHBT individuals have a moral obligation to invest primarily in their home country83
RivaDPMTHBT individuals have a moral obligation to invest primarily in their home country82
MikkelPMTHBT individuals have a moral obligation to invest primarily in their home country82
RivaOWTHO the stigmatization against venting on social media82
MikkelPMTH, as a rising star, would choose the author-signing model over the book-signing model in the publishing industry82
RivaDPMTH, as a rising star, would choose the author-signing model over the book-signing model in the publishing industry82
Vincent C.LOTHBT individuals have a moral obligation to invest primarily in their home country82
MikkelLOTH, as the feminist movement, would actively oppose beauty labor.81
Liam R.GWTHBT individuals have a moral obligation to invest primarily in their home country81
RivaDLOTH, as the feminist movement, would actively oppose beauty labor.81
MikkelMOTHO the stigmatization against venting on social media81
NeelMOTHBT individuals have a moral obligation to invest primarily in their home country81

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