Macau Debate Open 2026
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Sat 4 Apr 2026
From 3 tabs, newest Macau Debate Open 2026.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2026
Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 11 (10, 11, 11, newest first). The last team in averaged 76.9 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity32%
- Economics14%
- Politics4 of 37
- Technology3 of 37
Out of 37 past motions with a topic, from 3 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
18of 69 teams made the open break
in 2026
Field strength: Below Average in 2026, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
3 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Macau Debate Open 202612 motions
- Round 1THBT countries with ageing population should prioritise increasing birthrate than opening up immigration.Practise this motion
- Round 2TH, as the feminist movement, would actively oppose beauty labor.Practise this motion
- Round 3TH, as a rising star, would choose the author-signing model over the book-signing model in the publishing industryPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT individuals have a moral obligation to invest primarily in their home countryPractise this motion
- Round 5THO the stigmatization against venting on social mediaPractise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTHP a political system in which electoral constituencies are formed based on vocation (e.g. baker, automotive worker, banker) rather than geographic boundariesPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHS the rise of transdiagnostic Approach to mental health problemPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHBT individuals should reject the belief that“everything happens for a reason."Practise this motion
- School SemifinalsTH, as a startup individual, would heavily invest in developing its own internal AI system as opposed to investing in human employees.Practise this motion
- 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 hometownPractise this motion
- Novice SemifinalsTHBT developing countries should prioritize the national champion approach to development over prioritizing free competition and private-led development.Practise this motion
- Novice FinalsTHO the premium placed on self-disciplinePractise this motion
Macau Debate Open 202513 motions
- Round 0TH, as an average North East Asian, would opt into the belief that all morality is artificially constructed.Practise this motion
- Round 1This House Supports a 100% heritage tax.Practise this motion
- Round 2This House, as the athlete, Would choose to a play in a foreign leaguePractise this motion
- Round 3TH, as the USA, welcomes the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)Practise this motion
- Round 4TH, as an average North East Asian, would opt into the belief that all morality is artificially constructed.Practise this motion
- Round 5TH, as feminism movement, would actively embrace and spread non-traditional relationship model (e.g. female-domination relationships, situationships)Practise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTHR the wide use of constructive ambiguity in International Law.Practise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT Faithtok does more harm than goodPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHP the life of an average monkey who lives in a resourceful jungle rather than the life of an average human being.Practise this motion
- Novice QuarterfinalsTHBT developing countries should develop carbon emissions trading marketsPractise this motion
- Novice SemifinalsThis House Regrets the decline in Open Source development in AI ModelPractise this motion
- Novice FinalTHP a world in which eulogies before death was normalisePractise this motion
- Schools FinalThis House Regrets the decline in Open Source development in AI ModelPractise this motion
Macau Debate Open 202412 motions
- Round 1THBT States should distribute funding to charities based on their effectivenessPractise this motion
- Round 2TH Regrets the association between sports and national pridePractise this motion
- Round 3THW ban all forms of religious proselytization in areas of high povertyPractise this motion
- Round 4TH, as a gay person living in a conservative society, would seek for a cooperative marriage instead of coming outPractise this motion
- Round 5THW nationalize all property in high demand downtown areasPractise this motion
- Open Quarter FinalsTH regrets the popularity of “Nv Pin”Practise this motion
- Open Semi FinalsTHBT apoliticality is immoralPractise this motion
- Open Grand FinalsTHW implement Universal Basic Income in MacaoPractise this motion
- Novice SemifinalsTHBT publicly funded universities should allocate funding to degree programs based on their employment outcome.Practise this motion
- Novice FinalsTH Opposes the emphasis on sacrifice within lovePractise this motion
- School SemifinalsTHBT publicly funded universities should allocate funding to degree programs based on their employment outcome.Practise this motion
- School FinalsTH Opposes the emphasis on sacrifice within lovePractise this motion
The break, year by year
The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 76.9 | 18 of 69 |
| 2025 | 11 | 77.5 | 16 of 93 |
| 2024 | 11 | 75.2 | 24 of 68 |
Every break in 2026
- Open break18 teams
- Novice break17 teams
- School break13 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 3 editions
- 75.5
- where most speakers land
- 73.8 to 77.1
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.3
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.0
- 10th speaker78.6
- 20th speaker77.4
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 3 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Tilburg Open 202675.3
- QMUL Open 202672.9