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Vienna Pre-EUDC 2026

6-7 June · Online · BP · Online

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The field

Ultra Premier

Expect the absolute best in the world to attend.

115 teams (This edition), 115 teams (2024)

Motions from this series

Vienna Pre-EUDC 2026 (2026)11 motions
  • Round 1In conservative areas, THBT the feminist movement should advocate for the extension of modesty standards to men (e.g. vilifying adulting men, mocking men who have a lot of sex, advocating for men to 'cover up,' etc) over advocating for the removal of modesty standards on women (e.g. highlighting the inappropriateness of language that shames women who have a lot of sex, advocating for women to not have to 'cover up,' etc)
  • Round 2THW require major tech companies working on generative AI to go open source* *Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify the copy of the code, and share.
  • Round 3THR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies
  • Round 4During times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy
  • Round 5THW ban viatical settlements
  • Partial Double QuarterfinalsTHR the rise of 24-hour news culture* *24-hour news culture is an expectation of 24-hour investigation and reporting of news
  • QuarterfinalsTHO the glorification of discipline
  • SemifinalsIn asymmetric conflicts*, THBT Western democracies should heavily prioritise the provision of defensive military weaponry as opposed to offensive military weaponry *where the Western democracies support the militarily weaker side
  • Grand FinalTHW ban the creation of all artificial conscious beings
  • ESL FinalsTHR the glorification of globalisation
  • Novice FinalsTHBT religion has done more harm than good for art
Vienna Pre-EUDC 2024 (2024)11 motionsCA: Aymaan S., 🇬🇭 Erasmus S., 🇧🇬 Velina A., 🇦🇹 Paula B., 🇷🇴 Ana C., Himan N.
  • Round 1In conservative areas, THBT the feminist movement should advocate for the extension of modesty standards to men (e.g. vilifying adulting men, mocking men who have a lot of sex, advocating for men to 'cover up,' etc) over advocating for the removal of modesty standards on women (e.g. highlighting the inappropriateness of language that shames women who have a lot of sex, advocating for women to not have to 'cover up,' etc)
  • Round 2THW require major tech companies working on generative AI to go open source* *Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify the copy of the code, and share.
  • Round 3THR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies
  • Round 4During times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy
  • Round 5THW ban viatical settlements
  • Partial Double QuarterfinalsTHR the rise of 24-hour news culture* *24-hour news culture is an expectation of 24-hour investigation and reporting of news
  • QuarterfinalsTHO the glorification of discipline
  • SemifinalsIn asymmetric conflicts*, THBT Western democracies should heavily prioritise the provision of defensive military weaponry as opposed to offensive military weaponry *where the Western democracies support the militarily weaker side
  • Grand FinalTHW ban the creation of all artificial conscious beings
  • ESL FinalsTHR the glorification of globalisation
  • Novice FinalsTHBT religion has done more harm than good for art

What gets set here

Social & Identity27%
Technology18%
Politics9%
Law & Crime9%
Media9%
International Relations9%

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You vs this tournament

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

  • Social & Identity · 27% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

22% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.6.

Last edition: 25 of 115 teams broke.

  • 202410 pts · 79.6 speaks25/115
  • 202610 pts · 79.6 speaks25/115
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Break categories

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

  • Open break25 teams
  • ESL break11 teams
  • Novice break5 teams

How scoring works here

77.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.0 and 79.4.

This is 0.4 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 83.2

Top-10 pace 80.6

Top-20 pace 79.8

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 2 editions.

Comparable: LSE Open 2021 (78.3), St Andrews Pre-EUDC Part 1 (77.2)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇬🇧 Fraser M.MGTHW ban viatical settlements86
🇮🇪 Martha P.GWIn conservative areas, THBT the feminist movement should advocate for the extension of modesty standards to men (e.g. vilifying adulting men, mocking men who have a lot of sex, advocating for men to 'cover up,' etc) over advocating for the removal of modesty standards on women (e.g. highlighting the inappropriateness of language that shames women who have a lot of sex, advocating for women to not have to 'cover up,' etc)84
🇮🇱 Hadar G.GWDuring times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy84
🇬🇧 Chris C.GWTHW ban viatical settlements84
🇮🇱 Hadar G.OWTHW ban viatical settlements84
🇮🇱 Yishai B.MGDuring times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy84
Taha M.DPMDuring times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy83
🇮🇱 Ayal M.MGDuring times of economic crisis, THBT it is better to live in an autocracy than in a democracy83
Taha M.MGTHR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies83
🇮🇪 Andy C.MGIn conservative areas, THBT the feminist movement should advocate for the extension of modesty standards to men (e.g. vilifying adulting men, mocking men who have a lot of sex, advocating for men to 'cover up,' etc) over advocating for the removal of modesty standards on women (e.g. highlighting the inappropriateness of language that shames women who have a lot of sex, advocating for women to not have to 'cover up,' etc)83
🇮🇱 Yishai B.MOTHR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies83
🇮🇪 Andy C.PMTHR the romanticisation of love marriages in Bollywood movies83

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