Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2026

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

70 teams (This edition), 70 teams (2024)

Motions from this series

Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2026 (2026)9 motions

Round 1THS weekend marriages
Round 2THBT the US' proposed Heartland Visa plan would do more harm than good
Round 3THW make the weight of a citizen's vote inversely proportional to the capital they possess (ie the more capital one has, the less voting weight they have)
Round 4In post-colonial states, THBT education (e.g. history curricula) should graphically and exclusively focus on the negative impact of colonialism
Pre-SemifinalsTHBT the feminist movement should actively oppose the participation of gender and sexual minorities in hip-hop/rap
SemifinalsTHS stock market populism
Grand FinalTHBT AIADMK should form a coalition with BJP
Novice SemifinalsTHBT the LGBTQ+ movement should actively denounce hypersexualization amongst LGBTQ+ communities
Novice FinalsTHP a world without shame

Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2024 (2024)9 motions

Round 1THS weekend marriages
Round 2THBT the US' proposed Heartland Visa plan would do more harm than good
Round 3THW make the weight of a citizen's vote inversely proportional to the capital they possess (ie the more capital one has, the less voting weight they have)
Round 4In post-colonial states, THBT education (e.g. history curricula) should graphically and exclusively focus on the negative impact of colonialism
Pre-SemifinalsTHBT the feminist movement should actively oppose the participation of gender and sexual minorities in hip-hop/rap
SemifinalsTHS stock market populism
Grand FinalTHBT AIADMK should form a coalition with BJP
Novice SemifinalsTHBT the LGBTQ+ movement should actively denounce hypersexualization amongst LGBTQ+ communities
Novice FinalsTHP a world without shame

What gets set here

Social & Identity44%

Politics33%

Education11%

Economics11%

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 · 44% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 33% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Education · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Economics · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Social & Identity motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Social & Identity motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: THS weekend marriagesMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: PoliticsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

17% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.5.

Last edition: 12 of 70 teams broke.

202410 pts · 76.5 speaks12/70
202610 pts · 76.5 speaks12/70

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Break categories

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

Open break12 teams
Novice break8 teams

How scoring works here

75.0 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.3 and 76.6.

This is 0.5 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 79.5

Top-10 pace 76.8

Top-20 pace 76.3

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

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Malaysia IV 2026 (76.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
🇮🇳 Vansh C.	DPM	THBT the US' proposed Heartland Visa plan would do more harm than good	80
Sudarshan M.	MO	THW make the weight of a citizen's vote inversely proportional to the capital they possess (ie the more capital one has, the less voting weight they have)	80
Shivansh G.	OW	THW make the weight of a citizen's vote inversely proportional to the capital they possess (ie the more capital one has, the less voting weight they have)	80
Rohan G.	DLO	THS weekend marriages	80
🇮🇳 Vansh C.	GW	THS weekend marriages	80
Jamick	MO	In post-colonial states, THBT education (e.g. history curricula) should graphically and exclusively focus on the negative impact of colonialism	80
🇮🇳 Aditya J.	PM	THW make the weight of a citizen's vote inversely proportional to the capital they possess (ie the more capital one has, the less voting weight they have)	80
Speaker S.	GW	THW make the weight of a citizen's vote inversely proportional to the capital they possess (ie the more capital one has, the less voting weight they have)	79
Ishan S.	MO	THBT the US' proposed Heartland Visa plan would do more harm than good	79
Tejas G.	OW	THBT the US' proposed Heartland Visa plan would do more harm than good	79
Gunveer S.	LO	THS weekend marriages	79
Shashwat N.	MO	THBT the US' proposed Heartland Visa plan would do more harm than good	79

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