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9th Visayas Universities Debate Championship - British Parliamentary

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

Sat 7 Feb 2026

From 1 tab, newest 9th Visayas Universities Debate Championship British Parliamentary 2026.

How many points to break?

12of 40 teams made the open break
in 2026

The last team in averaged 75.4 speaks in 2026.

What will they set?

Out of 10 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

9th Visayas Universities Debate Championship British Parliamentary 202610 motions
  1. Round 1THW implement a graduated minimum wage system in the PhilippinesPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT debate communities should raise debaters to actively "pay it forward" to their local circuitsPractise this motion
  3. Round 3As the government of a developing country, THW prioritize establishing branch campuses of prominent foreign universities versus prioritizing local investments in improving tertiary institutionsPractise this motion
  4. Round 4THS the decreasing presence of religious themes and subtexts in Filipino coming-of-age storiesPractise this motion
  5. College Pre-semifinalsTH, as the scientific community, regrets the publication of Dr. Halassy's self-experiment in VaccinesPractise this motion
  6. College SemifinalsTH rejects the centrality of pursuing desire to the trans identityPractise this motion
  7. College FinalsTHO the rapid trend of reclamation projects in the Visayas region (e.g. Dumaguete, Leyte, and Cebu)Practise this motion
  8. High School Pre-semifinalsTH, as the Philippine feminist movement, celebrates the rise of vocal Filipina personalities (e.g. Toni Fowler, Nadine Lustre, and Lea Salonga)Practise this motion
  9. High School SemifinalsTH, as the Nobel Committee, would revoke Machado's Nobel Peace PrizePractise this motion
  10. High School FinalsTH, as Bongbong Marcos, would prioritize domestic job creation over policies that expand overseas labor deploymentPractise 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.

Every break in 2026

  • College break12 teams
  • High School break12 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
75.3
where most speakers land
73.7 to 76.8
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.1

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker78.3
  • 10th speaker77.5
  • 20th speaker76.3

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Macau Debate Open 202675.6
  • Tilburg Open 202675.3