GO 2026

2026 · BP

The field

Average

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

24 teams (This edition)

Motions

GO 2026 (2026)7 motionsCA: fayo F., giyo

Round 1THBT Gulf states should reduce their reliance on US military protection
Round 1THW require proof of interpretability prior to the deployment of AI systems
Round 1THO the rise of live-service games
Round 1As the feminist movement, This House Supports the widespread availability of clinical weight loss treatments (e.g. liposuction, bariatric surgery, ozempic, etc)
Round 1This House Believes That human extinction is in the interest of the universe
Round 1This House Regrets the narrative that suffering is a test from God
Round 1This House Would implement nationwide inheritance tax in China

What gets set here

International Relations14%

Technology14%

Video Games14%

Social & Identity14%

Practice International Relations 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.

International Relations · 29% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Philosophy · 29% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Technology · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Video Games · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Social & Identity · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Economics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

Built from what this tournament sets most. Import more tabs and this plan tunes itself to your weak spots.

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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 International Relations motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-6Work through "Weighing arguments"Foundations for Philosophy motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one International Relations 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: THBT Gulf states should reduce their reliance on US military protectionMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a International Relations motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: PhilosophyPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

33% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 8 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 81.3.

Last edition: 8 of 24 teams broke.

~??% estimated break chance

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Break categories

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

Open break8 teams
Novice break4 teams

How scoring works here

78.1 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.3 and 80.8.

This is 2.8 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 83.5

Top-10 pace 81.0

Top-20 pace 79.0

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

Comparable: Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3), Munich Open 2026 (73.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
🇷🇴 Bobby	MO	—	84
🇷🇴 Bobby	MO	THBT Gulf states should reduce their reliance on US military protection	84
🇷🇴 Bobby	PM	—	84
Batara M.	OW	THBT Gulf states should reduce their reliance on US military protection	84
Made A.	OW	—	83
Batara M.	DPM	—	83
Batara M.	OW	—	83
Justin	MO	—	83
Vinay T.	MO	—	83
Reinhart S.	OW	—	83
Devi S.	OW	—	83
Jonathan J.	MO	—	83

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