Sat 14 Mar 2026
From 1 tab, newest MKDS Open 2026.
How many points did it take?
9points were safe
in 2026
The last team in averaged 76.8 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Economics4 of 12
- Politics2 of 12
- Sport2 of 12
- International Relations2 of 12
Out of 12 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
8of 26 teams broke
in 2026
Field strength: Above Average in 2026, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Who has set the motions?
- 馃嚥馃嚲 Banun S.
- Hyeon L.
- 馃嚠馃嚜 Andy C.
- Tasneem E.
- Pio V.
Chief adjudicators in 2026, the newest tab that lists them.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
MKDS Open 202612 motions
- Round 0TH Opposes the premium placed on political neutralityPractise this motion
- Round 0This House supports the rise of maverick personalities in sportsPractise this motion
- Round 0This house prefers a world in which the global spread of major organised religions never occurredPractise this motion
- Round 0THW impose a Pigouvian tax on factory farmingPractise this motion
- Round 0THW abolish IMF and World Bank conditionality requirements for developing nations.Practise this motion
- Round 1This House supports the rise of maverick personalities in sportsPractise this motion
- Round 2This house prefers a world in which the global spread of major organized religions never occurred.Practise this motion
- Round 3THW impose a Pigouvian tax on factory farmingPractise this motion
- Round 4THW abolish IMF and World Bank conditionality requirements for developing nations.Practise this motion
- Round 5TH Opposes the premium placed on political neutralityPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT First World states have an obligation to grant open borders to nationals of their former coloniesPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHP a world in which international law prioritises the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect over the principle of non-interventionismPractise this motion
Who sets the motions
Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.
- 2026馃嚥馃嚲 Banun S., Hyeon L., 馃嚠馃嚜 Andy C., Tasneem E., Pio V.
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 76.0
- where most speakers land
- 73.6 to 78.5
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 75.9
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker79.2
- 10th speaker77.4
- 20th speaker76.4
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Vivaatam Pre-ABP 202675.0
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas P. | CGMG | THW abolish IMF and World Bank conditionality requirements for developing nations. | 82 |
| Na鈥檃ma | OODLO | THW impose a Pigouvian tax on factory farming | 81 |
| Tran V. | COMO | THW impose a Pigouvian tax on factory farming | 80 |
| Na鈥檃ma | COMO | This House supports the rise of maverick personalities in sports | 80 |
| Sakolphat I. | COMO | THW abolish IMF and World Bank conditionality requirements for developing nations. | 80 |
| 馃嚚馃嚘 Alex W. | CGMG | THW impose a Pigouvian tax on factory farming | 79 |
| 馃嚚馃嚘 Jonathan B. | OODLO | THW impose a Pigouvian tax on factory farming | 79 |
| Chingwei Z. | CGGW | THW impose a Pigouvian tax on factory farming | 79 |
| Na鈥檃ma | OGDPM | TH Opposes the premium placed on political neutrality | 79 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Josiah B. | COOW | This house prefers a world in which the global spread of major organized religions never occurred. | 79 |
| Isaac L. | CGGW | This House supports the rise of maverick personalities in sports | 79 |
| Laiyba M. | CGMG | This House supports the rise of maverick personalities in sports | 79 |