Recis Ascension Cup 2026

Jan 10, 2026 · AP

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16 teams (This edition)

Recis Ascension Cup 2026 (2026)7 motionsCA: Vinay T., Joceline T.

Round 1This House Supports the rising trend of young adults whose career choices diverge from conventional career pathways
Round 2This House Prefers an education system where high school teachers engage in open political discussions with students
Round 3In disaster-prone areas, This House Would ban corporations from acquiring land development permits
Round 4This House Supports Indonesia's future transition to nuclear energy
Pre-SemifinalsThis House Believes That the cancellation of public figures exclusively due to their romantic infidelity has done more harm than good
SemifinalsThis House Opposes the framing of authoritarian regimes as inherent enemies in U.S. foreign policy
Grand FinalIn post-conflict societies, This House Regrets the default narrative of building resource-centric nationalism as opposed to people-centric nationalism

Economics29%

Social & Identity14%

Education14%

International Relations14%

Politics14%

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

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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 Economics motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Economics 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: This House Supports the rising trend of young adults whose career choices diverge from con...Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Economics motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: Social & IdentityPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

38% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 3 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 74.0.

Last edition: 6 of 16 teams broke.

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73.3 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 71.5 and 75.1.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 76.5

Top-10 pace 74.8

Top-20 pace 74.0

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

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