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LSE Open 2026
Mar 7, 2026 · BP
Motions
LSE Open 2026 (2026)10 motions
- Round 1This House Prefers a World where friendship groups widely use and implement social courts
- Round 2This House Opposes India's efforts to homeshore development initiatives
- Round 3This House, as the US, Would remove the debt ceiling
- Round 4This House, as a poor individual, Would become a pirate
- Round 5This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war
- QuarterfinalsThis House Supports ensmutification
- SemifinalsThis House, as the GCC, Would attempt to take permanent control of the Strait of Hormuz
- Grand FinalThis House Believes That the concept of the hero is obsolete
- ESL FinalsWhen fighting monsters, This House Would become a monster
- Novice FinalsThis House Would take the pill
What gets set here
Social & Identity40%
Economics20%
Politics10%
Technology10%
International Relations10%
Abstract10%
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16% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 80.6.
Last edition: 16 of 101 teams broke.
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break16 teams
- ESL break4 teams
- Novice break4 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Jack S. | DLO | This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war | 88 |
| 🇮🇪 Jack W. | LO | This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war | 87 |
| 🇧🇬 Alek S. | GW | This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war | 86 |
| 🇧🇬 Rumen M. | MG | This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war | 86 |
| 🇺🇸 Xiao L. | DLO | This House, as a poor individual, Would become a pirate | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Maximus P. | DLO | This House, as a poor individual, Would become a pirate | 85 |
| Tanay P. | LO | This House, as a poor individual, Would become a pirate | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Harvey O. | GW | This House, as the US, Would remove the debt ceiling | 85 |
| 🇧🇬 Alek S. | DPM | This House, as a poor individual, Would become a pirate | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Hans D. | DLO | This House, as Democratic states, Would declare a civil war | 85 |
| 🇮🇪 Jack S. | DLO | This House Prefers a World where friendship groups widely use and implement social courts | 84 |
| Alex M. | MG | This House Opposes India's efforts to homeshore development initiatives | 84 |
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