← All tournaments
South East Asia Debating Championship 2026
Feb 21, 2026 · BP
Motions
South East Asia Debating Championship 2026 (2026)10 motions
- Round 1THR the villainisation of cheating in relationships.
- Round 2THS the popularisation of gay media marketed to and read primarily by female audiences (i.e. yaoi).
- Round 3TH Predicts that the Trump Administration will successfully overthrow Khamenei's regime in Iran
- Round 4THBT Ethan Hunt should destroy the Sevastopol (and the Entity's source code)
- Round 5In emerging economies, THP industrial peace over labour autonomy.
- QuarterfinalsTHBT the "asian values" discourse has done more harm than good for the promotion and protection of human rights in Southeast Asia.
- SemifinalsTHW allow South Indian states full ownership over coastal and offshore energy resources within their EEZs.
- Grand FinalTHBT members of marginalised communities have a moral obligation to consider the social implications of their lifestyle choices.
- Novice SemifinalsIn states where capital punishment is regularly administered, THBT human rights groups should lobby for reforms in the punishment over the outright abolition of capital punishment.
- Novice Grand FinalTHP a world where all high-stakes life decisions (e.g., career path, choice of spouse, medical treatment) are made by a perfectly objective AI, rather than by individuals.
What gets set here
Social & Identity40%
International Relations20%
Fiction10%
Economics10%
Politics10%
Law & Crime10%
Sign in to see how your strengths match this tournament’s topics.
Practice Social & Identity motions ›Read: Generating arguments ›Breaking here
17% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 77.5.
Last edition: 18 of 103 teams broke.
~??% estimated break chance
??.?–??.? estimated speaker score
Sign in to see your personal estimates.
Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break18 teams
- Novice break11 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇬 Ian C. | MO | TH Predicts that the Trump Administration will successfully overthrow Khamenei's regime in Iran | 84 |
| Rachel L. | OW | TH Predicts that the Trump Administration will successfully overthrow Khamenei's regime in Iran | 83 |
| Pham M. | PM | THBT Ethan Hunt should destroy the Sevastopol (and the Entity's source code) | 82 |
| Jovan K. | MO | THR the villainisation of cheating in relationships. | 82 |
| Isaac L. | DLO | TH Predicts that the Trump Administration will successfully overthrow Khamenei's regime in Iran | 82 |
| Abdul B. | MG | THS the popularisation of gay media marketed to and read primarily by female audiences (i.e. yaoi). | 82 |
| 🇵🇭 Maeca P. | MG | In emerging economies, THP industrial peace over labour autonomy. | 82 |
| Lia | OW | THR the villainisation of cheating in relationships. | 81 |
| Aryan K. | GW | THS the popularisation of gay media marketed to and read primarily by female audiences (i.e. yaoi). | 81 |
| Isobel D. | LO | THS the popularisation of gay media marketed to and read primarily by female audiences (i.e. yaoi). | 81 |
| 🇸🇬 Ian C. | LO | THS the popularisation of gay media marketed to and read primarily by female audiences (i.e. yaoi). | 81 |
| Lachlan B. | DLO | THS the popularisation of gay media marketed to and read primarily by female audiences (i.e. yaoi). | 81 |
Sign in to see the rest: scoring culture, who’s judging, similar tournaments, and your break chances.
Sign in to unlock