Sat 11 Apr 2026
From 7 tabs, newest HWS Round Robin 2026.
How many points did it take?
26points were safe
in 2026
In the middle figureOlder, not counted
Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 24 (26, 17, 24, newest first).
What will they set?
- Social & Identity29%
- Economics18%
- Arts & Culture4 of 28
- Politics3 of 28
Out of 28 past motions with a topic, from 3 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
4of 16 teams broke
in 2026
Field strength: Premier in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
3 editions with motions on record, newest first.
HWS Round Robin 202611 motions
- Round 1-ATHR the rise of abstract (i.e., non-representational) artPractise this motion
- Round 1-BTHR the rise of abstract (i.e., non-representational) artPractise this motion
- Round 2-ATH, as the CCP, would prioritize stimulating domestic consumption over accelerating technological innovationPractise this motion
- Round 2-BTH, as the CCP, would prioritize stimulating domestic consumption over accelerating technological innovationPractise this motion
- Round 3-ATHBT transgender content creators should focus their content on trans joy rather than trans strugglePractise this motion
- Round 3-BTHBT transgender content creators should focus their content on trans joy rather than trans strugglePractise this motion
- Round 4-ATH Predicts that the average person's moral beliefs in 2100 will be better than the average person's moral beliefs todayPractise this motion
- Round 4-BTH Predicts that the average person's moral beliefs in 2100 will be better than the average person's moral beliefs todayPractise this motion
- Round 5-ATHS the development of legally binding AI constitutions drafted by representative citizen assembliesPractise this motion
- Round 5-BTHS the development of legally binding AI constitutions drafted by representative citizen assembliesPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHBT depictions of Satan as tragic are more socially valuable than depictions of him as purely evilPractise this motion
HWS Round Robin 20256 motions
- Round 1-AThis house prefers that progressive journalists focus their efforts on working within and reforming mainstream news platforms, as opposed to establishing their own platforms.Practise this motion
- Round 2-AThis house regrets the Indian Premier League.Practise this motion
- Round 3-AThis house believes that breaking up large meat companies is in the interests of animal welfare.Practise this motion
- Round 4-AThis house prefers a world where genius only develops after adulthood (so that there are no child prodigies).Practise this motion
- Round 5-AThis house believes that East African national governments should prioritize investments in agriculture (e.g., irrigation, R&D, and inputs like fertilizer) over accelerating industrialization (e.g., building infrastructure, export promotion).Practise this motion
- Grand FinalAssuming a peaceful and democratic transition, this house supports the United States of America being separated into several, more politically-homogeneous, sovereign states.Practise this motion
HWS Round Robin 202411 motions
- Round 1THBT the UK should have provided extensive military support to the independent state of Biafra.Practise this motion
- Round 2THP the establishment of an inclusive literary canon to the elimination of any literary canon.Practise this motion
- Round 3THBT social policies should be decided by mini-publics.Practise this motion
- Round 4THW choose to be born on North Sentinel Island over being born randomly somewhere else in the world.Practise this motion
- Round 5Assuming it is possible to safely and easily move fetuses into safe artificial wombs, THBT womxn should not have the right to an abortion.Practise this motion
- Round 6THW break up the largest asset management firmsPractise this motion
- Round 7THR the glorification of ethno-nationalist figures associated with pro-democracy movements (e.g. Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar, Alexei Navalny in Russia, Sirimavo Bandaranaike in Sri Lanka, etc.)Practise this motion
- Round 8THR the predominance of romantic love in popular culture.Practise this motion
- Round 9THP a world where post-colonial states adopted and use Interlanguages over the usage of colonial languages (e.g. English, French, etc.)Practise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT it is in the Houthis' interest to attack ships in the Red Sea.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTH, as the chemist, would take the chemical weapons jobPractise this motion
The break, year by year
The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | not recorded | 4 of 16 |
| 2025 | not recorded | 81.4 | 4 of 16 |
| 2024 | 17 | 81.2 | 8 of 28 |
| 2023 | 24 | 82.0 | 4 of 16 |
| 2022 | 22 | 81.6 | 4 of 16 |
| 2021 | 22 | 80.9 | 4 of 16 |
| 2020 | 22 | 81.6 | 4 of 16 |
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 6 editions
- 80.3
- where most speakers land
- 78.9 to 81.7
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker83.4
- 10th speaker82.0
- 20th speaker81.2
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.