Nova Open 2026

Feb 21, 2026 · BP

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

18 teams (This edition)

Nova Open 2026 (2026)5 motions

Round 1This house regrets the glorification of life.
Round 2THBT the Organization of Islamic countries should assist countries to overthrow the regime.
Round 3This house regrets the rise of woke culture in children animation
Round 4This house, as the feminist movement in South Korea, would opt for women to also be conscripted into the army than abolition of the conscription system.
Round 5THBT the African Union should always side against states who identified as MENA in any Intra African clash involving MENA states.

Social & Identity60%

International Relations40%

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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 Social & Identity motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Social & Identity 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 regrets the glorification of life.Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: International RelationsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

50% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 7 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.1.

Last edition: 9 of 18 teams broke.

~??% estimated break chance

??.?–??.? estimated speaker score

76.5 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.0 and 78.0.

This is 0.8 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 79.2

Top-10 pace 76.4

Top-20 pace 77.0

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

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Malaysia IV 2026 (76.3)

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Dominic S.	MG	THBT the African Union should always side against states who identified as MENA in any Intra African clash involving MENA states.	81
Furgurson A.	GW	THBT the African Union should always side against states who identified as MENA in any Intra African clash involving MENA states.	81
Dominic S.	MG	This house, as the feminist movement in South Korea, would opt for women to also be conscripted into the army than abolition of the conscription system.	80
Broni	MO	THBT the African Union should always side against states who identified as MENA in any Intra African clash involving MENA states.	80
Rajesh	MO	This house regrets the rise of woke culture in children animation	80
Egbogu O.	DLO	This house regrets the rise of woke culture in children animation	80
Imaan D.	PM	THBT the African Union should always side against states who identified as MENA in any Intra African clash involving MENA states.	80
Speaker S.	GW	This house, as the feminist movement in South Korea, would opt for women to also be conscripted into the army than abolition of the conscription system.	80
Ziyaad S.	DPM	THBT the African Union should always side against states who identified as MENA in any Intra African clash involving MENA states.	80
Aalam B.	OW	This house regrets the rise of woke culture in children animation	80
Ziyaad S.	DLO	This house regrets the rise of woke culture in children animation	79
Adebayo O.	LO	This house regrets the rise of woke culture in children animation	79

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