Cebu Debate Open

Oct 18, 2025 · Philippines, Online · BP · Online

The field

Average

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

43 teams (This edition)

Motions

Cebu Debate Open (2025)7 motions

Round 1TH, as Nezuko, would not kill Tanjiro
Round 2TH prefers a world where there is a singular global stock exchange market
Round 3THBT extra-terrestrial territories outside the Earth and its moon should be designated as terra nullius
Round 4THBT Drag Race Philippines should abandon the versus-the-world format and instead exclusively cast Filipino drag performers for an all-stars format
SemifinalsTHW decriminalize the act of assisting someone to commit suicide
Grand FinalTHBT Palawan should become the administrative capital of the Philippines
High School FinalsTHBT the imposition of death penalty on public officials found guilty of graft and corruption is justified

What gets set here

Law & Crime29%

Fiction14%

Economics14%

International Relations14%

Pop Culture14%

Politics14%

Practice Law & Crime motions ›Read: Linear flow ›

You vs this tournament

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

Law & Crime · 29% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Fiction · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Economics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
International Relations · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Pop Culture · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Linear flow"Foundations for Law & Crime motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Fiction motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Law & Crime 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: TH, as Nezuko, would not kill TanjiroMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Law & Crime motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: FictionPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

19% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 9 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.9.

Last edition: 8 of 43 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

Open break8 teams
High School break5 teams

How scoring works here

75.8 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.9 and 77.6.

This is 0.4 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.3

Top-10 pace 78.0

Top-20 pace 76.8

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

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
🇵🇭 Jacob T.	DPM	THBT Drag Race Philippines should abandon the versus-the-world format and instead exclusively cast Filipino drag performers for an all-stars format	86
Abdul P.	MO	THBT extra-terrestrial territories outside the Earth and its moon should be designated as terra nullius	82
Angela	DPM	THBT extra-terrestrial territories outside the Earth and its moon should be designated as terra nullius	80
Anthony	MO	TH prefers a world where there is a singular global stock exchange market	80
Kov	GW	THBT extra-terrestrial territories outside the Earth and its moon should be designated as terra nullius	80
Angela R.	OW	THBT extra-terrestrial territories outside the Earth and its moon should be designated as terra nullius	80
Athela G.	DPM	TH, as Nezuko, would not kill Tanjiro	80
Kel	MG	THBT extra-terrestrial territories outside the Earth and its moon should be designated as terra nullius	80
Allane C.	DLO	TH, as Nezuko, would not kill Tanjiro	80
Angela R.	GW	TH prefers a world where there is a singular global stock exchange market	80
Del C.	LO	THBT extra-terrestrial territories outside the Earth and its moon should be designated as terra nullius	80
Jhanaloden D.	OW	THBT extra-terrestrial territories outside the Earth and its moon should be designated as terra nullius	80

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