Sat 25 Oct 2025
From 1 tab, newest Manila Pre-WUDC 2025.
How many points did it take?
8points were safe
in 2025
The last team in averaged 78.3 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
Out of 11 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
29of 96 teams made the open break
in 2025
Field strength: Premier in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
Manila Pre-WUDC 202511 motions
- Round 0TH welcomes the separation of GAFCON from the traditional Anglican communionPractise this motion
- Round 1THS the glorification of adventurous lifestyles (e.g. lifestyles that involve experimenting & exploring experiences that are foreign to oneself, casual spontaneity, embracing opportunities with many unknowns etc.)Practise this motion
- Round 2THBT civil action groups should prioritize petitioning the Supreme Court as opposed to pursuing appeals from lower-court casesPractise this motion
- Round 3THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, MathematicsPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT governments should offer significant financial support for minority residents to open businesses (e.g., grants, subsidized rents, or low-interest loans) in commercial ethnic districts (CEDs) as opposed to limiting outside businesses from moving into the district (e.g., zoning limits on chain stores or non-ethnic enterprises).Practise this motion
- Pre-QuarterfinalsIn ageing societies, THBT pension funds should invest significant portions of savings in speculative assets (e.g. acquiring equity in hedge funds or private equity firms, trading in financial derivatives).Practise this motion
- QuarterfinalsIn countering anti-immigration sentiments, THBT left-wing movements should primarily adopt a cultural approach instead of an economic approach.Practise this motion
- SemifinalsTH welcomes the separation of GAFCON from the traditional Anglican communionPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHBT parents should teach daughters to assume men are "guilty until proven innocent".Practise this motion
- EFL FinalsTH welcomes the separation of GAFCON from the traditional Anglican communionPractise this motion
- Novice FinalsIn functional democracies, THW grant courts the power to bar certain parties and/or candidates from running for office on the basis that them holding office would pose significant threats to democracy.Practise 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.
Every break in 2025
- Open break29 teams
- EFL break7 teams
- Novice break4 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 76.2
- where most speakers land
- 73.9 to 78.4
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 76.3
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker82.0
- 10th speaker79.5
- 20th speaker78.8
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- GME Pra-KDMI 202576.0
- Doxbridge 3: Return of the King76.9
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Jack S. | CGGW | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 84 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Udai K. | CGMG | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 84 |
| Cavan T. | CGMG | THBT civil action groups should prioritize petitioning the Supreme Court as opposed to pursuing appeals from lower-court cases | 83 |
| 馃嚫馃嚞 Lit W. | OOLO | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 83 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Jack S. | OOLO | THBT governments should offer significant financial support for minority residents to open businesses (e.g., grants, subsidized rents, or low-interest loans) in commercial ethnic districts (CEDs) as opposed to limiting outside businesses from moving into the district (e.g., zoning limits on chain stores or non-ethnic enterprises). | 82 |
| 馃嚫馃嚞 Rdu D. | COOW | THBT civil action groups should prioritize petitioning the Supreme Court as opposed to pursuing appeals from lower-court cases | 82 |
| 馃嚫馃嚞 Rdu D. | OGDPM | THBT governments should offer significant financial support for minority residents to open businesses (e.g., grants, subsidized rents, or low-interest loans) in commercial ethnic districts (CEDs) as opposed to limiting outside businesses from moving into the district (e.g., zoning limits on chain stores or non-ethnic enterprises). | 82 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 Jack S. | COOW | THBT civil action groups should prioritize petitioning the Supreme Court as opposed to pursuing appeals from lower-court cases | 82 |
| 馃嚫馃嚞 Ha T. | OODLO | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 82 |
| 馃嚨馃嚟 Ryan T. | CGMG | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 82 |
| 馃嚫馃嚞 Lois A. | CGGW | THBT civil action groups should prioritize petitioning the Supreme Court as opposed to pursuing appeals from lower-court cases | 82 |
| 馃嚘馃嚭 William M. | OOLO | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 82 |