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National Debate Championship Morayta 2025

Jan 23, 2026 · Philippines · BP

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The field

Average

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

119 teams (This edition)

Motions

National Debate Championship Morayta 2025 (2026)17 motions
  • Round 0THS a complete withdrawal of US military presence from Syria
  • Round 0THS a complete withdrawal of US military presence from Syria
  • Round 0THR the emphasis of "dangal" in assessing Filipino virtue
  • Round 1TH, as the parent, would refuse the offer
  • Round 2THP a world where the trade and sale of wild animals was up for public auction
  • Round 3THR the centrality of repentance in organized religion
  • Round 4THBT the U.S. should abolish inheritance tax
  • Round 5THO the militarization of environmental protection efforts in the Philippines
  • Round 6THBT the Democratic Party should collectively abandon campaigns to defund law enforcement institutions (such as ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Police, etc.)
  • Round 7THR the romanticization of queer martyrdom
  • Open Partial Double OctofinalsTH prefers that PhilHealth funds hospitals through pre-allocated annual budgets instead of reimbursing hospitals on a case-by-case basis
  • Open OctofinalsTHS a complete withdrawal of US military presence from Syria
  • Open QuarterfinalsTHR the depiction of women as non-violent in conflicts and humanitarian crisis
  • Open SemifinalsTHBT the EU should raise the ECSPR fundraising cap per project above €5 million
  • Open FinalsTHO the use of sovereignty as a justification for resisting international intervention in the Philippines
  • Union Cup SemifinalsTH would use the Media Capitulation Index (MCI) as the primary condition for the renewal of media licenses
  • Union Cup FinalsTHR the emphasis of "dangal" in assessing Filipino virtues

What gets set here

International Relations24%
Social & Identity18%
Environment12%
Economics12%
Abstract6%
Religion6%

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You vs this tournament

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

  • International Relations · 24% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Environment · 12% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 12% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Abstract · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

48% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 12 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.8.

Last edition: 57 of 119 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break57 teams
  • Union Cup break33 teams

How scoring works here

76.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.9 and 77.6.

This is 0.6 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.4

Top-10 pace 79.0

Top-20 pace 78.3

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

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

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Miro F.MGTHBT the Democratic Party should collectively abandon campaigns to defund law enforcement institutions (such as ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Police, etc.)83
Hugh M.GWTHR the romanticization of queer martyrdom82
🇵🇭 Cara R.LOTHR the romanticization of queer martyrdom82
🇵🇭 L.A. D.GWTHBT the Democratic Party should collectively abandon campaigns to defund law enforcement institutions (such as ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Police, etc.)82
🇵🇭 Cara R.PMTHBT the Democratic Party should collectively abandon campaigns to defund law enforcement institutions (such as ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Police, etc.)82
🇵🇭 David M.MGTHR the romanticization of queer martyrdom82
Angela R.OWTHBT the Democratic Party should collectively abandon campaigns to defund law enforcement institutions (such as ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Police, etc.)81
Macha C.LOTHR the centrality of repentance in organized religion81
🇵🇭 David M.MOTHBT the Democratic Party should collectively abandon campaigns to defund law enforcement institutions (such as ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Police, etc.)81
Annika C.MGTHBT the U.S. should abolish inheritance tax81
Daniel H.MGTHBT the U.S. should abolish inheritance tax81
🇵🇭 David M.MOTHR the centrality of repentance in organized religion80

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