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Kampala Open 2026

What it took to break here, the topics that come up, and every past motion.

Jan 30, 2026UgandaBP1 edition with resultsField: Average

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Breaking here

of teams broke in 2026 (19 of 174)
11%
safe on
11 pts
average speaks of the last team in, 2026
79.0
teams in 2026
174

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Break categories, 2026

  • Open break19 teams
  • Novice break11 teams
  • Schools break9 teams

What gets set here

Share of 11 categorised motions across 1 edition. Bars run to 100%.

Practise Economics motionsRead: Generating arguments

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Past motions

2026Kampala Open 202611 motions
  1. Round 1THW ban exploding offers.
  2. Round 2THBT climate activists should prioritise highlighting and linking other social justice struggles in their advocacy (e.g. armed conflicts, racial discrimination, gender based violence etc.)
  3. Round 3THBT Super-aged societies should relocate a significant portion of pension funding towards subsidising the living costs of new/expecting families.
  4. Round 4THP the implementation of public works programmes over cash transfer schemes
  5. Round 5THBT central banks should significantly expand their foreign reserves into foreign equities.
  6. Open QuarterfinalsTHR the dominance of Quantitative Easing as a tool for economic stabilisation post the COVID-19 pandemic.
  7. Novice SemifinalsTHR the dominance of the good citizen narrative in African States
  8. Schools FinalTHO the construction of a coherent national identity as a way of understanding peoples
  9. Open SemifinalsTHBT the US operation in Venezuela is in the interest of the American people
  10. Novice FinalsTHBT individuals should not be expected or pressured to restore their pre-existing personalities after neurological conditions significantly alter who they are, even when medical reversal is possible
  11. Open Grand FinalTHP a world without the belief in human exceptionalism

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The field and the judges

Field

  • Field strengthAverage
  • Teams, 2026174
  • Teams, 2025174
  • Teams, 202471
  • Teams, 2023122

How speakers score here

average speaker score, 1 edition
75.4
where most speakers land
71.5 to 79.2
average at tournaments of similar strength
75.4

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker80.4
  • 10th speaker79.0
  • 20th speaker78.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

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Top speeches

The highest speaker scores at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Jeffery A.COOWTHBT climate activists should prioritise highlighting and linking other social justice struggles in their advocacy (e.g. armed conflicts, racial discrimination, gender based violence etc.)85
Sulemana J.COMOTHBT climate activists should prioritise highlighting and linking other social justice struggles in their advocacy (e.g. armed conflicts, racial discrimination, gender based violence etc.)85
SanjeevOODLOTHBT climate activists should prioritise highlighting and linking other social justice struggles in their advocacy (e.g. armed conflicts, racial discrimination, gender based violence etc.)85
DebarghyaOOLOTHBT climate activists should prioritise highlighting and linking other social justice struggles in their advocacy (e.g. armed conflicts, racial discrimination, gender based violence etc.)84
Muwanguzi S.CGGWTHBT climate activists should prioritise highlighting and linking other social justice struggles in their advocacy (e.g. armed conflicts, racial discrimination, gender based violence etc.)83
Sulemana J.CGMGTHW ban exploding offers.83
James O.OODLOTHW ban exploding offers.83
Daniel O.CGMGTHBT climate activists should prioritise highlighting and linking other social justice struggles in their advocacy (e.g. armed conflicts, racial discrimination, gender based violence etc.)82
Adrian O.OOLOTHBT climate activists should prioritise highlighting and linking other social justice struggles in their advocacy (e.g. armed conflicts, racial discrimination, gender based violence etc.)82
Emmanuel A.OOLOTHBT central banks should significantly expand their foreign reserves into foreign equities.82
Speaker S.CGMGTHBT climate activists should prioritise highlighting and linking other social justice struggles in their advocacy (e.g. armed conflicts, racial discrimination, gender based violence etc.)82
Zephyr K.OOLOTHW ban exploding offers.82

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