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SBS BPD 2026

2026-06-01 · India, In person · BP

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The field

Average

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

52 teams (This edition), 42 teams (2025), 93 teams (2024), 48 teams (2023), 77 teams (2022)

Motions

SBS BPD 2026 (2026)8 motions
  • Round 1TH, as Marty would take the offer
  • Round 2THO the push towards political correctness in comedy
  • Round 3THS the normalisation of old people living in old age homes
  • Round 4THS the rise of gig workers in healthcare in developing countries
  • Round 5THS supports consumer boycotts to oppose unethical corporations
  • SemifinalsTHBT sovereign credit rating do more harm than good
  • Novice FinalsIn disaster-prone areas, This House Would replace all state rebuilding and reconstruction efforts with direct cash transfers to affected citizens
  • Grand FinalTHW exonerate Hari of all crimes as opposed to no crimes

What gets set here

Economics38%
Abstract25%
Social & Identity25%
Health & Medicine13%

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Practice Economics motions ›Read: Generating arguments

You vs this tournament

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

  • Economics · 38% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Abstract · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Health & Medicine · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

21% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.1.

Last edition: 11 of 52 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break11 teams
  • Novice break7 teams

How scoring works here

74.0 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 69.9 and 78.1.

This is 1.1 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.8

Top-10 pace 78.8

Top-20 pace 77.6

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

Comparable: Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3), Munich Open 2026 (73.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Rishabh G.MGTH, as Marty would take the offer86
SamaaraDPMTH, as Marty would take the offer82
🇮🇳 Vansh C.GWTHS the rise of gig workers in healthcare in developing countries82
🇮🇳 Vansh C.DLOTH, as Marty would take the offer81
🇮🇳 SakshamMOTHS the rise of gig workers in healthcare in developing countries81
🇮🇳 Prabhav N.MGTHS the rise of gig workers in healthcare in developing countries81
SuryanshGWTHS the rise of gig workers in healthcare in developing countries81
🇮🇳 Aditya J.GWTHS the normalisation of old people living in old age homes81
ishanPMTH, as Marty would take the offer81
Kinshuk V.MGTHS the normalisation of old people living in old age homes81
🇮🇳 Prabhav N.MGTHO the push towards political correctness in comedy81
🇮🇳 Prabhav N.MOTHS supports consumer boycotts to oppose unethical corporations81

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