Scottish Mace 2026

2026-02-14 · Scotland, In person · BP

The field

Below Average

A smaller or newer tournament. Good for building confidence and getting reps.

21 teams (This edition), 25 teams (2025), 26 teams (2024), 20 teams (2022)

Motions

Scottish Mace 2026 (2026)7 motions

Round 1This House, as an aspiring young conservative student, would accept the invitation.
Round 2This House Prefers a World where Gnosticism is the predominant religious norm
Round 3This House Regrets the existence of holidays dedicated to celebrating romance (eg. Valentines day, Boyfriends/Girlfriends Day, 6-month anniversaries...)
Round 4This House Believes That post-conflict multinational states should implement a program similar to the "Mother Tongue" law.
Round 5This House Would impose a blood tax
SemifinalsThis House Would instate a gender quota in the military
Grand FinalThis House Predicts that humanity will not survive past the end of the millenia

What gets set here

Abstract29%

Politics29%

Religion14%

Social & Identity14%

Economics14%

Practice Abstract 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.

Abstract · 29% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 29% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Religion · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Social & Identity · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Economics · 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 "Generating arguments"Foundations for Abstract motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Abstract 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: This House, as an aspiring young conservative student, would accept the invitation.Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Abstract motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: PoliticsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

38% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 9 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.2.

Last edition: 8 of 21 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

75.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.5 and 79.0.

This is 1.1 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 81.6

Top-10 pace 79.0

Top-20 pace 74.8

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.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Tom M.	DLO	This House Would impose a blood tax	86
Eoghan C.	LO	This House Would impose a blood tax	86
Aymaan S.	OW	This House Believes That post-conflict multinational states should implement a program similar to the "Mother Tongue" law.	84
Joshua S.	LO	This House, as an aspiring young conservative student, would accept the invitation.	84
Aymaan S.	DLO	This House, as an aspiring young conservative student, would accept the invitation.	84
🇬🇧 Miya T.	OW	This House Regrets the existence of holidays dedicated to celebrating romance (eg. Valentines day, Boyfriends/Girlfriends Day, 6-month anniversaries...)	84
Joshua S.	MO	This House Believes That post-conflict multinational states should implement a program similar to the "Mother Tongue" law.	84
🇬🇧 Miya T.	DPM	This House Would impose a blood tax	83
Max L.	MG	This House Would impose a blood tax	83
🇬🇧 Wurdaan K.	MG	This House Would impose a blood tax	83
🇬🇧 William S.	MO	This House Regrets the existence of holidays dedicated to celebrating romance (eg. Valentines day, Boyfriends/Girlfriends Day, 6-month anniversaries...)	83
Cyrus B.	GW	This House Would impose a blood tax	82

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