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Ramadan Debate Open 2026

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

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Fri 13 Mar 2026

From 3 tabs, newest Ramadan Debate Open 2026.

How many points did it take?

8points were safe
in 2026

Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 8 (8, 9, 8, newest first). The last team in averaged 77.8 speaks in 2026.

What will they set?

Out of 27 past motions with a topic, from 3 editions.

How many teams, and how many break?

16of 66 teams made the open break
in 2026

Field strength: Average in 2026, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Past motions

3 editions with motions on record, newest first.

Ramadan Debate Open 20268 motions
  1. Round 1THW require a national referendum before initiating an act of warPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THW prohibit the private ownership of art deemed to be culturally or historically significant.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3This House regrets the mainstreaming of existentialist thought.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4This House would transition state pension systems from a "pay-as-you-go" model to a mandatory capitalized investment model.Practise this motion
  5. Pre SemifinalsGiven the technology, This House Would erase society's memory and evidence of the criminal past of former convicts after their release from prison.Practise this motion
  6. SemifinalsTH, as Israel, R the recent US-Israeli military strikes in IranPractise this motion
  7. Grand FinalTH, as Marty Maouser, Would accept the dealPractise this motion
  8. Novice FinalsTHS a ban on social media for children under 16Practise this motion
Ramadan Debate Open 202510 motions
  1. Round 1THW abolish proposition betsPractise this motion
  2. Round 2TH, as the BJP, W remove the caste based reservation systemPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THBT emerging economies should adopt the "The Kerala Model"Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THO the commercialisation of RamadanPractise this motion
  5. QuarterfinalsTHW remove patents and intellectual property rights on technological goods and processes which do not reach a 'reasonable sustainability standard'.Practise this motion
  6. SemifinalsThis House Hopes that the aliens choose a diplomat from a Global North nationPractise this motion
  7. Grand FinalTHBT populism will be a force for good in the 21st CenturyPractise this motion
  8. Novice SemifinalsTHBT the African nations should collectively adopt the AVM TreatyPractise this motion
  9. Novice FinalsTHP living a life trying to see the best in people as opposed to a life trying to see the worst in peoplePractise this motion
  10. School FinalsTHW monetise kindnessPractise this motion
Ramadan Debate Open 20249 motions
  1. Round 1THO the narrative that people should only enter romantic relationships they anticipate to be sustainable in the long-termPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THW abolish the TRIPS agreementPractise this motion
  3. Round 3This house supports the shaming of individuals as a tactic for social movements to catalyse change (e.g.c shaming individuals for not taking environmentally sustainable actions, shaming individuals for violating lockdown/quarantine policies)Practise this motion
  4. Round 4This house, as ASEAN, Prefers to pursue closer ties with the Quad rather than ChinaPractise this motion
  5. QuarterfinalsThis house supports NationalismPractise this motion
  6. SemifinalsGiven the existence of an Artificial General Intelligence, THP that it would be based on virtue ethics and not utilitarian frameworkPractise this motion
  7. Grand FinalThis House Hopes that the new civilization never adopts any form of organized religionPractise this motion
  8. Novice Pre-SemifinalsTHR the rise of "cut-off culturePractise this motion
  9. Novice SemifinalsTHBT advanced economies should focus on rapid increases in growth, even at the expense of significantly higher rates of inequalityPractise 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.

YearSafe on (points)Last team in (speaks)Open break
2026877.816 of 66
2025977.817 of 120
2024876.518 of 93

Every break in 2026

  • Open break16 teams
  • Novice break5 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.

average speaker score, 3 editions
75.2
where most speakers land
73.1 to 77.3
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.7

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.8
  • 10th speaker78.0
  • 20th speaker77.3

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 3 editions.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Tilburg Open 202675.3
  • Munich Open 202673.6

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
馃嚪馃嚫 Novak C.CGMGTHW prohibit the private ownership of art deemed to be culturally or historically significant.82
馃嚟馃嚪 Brina V.OODLOThis House regrets the mainstreaming of existentialist thought.81
馃嚭馃嚫 Bilal N.CGMGThis House regrets the mainstreaming of existentialist thought.81
Muhammad A.CGGWThis House regrets the mainstreaming of existentialist thought.81
馃嚟馃嚪 Brina V.OGDPMThis House would transition state pension systems from a "pay-as-you-go" model to a mandatory capitalized investment model.81
馃嚪馃嚫 Pavle A.OOLOTHW prohibit the private ownership of art deemed to be culturally or historically significant.81
馃嚟馃嚪 Ema V.OOLOThis House regrets the mainstreaming of existentialist thought.80
EzeOOLOThis House regrets the mainstreaming of existentialist thought.80
馃嚪馃嚫 Pavle A.OGPMThis House regrets the mainstreaming of existentialist thought.80
Uzair T.CGMGTHW prohibit the private ownership of art deemed to be culturally or historically significant.80
馃嚪馃嚫 Mihailo B.OGDPMThis House regrets the mainstreaming of existentialist thought.80
馃嚥馃嚲 Imran I.OOLOTHW prohibit the private ownership of art deemed to be culturally or historically significant.80