Tournaments
16th Hong Kong Debate Open 2026
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Fri 3 Apr 2026
From 1 tab, newest 16th Hong Kong Debate Open 2026.
How many points did it take?
15points were safe
in 2026
The last team in averaged 74.8 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity35%
- Law & Crime3 of 17
- Technology2 of 17
- International Relations1 of 17
Out of 17 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
16th Hong Kong Debate Open 202617 motions
- Round 1This House regrets the glorification of high school students from developing countries gaining admission into top Western universitiesPractise this motion
- Round 2This House believes that Western countries should remove import bans on Russian oilPractise this motion
- Round 3This House believes that humanity should prioritise expanding beyond Earth over sustaining life on EarthPractise this motion
- Round 4This House supports the narrative that "suffering builds character"Practise this motion
- Round 5This House, as a F1 driver, would disobey team ordersPractise this motion
- Round 6This House prefers a decentralised multi-app ecosystem over an integrated super-app ecosystemPractise this motion
- Round 7This House believes that, in situations of severe resource scarcity, healthcare systems should prioritise patients based on their expected contribution to society rather than treating all patients equally.Practise this motion
- Round 8In high-crime areas, This House would make individual police officers' pay dependent on their quantifiable policing outcomes (including but not limited to arrests, case closures, crime reduction in assigned areas)Practise this motion
- Senior Pre Semi FinalThis House would ban out-of-court settlements in all cases of sexual harrassmentPractise this motion
- SemifinalsThis House would prohibit private equity ownership of firms in essential sectors (healthcare, housing, water, and energy)Practise this motion
- Grand FinalThis House, as an individual, would enter the Experience MachinePractise this motion
- Junior QuarterfinalsThis House would ban out-of-court settlements in all cases of sexual harrassmentPractise this motion
- Junior SemifinalsThis House believes that in romantic love, the process matters more than the outcome.Practise this motion
- Junior FinalsThis House believes that AI will do more good than harm to education in the next 10 yearsPractise this motion
- Elementary QuarterfinalsThis House regrets the pursuit of institutional abolition over institutional reform within progressive movements.Practise this motion
- Elementary SemifinalsThis House believes that in romantic love, the process matters more than the outcome.Practise this motion
- Elementary FinalsThis House regrets the narrative that “anyone can make it with hard work”.Practise this motion
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 75.3
- where most speakers land
- 73.3 to 77.3
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker79.9
- 10th speaker78.5
- 20th speaker78.0
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moses L. | COMO | This House believes that Western countries should remove import bans on Russian oil | 82 |
| Ida J. | OODLO | This House, as a F1 driver, would disobey team orders | 82 |
| Mollie M. | OOLO | This House believes that, in situations of severe resource scarcity, healthcare systems should prioritise patients based on their expected contribution to society rather than treating all patients equally. | 82 |
| 🇧🇬 Piers K. | CGMG | This House believes that Western countries should remove import bans on Russian oil | 81 |
| Kyle W. | COMO | This House regrets the glorification of high school students from developing countries gaining admission into top Western universities | 81 |
| 🇭🇰 Cyrus L. | OGDPM | This House supports the narrative that "suffering builds character" | 81 |
| Moses L. | OOLO | This House supports the narrative that "suffering builds character" | 81 |
| 🇦🇺 Cynthia Y. | COOW | This House regrets the glorification of high school students from developing countries gaining admission into top Western universities | 81 |
| Gwyneth C. | OGPM | This House supports the narrative that "suffering builds character" | 81 |
| Adrian W. | OGDPM | This House supports the narrative that "suffering builds character" | 81 |
| CongCong Z. | CGGW | This House supports the narrative that "suffering builds character" | 81 |
| Trinh L. | COOW | This House believes that, in situations of severe resource scarcity, healthcare systems should prioritise patients based on their expected contribution to society rather than treating all patients equally. | 81 |