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BDC Fundraiser 2026

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

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Mon 1 Jun 2026

From 1 tab, newest BDC Fundraiser 2026.

How many points did it take?

4points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 76.3 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 21 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Economics motionsLesson: Generating arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

6of 25 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

BDC Fundraiser 202621 motions
  1. Round 1THR the reliance on speculative fiction to explore real-world social justice issuesPractise this motion
  2. Round 1THP a world where people do not have the need for external validationPractise this motion
  3. Round 1THBT Asian immigrant enclaves in the West have done more harm than goodPractise this motion
  4. Round 2THP a world where major environmental resources (Amazon, Arctic, etc.) are under universal jurisdiction as opposed to national jurisdictionPractise this motion
  5. Round 2THW legalise the licensed hunting of endangered animalsPractise this motion
  6. Round 2THBT all countries should impose a carbon import taxPractise this motion
  7. Round 3THBT Gen Z youth in the West will be more religious than MillennialsPractise this motion
  8. Round 3THBT younger members of the queer community in Bangladesh should abandon visibility politicsPractise this motion
  9. Round 3THBT secondary education should prioritise producing economically productive individuals over well-rounded personal development.Practise this motion
  10. Round 4THR the dominance of horse-race reporting in US electionsPractise this motion
  11. Round 4THP a world where social media adoption in developing countries occurred organically, rather than being accelerated through subsidised or zero-rated internet packagesPractise this motion
  12. Round 4TH, as an up and coming screenwriter in Bangladesh, would prioritise nostalgic and referential work (Bonolota Express, Utshob) over genre-defining, innovative work (Aynabaji, Hemlock Society)Practise this motion
  13. SemifinalsTHS the antiwork movementPractise this motion
  14. SemifinalsTH would nationalize all systemically important financial institutions, such as banks and insurance companies.Practise this motion
  15. SemifinalsTHBT advancing economies should focus on rapid increases in growth, even at the expense of significantly higher rates of inequalityPractise this motion
  16. Grand FinalThis House prefers a world that embraces the philosophy of Wabi-Sabi over the pursuit of perfection in lifePractise this motion
  17. Grand FinalTHP a world where rational egoism was the dominant outlook of lifePractise this motion
  18. Grand FinalTHP a world where individuals treated everybody as if they carried equal moral weight as opposed to treating their own communities to have more moral weight than othersPractise this motion
  19. High School FinalsTHBT the state is morally illegitimatePractise this motion
  20. High School FinalsTHW make voting mandatory for all eligible voters of a countryPractise this motion
  21. High School FinalsTHBT post colonial states should actively and significantly decentralise state control to local tribes/regional leadersPractise 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.

Every break in 2026

  • Open break6 teams
  • High School break3 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
74.1
where most speakers land
68.7 to 79.5

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker78.5
  • 10th speaker77.3
  • 20th speaker75.8

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.