Pakistan Pre World Schools Debating Championship 2026

Jun 13, 2026 · WSDC

The field

Premier

One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

Based on the 2024 edition. This year’s field isn’t rated yet.

62 teams (This edition), 27 teams (2025), 104 teams (2024), 33 teams (2024)

Motions

Pakistan Pre WSDC 2026 (2026)14 motions

Round 0This House supports the widespread availability and use of Creed
Round 0This House supports the widespread availability and use of Creed
Round 1This House opposes the rising popularity of self-deprecating humour
Round 2This House would grant formal political representation to diasporan communities (e.g., creating legislative constituencies representing the diasporas, appointing a government minister responsible for diaspora affairs, etc.)
Round 3This House opposes the stigma against outsourcing care for the elderly
Round 4This House prefers the directing of green energy subsidies towards the repurposing of fossil fuel infrastructure for the production of green energy, rather than to the funding of new innovations in green technology
Round 5This House would impose more substantial taxes on short-term capital gains over long-term capital gains
Open Octo FinalsThis House supports the normalization of human-artificial intelligence relationships
Open Quarter FinalsThis House supports the widespread availability and use of Creed
ESL SemifinalsThis House supports the widespread availability and use of Creed
Novice FinalsThis House supports the widespread availability and use of Creed
SemifinalsThis House believes that it would be in the interests of SADC member states should prioritize pursuing unified responses to rising global demand for critical and rare earth minerals (e.g., establishing common bargaining platforms, common export quotas, shared export standards, etc.) as opposed to fragmented, country-specific responses
ESL FinalsThis House prefers a world with a widespread belief in radical freedom
Grand FinalThis House regrets the narrative that the arc of the moral universe is long but bends towards justice

What gets set here

Social & Identity21%

Politics7%

Environment7%

Economics7%

Practice Social & Identity 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.

Technology · 43% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Social & Identity · 21% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
International Relations · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Philosophy · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 7% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Environment · 7% 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 Technology motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Technology 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 supports the widespread availability and use of CreedMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Technology motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: Social & IdentityPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

27% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 4 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 71.7.

Last edition: 17 of 62 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

Open break17 teams
ESL break14 teams
Novice break6 teams

How scoring works here

70.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 69.5 and 71.8.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 73.0

Top-10 pace 72.3

Top-20 pace 72.0

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

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