Bristol Pro-Am 2026
What it took to break here, what gets set, and a plan for the week before.
Sat 28 Nov 2026in 51 days
From 2 tabs, newest Bristol Pro-Am 2024.
How many points to break?
9points, the middle of
the last 2 editions
Safe points at the last 2 editions with a figure: 9, 8, newest first. The last team in averaged 76.8 speaks in 2024.
What will they set?
Out of 21 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
12of 33 teams broke
in 2024
Field strength: Below Average in 2024, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
What should you do first?
Work through “Generating arguments”
Your prep week starts 6 days before the tournament. 6 tasks in the plan below.
Your chance of breaking here and your average on each topic this tournament sets, from your own tab.
Import a tabYour prep week
Built on the topics set most here. Import your tab and it switches to your weakest topics.
0 of 6 done. Ticks save on this device.
- For Social & Identity motions, the topic set most here.Open the lesson
- Mechanism, actors, weighing. Use the prep timer below.Pull a motion
- Start with: This House regrets the development of different fashion lines for men and womenPast motions
- Ask for a Social & Identity motion on your weaker position.
- Check the schedule and the break line. No new material the night before.
Prep timer
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Bristol Pro-Am 202414 motions
- Round 0This House regrets the development of different fashion lines for men and womenPractise this motion
- Round 0This House would abolish the offside rule in soccerPractise this motion
- Round 0This House would abolish all national daysPractise this motion
- Round 0This House believes that the passive voice should be bannedPractise this motion
- Round 0This House regrets the rise of emoji in everyday languagePractise this motion
- Round 0This House would enforce the Prime DirectivePractise this motion
- Round 1THBT the democratisation of AI has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
- Round 2This House supports the commercialization of the LGBTQ+ movementPractise this motion
- Round 3TH opposes the trend of fantasy and sci-fi works the co-opting of Indigenous and minority languages, art, and culture for their worldbuilding (Avatar, Black Panther etc)Practise this motion
- Round 4THBT development aid should primarily be targeted at individuals and communities over firms and companiesPractise this motion
- Round 5This House, as the European centre-right, regrets the Cordon SanitairePractise this motion
- Bronze FinalThis House regrets the trend of grammar streaming in schools in the United KingdomPractise this motion
- Silver FinalTH Prefers a World with 'baby fever stoppin pills'Practise this motion
- Grand FinalThis House, as the United States, would pursue actions aimed at destabilizing the Iranian regime (targeting supply chains, counterintelligence operations, increasing sanctions, diplomatic isolation, encouraging domestic unrest)Practise this motion
Bristol Pro-Am 20237 motions
- Round 1THW provide student welfare as basic goods and services (eg: accommodation, food, textbooks) as opposed to cash bursariesPractise this motion
- Round 2This House, as the UN, Would abolish permanent membership statusPractise this motion
- Round 3THBT that Argentina and Brazil should agree on a common currency unionPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT female political candidates in liberal democracies should not appeal to traditional female roles in their campaignsPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW never enter into a relationship with a closeted individualPractise this motion
- Silver FinalsTHW never enter into a relationship with a closeted individualPractise this motion
- Bronze FinalsTHW never enter into a relationship with a closeted individualPractise 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.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 76.8 | 12 of 33 |
| 2023 | 8 | 76.7 | 12 of 54 |
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 74.9
- where most speakers land
- 72.0 to 77.8
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker80.8
- 10th speaker77.8
- 20th speaker76.8
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Prep these too
Coming up, and their past motions cover the same topics. Topic match is how alike the two topic mixes are: 100% would be the same mix.