Zagreb Pre-EUDC 2026

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The field

Ultra Premier

Expect the absolute best in the world to attend.

Based on the 2026 edition. This year’s field isn’t rated yet.

101 teams (2026), 102 teams (2025), 73 teams (2024)

Motions from this series

Zagreb Pre-EUDC 2026 (2026)11 motions

Round 1THBT the EU AI Act is doing more harm than good to the EU
Round 2THW move into the suburbs
Round 3TH, as a startup founder, would build for acquisition rather than independence.
Round 4THBT local communities should have a veto over the construction of large-scale infrastructure projects (e.g. data centers, pipelines, etc.) in their areas
Round 5THS the implementation of the Camden experiment in all cities with high crime rates in the US
QuarterfinalsTHO market-oriented art
SemifinalsTH, as the Democratic Party, would increase its own redistricting efforts rather than prioritize efforts to end partisan redistricting
Grand FinalTHR the framing of national identity primarily through collective sacrifice and shared grief
ESL SemifinalsTHBT universities and literary institutions should prioritize publishing and canonizing unpublished works of historical female writers over the ones of current female writers
ESL FinalsThis House, as the United States, would enter into a mutual defense pact with the aliens against the Soviet Union
Novice FinalsTHS the politicization of the FIFA World Cup

What gets set here

Social & Identity18%

Politics18%

Arts & Culture18%

Technology9%

Economics9%

Law & Crime9%

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.

Social & Identity · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Arts & Culture · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Technology · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Economics · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Law & Crime · 9% 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 Social & Identity motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Social & Identity 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: THW move into the suburbsMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: PoliticsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

17% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.9.

Last edition: 17 of 101 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 break18 teams
Novice break5 teams

How scoring works here

76.9 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.0 and 78.7.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.0

Top-10 pace 80.0

Top-20 pace 79.0

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

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