Japan BP 2026

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The field

Below Average

A smaller or newer tournament. Good for building confidence and getting reps.

Based on the 2025 edition. This year’s field isn’t rated yet.

71 teams (2025), 48 teams (2024)

Motions from this series

Japan BP 2025 (2025)10 motions

Round 1THP technocracies over democracies in post-conflict societies
Round 2THS the trend of football clubs signing young players on long-term contracts
Round 3THBT the United States should militarily invade Venezuela
Round 4THR the rising popularity of revolutionary movements in popular media (e.g., Hunger Games, One Battle After Another, Dune, etc.)
Round 5THS the implementation of Swift Courts in legal systems
Open Pre-Quarter FinalsTHBT it is in the interest of India to significantly reduce its ties with Russia
Open Quarter FinalsTHP a dominant norm of divine hiddenness rather divine intervention
Open Semi FinalsTHBT China's rapid expansion of the Electric Vehicles industry has done more harm than good
Open Grand FinalTHP cultural incomprehensibility to cultural comprehensibility as a dominant intercultural approach
Rookie FinalTHP a world where individuals do not feel social shame

What gets set here

International Relations20%

Social & Identity20%

Politics10%

Sport10%

Media10%

Law & Crime10%

Practice International Relations 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.

International Relations · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Social & Identity · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Sport · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Media · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Law & Crime · 10% 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 International Relations motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one International Relations 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: THBT the United States should militarily invade VenezuelaMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a International Relations 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.Tournament info ›

Breaking here

39% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 9 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.1.

Last edition: 28 of 71 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

Open break28 teams
Schooler break6 teams
Rookie break11 teams

How scoring works here

76.3 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.7 and 77.8.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 79.8

Top-10 pace 78.6

Top-20 pace 77.6

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

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