Tournaments
17th Visayas-Mindanao Debate Championship
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Thu 16 Jul 2026
From 1 tab, newest 17th Visayas-Mindanao Debate Championship 2026.
How many points did it take?
8points were safe
in 2026
The last team in averaged 75.8 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Philosophy56%
- Law & Crime3 of 9
- Social & Identity2 of 9
- International Relations1 of 9
Out of 9 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
16of 33 teams made the open break
in 2026
Field strength: Above Average in 2026, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
17th Visayas-Mindanao Debate Championship 20269 motions
- Round 1TH, as the CCP, would adopt the Guangxi model of ethnic governance in Tibet and XinjiangPractise this motion
- Round 2This house prefers the Responsible Seafood Sourcing Certification than the Marine Stewardship Council Certification in the Philippine Fisheries IndustryPractise this motion
- Round 3THBT the LGBTQ movement should actively oppose the rise of the “Straight Acting Brotherhood”Practise this motion
- Round 4THP Hickam's Dictum over diagnostic parsimony as the primary guiding principle in medicinePractise this motion
- Round 5THBT the BARMM government should actively redefine the Bangsamoro identity beyond its revolutionary rootsPractise this motion
- College QuarterfinalsTHBT South Sudan should replace its power-sharing system with a winner-takes-all democratic systemPractise this motion
- College SemifinalsTH, as the agrarian reform movement in Negros, would prioritize policy advocacy over legal strategiesPractise this motion
- College FinalsTHBT the “Land of Promise” settlement project has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
- High School FinalsTH, as Minda, would wish for justice rather than her husband’s returnPractise 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
- College break16 teams
- High School break4 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 75.3
- where most speakers land
- 73.6 to 76.9
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 76.2
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker78.0
- 10th speaker77.0
- 20th speaker76.4
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- GME Pra-KDMI 202576.0