Tarkshastra British Parliamentary Debate

Jul 18, 2026 · BP

Below Average

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

42 teams (This edition)

Tarkshastra British Parliamentary Debate (2026)9 motions

Round 0THO the increased investment towards de-extinction projects.
Round 1THW require children of first generation immigrants to be educated in their heritage language.
Round 2THO the increased investment towards de-extinction projects.
Round 3THP a world where coalition governments are the norm rather than majority governments.
Round 4THP a world where digital infrastructure is open-source by default.
SemifinalsIn areas with unorganised traditional medicine, THW integrate traditional medicine as co-equal to mainstream medicine within healthcare systems.
Grand FinalThis house would choose the husband over the first love
Novice SemifinalsIn areas with unorganised traditional medicine, THW integrate traditional medicine as co-equal to mainstream medicine within healthcare systems.
Novice FinalsUnder the veil of ignorance, this house would choose to be born in a world without religion.

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

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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: THO the increased investment towards de-extinction projects.Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: International RelationsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

19% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 9 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 75.8.

Last edition: 8 of 42 teams broke.

~??% estimated break chance

??.?–??.? estimated speaker score

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

74.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.2 and 76.1.

This is 0.6 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 78.0

Top-10 pace 75.8

Top-20 pace 75.3

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

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), QMUL Open 2026 (72.9)

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Naman G.	MG	THO the increased investment towards de-extinction projects.	80
Harsh S.	GW	THO the increased investment towards de-extinction projects.	79
Himesh J.	DPM	THO the increased investment towards de-extinction projects.	79
Aradhya S.	MO	THO the increased investment towards de-extinction projects.	78
Aaditya S.	OW	THO the increased investment towards de-extinction projects.	78
Paras S.	OW	THW require children of first generation immigrants to be educated in their heritage language.	78
Kierat J.	PM	THO the increased investment towards de-extinction projects.	78
Naman G.	LO	THP a world where coalition governments are the norm rather than majority governments.	78
Arjun V.	GW	THW require children of first generation immigrants to be educated in their heritage language.	78
Speaker S.	PM	THP a world where digital infrastructure is open-source by default.	78
Manvi G.	MO	THW require children of first generation immigrants to be educated in their heritage language.	78
Alitiya C.	GW	THP a world where coalition governments are the norm rather than majority governments.	78

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