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The 7th Kumasi Debate Open (KDO 2026)

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

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Tue 12 May 2026

From 1 tab, newest 7th Kumasi Debate Open (KDO 2026).

How many points did it take?

14points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 78.5 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 14 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

17of 105 teams made the open break
in 2026

Field strength: Average in 2026, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

7th Kumasi Debate Open (KDO 2026)14 motions
  1. Round 1THO the expectation that romantic partners should be significant support systems for each other's career.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2This House Prefers Cecil Stedman's model of global defense to Nick Fury's.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3THS the centrality of patriarchy in feminist activism and messagingPractise this motion
  4. Round 4This House as opposition leaders would contest elections they believe are fundamentally riggedPractise this motion
  5. Round 5THR the decline of the open web.Practise this motion
  6. Round 6Assuming feasibility, THP a world where parents raised children without religionPractise this motion
  7. Round 7THBT African sporting federations should prevent foreign coaches from occupying national team positionsPractise this motion
  8. Novice QuarterfinalsThis House believes African states should pursue strategic non-alignment in the emerging multipolar world orderPractise this motion
  9. Open QuaterfinalsThis House believes African states should pursue strategic non-alignment in the emerging multipolar world orderPractise this motion
  10. Novice SemifinalsTHBT Workers in Ghana's formal sector, should support organized resistance to existing taxes expandedPractise this motion
  11. Open SemifinalsThis House believes the proliferation of NGOs in Northern Ghana has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
  12. Pre-Uni FinalsThis House Regrets the expectation that top African artists must transcend their local audiences.Practise this motion
  13. Novice FinalsThis House Welcomes the practice of cross-carpeting in West African democraciesPractise this motion
  14. Grand FinalThis House Believes that Anansi's ethic of cunning and self-interest offers a better survival philosophy for the powerless than Ubuntu's ethic of community and shared humanity.Practise 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

  • Open break17 teams
  • Novice break16 teams
  • Pre-University break4 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
75.5
where most speakers land
73.0 to 78.1
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.7

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker81.0
  • 10th speaker79.6
  • 20th speaker79.1

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Tilburg Open 202675.3
  • Munich Open 202673.6