Diliman Pre-Asian British Parliamentary 2026

Aug 1, 2026 · Philippines · BP

Premier

One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

71 teams (This edition)

Diliman Pre-Asian British Parliamentary 2026 (2026)9 motions

Round 1This house believes that in 75 years, artificial intelligence will have done more harm than good to the non-human biosphere
Round 2As a weak footballing nation, this house would aggressively focus on recruiting diaspora and naturalized players over improving youth development
Round 3This house believes that countries experiencing low birth rates should prioritise adapting to lower birth rates, as opposed to attempting to increase birth rates
Round 4This house believes that it is in the interests of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party to prioritise its relationship with China at the expense of ASEAN
Round 5This house prefers a world where we retain memories of our past lives, rather than start each life with no past memories
QuarterfinalsThis house opposes the withdrawal of the CJP protests in India
SemifinalsThis house prefers a world where more government officials are 'responsive' leaders rather than 'visionary' leaders
Grand FinalThis house regrets the PIF's focus on economic entitlements as its response to climate change
Schools FinalsThis house opposes the withdrawal of the CJP protests in India

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Weighing arguments"Foundations for Philosophy motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Technology motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Philosophy 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: This house believes that in 75 years, artificial intelligence will have done more harm tha...Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Philosophy motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: TechnologyPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

24% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.4.

Last edition: 17 of 71 teams broke.

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

76.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.1 and 78.3.

This is 0.1 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.4

Top-10 pace 78.6

Top-20 pace 78.2

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

Comparable: Vienna Pre-EUDC 2026 (77.2), St Andrews Pre-EUDC Part 1 (77.2)

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