Uhuru Worlds 2026
What it took to break here, what gets set, and a plan for the week before.
Fri 16 Oct 2026in 8 days
From 5 tabs, newest Uhuru Worlds 2025.
How many points to break?
13points, the middle of
the last 3 editions
In the middle figureOlder, not counted
Safe points at the last 3 editions with a figure: 13, 13, 12, newest first. The last team in averaged 79.6 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
Out of 47 past motions with a topic, from 5 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
16of 496 teams made the open break
in 2025
Field strength: Premier in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Who has set the motions?
- 🇺🇸 Jane M.
- 🇰🇷 Youngwoo P.
- Ogundare T.
- Kaushiki I.
- 🇬🇭 Kojo A.
Chief adjudicators in 2025, the newest tab that lists them. And 4 more.
What should you do first?
Work through “Generating arguments”
Your prep week starts 6 days before the tournament. 6 tasks in the plan below.
Your chance of breaking here and your average on each topic this tournament sets, from your own tab.
Import a tabYour prep week
Built on the topics set most here. Import your tab and it switches to your weakest topics.
0 of 6 done. Ticks save on this device.
- For Economics motions, the topic set most here.Open the lesson
- Mechanism, actors, weighing. Use the prep timer below.Pull a motion
- Start with: This House Believes That unions should not get involved* in broader political issues that ...Past motions
- Ask for an Economics motion on your weaker position.
- Check the schedule and the break line. No new material the night before.Tournament info
Prep timer
Past motions
5 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Uhuru Worlds 202512 motions
- Round 1This House Prefers a world in which majority of journalist are specialistsPractise this motion
- Round 2This House Opposes the widespread presence of irony culturePractise this motion
- Round 3This House Believes That social movements should cooperate with large corporations rather than opposing them.Practise this motion
- Round 4This House Believes That it is in the interest of South Korea to retain Yoon-style diplomacy rather than return to Moon-style diplomacy with North Korea.Practise this motion
- Round 5This House Opposes the decline of religiosity in the WestPractise this motion
- QuarterfinalsThis House Believes That unions should not get involved* in broader political issues that are not directly related to their respective industry *e.g. supporting political parties, engaging in solidarity strikes, protesting for social issuesPractise this motion
- SemifinalsThis House Supports independent central banks being given expanded central bank powersPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThis House Believes That "Peace Through Strength" is in the interest of the WestPractise this motion
- ESL SemifinalsThis House Supports the US Democratic Party applying the ‘resistance-first’ strategy towards the Trump administration.Practise this motion
- ESL FinalsThis House Supports the EU heavily deregulating advanced tech sectores (e.g. AI, cloud computing, etc)Practise this motion
- Schools FinalsThis House Would implement 100% inheretance tax in developed countries with high levels of income inequality (e.g. UK, South Korea, USA)Practise this motion
- EFL FinalsThis House Supports the increase rise of AI doomerism* *viewing AI as an existential threat to humanityPractise this motion
Uhuru Worlds 202411 motions
- Round 1This house, as an aspiring hip-hop artist, would choose to produce conscious* music (Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore, J Cole, Lauryn Hill) rather than mass consumption oriented music (Future, Gunna, Drake, Doja Cat) *Hip-hop which promotes awareness of socio-political, economic and cultural issues.Practise this motion
- Round 2This house prefers draft-based mechanisms of team equalisation to salary cap-based mechanismsPractise this motion
- Round 3This house opposes the romanticisation of adoptionPractise this motion
- Round 4This house prefers the confiscation approach to the reinvestment approachPractise this motion
- Round 5This house supports tough on crime laws when combatting organised criminal groups (e.g. gangs, Mafia organisations)Practise this motion
- QuarterfinalsThis house would break up LiveNationPractise this motion
- SemifinalsThis house would grant women, and only women, the right to absolute freedom of movementPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThis house would introduce VatiCoinPractise this motion
- ESL SemifinalsThis house would break up LiveNationPractise this motion
- ESL FinalsThis house prefers a world in which all Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and development was undertaken by a single unified body instead of many different entitiesPractise this motion
- Schools FinalsThis house prefers a world where all political campaigning and subsequent elections were limited to a single calendar weekPractise this motion
Uhuru Worlds 202312 motions
- Round 1THBT parents in liberal democracies should teach their children to be primarily responsible for the happiness of others instead of their own happiness.Practise this motion
- Round 2TH would reject doing the BLS in favour of doing an apprenticeshipPractise this motion
- Round 3THW not allow pharmaceutical companies to financially settle private lawsuitsPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT that developing countries should also trade in their individual currencies with other countries like China, USA and RussiaPractise this motion
- Round 5THR the rehabilitative approach of universities in their management of bullying and harassment incidentsPractise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTH, as WUDC Council, would ratify a constitutional amendment that allows composite teams to be eligible to break under extenuating circumstances rather than a blanket banPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTH would provide significant campaign funding for congressmen and senators who score highly on bipartisan metrics in western liberal democraciesPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHBT judges ought to interpret the constitution from an originalist perspectivePractise this motion
- ESL SemifinalsTHBT all debating majors should be rotationally convened by a global roster of nationally registered non-profit organisationsPractise this motion
- ESL FinalsTHBT judges ought to interpret the constitution from an originalist perspectivePractise this motion
- Novice FinalsTH would provide significant campaign funding for congressmen and senators who score highly on bipartisan metrics in western liberal democraciesPractise this motion
- Schools FinalsTH would provide significant campaign funding for congressmen and senators who score highly on bipartisan metrics in western liberal democraciesPractise this motion
Uhuru Worlds (Loxodonta) 20227 motions
- Round 1THBT the environmental movement should heavily prioritize funding geoengineering technologies as a solution to climate changePractise this motion
- Round 2THBT sports leagues facing declining viewership should heavily invest in the development of modified short-form versions of their gamesPractise this motion
- Round 3THBT animal rights movements should actively advocate against traditional religious and cultural practices that harm animals (e.g. Halal slaughter, Indigenous whaling, animal sacrifices etc.)Practise this motion
- Round 4THS the Indonesian government's moves towards greater regional autonomyPractise this motion
- Round 5THP a world where LGBTQ+ labels are widely believed to be descriptive rather than prescriptivePractise this motion
- Round 6THW allow rural communities to vote to enact community titlePractise this motion
- Round 7THBT in areas with high crime, governments should pay gangs in return for reductions in violent crime in the areas they controlPractise this motion
Uhuru Worlds (Loxodonta) 20215 motions
- Round 1THBT progressive political candidates and parties should refuse to accept donations from corporations and high-net individuals.Practise this motion
- Round 2THS Mafia Association Laws.Practise this motion
- Round 3THW confiscate persistently vacant residential properties to use as social housing.Practise this motion
- Round 6TH as developing states would prefer the use of a neutral aggregate currency to the US Dollar as the global reserve currencyPractise this motion
- Round 7THBT settler-states should pursue immigration policies that lead to no cultural or racial group being a majority of the population.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.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 79.6 | 16 of 496 |
| 2024 | 13 | 78.5 | 18 of 484 |
| 2023 | 12 | 79.3 | 16 of 261 |
| 2022 | 14 | 76.6 | 21 of 144 |
| 2021 | 14 | 77.6 | 22 of 157 |
Every break in 2025
- Open break16 teams
- ESL break13 teams
- EFL break5 teams
- Schools break5 teams
Who sets the motions
Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.
- 2025🇺🇸 Jane M., 🇰🇷 Youngwoo P., Ogundare T., Kaushiki I., 🇬🇭 Kojo A., 🇬🇧 Umar F., 🇷🇸 Marta V., 🇮🇱 Anna S., 🇵🇪 Fernanda R.
- 2024🇦🇺 Jessica M., 🇬🇧 Matt C., 🇬🇧 Alishba I., 🇬🇧 Wajeeh M., Estelle F., Ruth A., 🇬🇧 Yeonwoo S.
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 5 editions
- 75.5
- where most speakers land
- 73.0 to 78.0
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker80.4
- 10th speaker79.2
- 20th speaker78.8
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 5 editions.
Prep these too
Coming up, and their past motions cover the same topics. Topic match is how alike the two topic mixes are: 100% would be the same mix.