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Thane Pre-ABP 2026
What it took to break here, the topics that come up, and every past motion.
Aug 8, 2026BP1 edition with resultsField: Above Average
Breaking here
- of teams broke in 2026 (18 of 89)
- 20%
- safe on
- 10 pts
- average speaks of the last team in, 2026
- 78.0
- teams in 2026
- 89
Break categories, 2026
- Open break18 teams
- Novice break4 teams
What gets set here
Share of 10 categorised motions across 1 edition. Bars run to 100%.
Past motions
2026Thane Pre-ABP 202610 motions
- Round 0THW allow children in schools to choose eSports* classes instead of physical education classes *competitive video gaming e.g. Dota, LoG, Minecraft
- Round 1THW allow children in schools to choose eSports* classes instead of physical education classes *competitive video gaming e.g. Dota, LoG, Minecraft
- Round 2THO the recent rise in the distrust of state institutions
- Round 3THO the Family Ministry
- Round 4THS the Bank of Japan's policy of raising interest rates
- Round 5THBT the EU should continue to prioritize outsourcing migration control to transit countries over expanding legal migration pathways
- Open QuarterfinalsThis house predicts that feminist movements in developing countries will become stronger, rather than weaker over the next 20 years
- Open SemifinalsThis house hopes for a decline in religion in the Global South
- Open FinalsTHO the global rise of protectionism (e.g., tariffs, bans) on rare earth minerals
- Novice FinalsThis house hopes for a decline in religion in the Global South
Who sets the motions
The field and the judges
Field
- Field strengthAbove Average
- Teams, 202689
How speakers score here
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 76.3
- where most speakers land
- 73.5 to 79.1
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 75.8
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.2
- 10th speaker79.2
- 20th speaker78.4
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Vivaatam Pre-ABP 202675.0