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Malaysia IV 2026

What it took to break here, what gets set, and a plan for the week before.

Sat 10 Oct 2026in 2 days

From 1 tab, newest Malaysia IV 2026.

How many points to break?

3points were safe
last time

The last team in averaged 77.6 speaks in 2026.

What will they set?

Out of 24 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 28 teams made the open break
in 2026

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

What's today's task?

One International Relations motion: 15 minutes, full case

Your chance of breaking here and your average on each topic this tournament sets, from your own tab.

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Your prep week

Built on the topics set most here. Import your tab and it switches to your weakest topics.

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  • For Philosophy motions, the topic set most here.Open the lesson
  • For International Relations motions, the topic set most here.Open the lesson
  • Mechanism, actors, weighing. Use the prep timer below.Pull a motion
  • Start with: THW abolish the fruit from the poisonous tree doctrine for white-collar crime prosecutions...Past motions
  • Ask for a Philosophy motion on your weaker position.
  • Pull a motion
  • Check the schedule and the break line. No new material the night before.Tournament info

Prep timer

15:00

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Malaysia IV 202624 motions
  1. Round 1THW enforce blind recruitment in corporate employmentPractise this motion
  2. Round 1THS counterfeit culturePractise this motion
  3. Round 1THW abolish the fruit from the poisonous tree doctrine for white-collar crime prosecutions.Practise this motion
  4. Round 2THW distribute populations in residential areas to achieve a balance of individuals across different socioeconomic statusPractise this motion
  5. Round 2THBT social movements should actively disassociate themselves from corporations (refusing donations, rejecting any public affiliation or association etc)Practise this motion
  6. Round 2THBT the feminist movement in Malaysia should celebrate the participation of women as sugar babiesPractise this motion
  7. Round 3THR Amnesty’s decision to declassify Navalny as a prisoner of consciencePractise this motion
  8. Round 3THBT it is morally legitimate for UK government to strip Shamina Begum of her citizenshipPractise this motion
  9. Round 3THBT "scabs" should no longer be allowed to join any labour unions in the futurePractise this motion
  10. Round 4THBT that all international treaties and agreements should be subject to parliament approval as opposed to solely rectified by the executivePractise this motion
  11. Round 4THW impose a statute of limitation for criminal prosecutionsPractise this motion
  12. Round 4THW allow convicts sentenced to life sentence without parole to opt for the death penaltyPractise this motion
  13. QuarterfinalsTHBT it is in China’s best interest to fund the anti-coup movement in MyanmarPractise this motion
  14. QuarterfinalsTH, as Israel, would seek to normalize relations with IranPractise this motion
  15. QuarterfinalsTHP a world where China is the sole global superpowerPractise this motion
  16. SemifinalsTHBT Malaysia should abandon non-alignment and pivot foreign policy in favour of ChinaPractise this motion
  17. SemifinalsTHP a Malaysia with a 2-party systemPractise this motion
  18. SemifinalsTHBT UMNO should form a coalition with PH, rather than staying with PNPractise this motion
  19. Grand FinalTHR AstraZeneca releasing information and commenting on speculations of side effects of their Covid-19 VaccinesPractise this motion
  20. Grand FinalTHP a system of alloparenting as opposed to a nuclear familyPractise this motion
  21. Grand FinalTHBT the state should not involve itself in the institution of marriagePractise this motion
  22. Novice FinalsTHP a world where religion promised blessings in the material world as an outcome of piety as opposed to spiritual rewards in the afterlifePractise this motion
  23. Novice FinalsTHW recognize a religious/cultural defense as an excusable defense against certain crimesPractise this motion
  24. Novice FinalsTHP a centralized Islam as opposed to a decentralized IslamPractise 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 break8 teams
  • Novice break4 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.3
where most speakers land
74.6 to 78.0

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.8
  • 10th speaker78.3
  • 20th speaker77.5

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

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.