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Tournaments

Western Summer HST 2026

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

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Sat 15 Aug 2026

From 1 tab, newest Western Summer HST 2026.

How many points did it take?

10points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 78.2 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 9 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

16of 66 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Western Summer HST 20269 motions
  1. Round 1This house regrets the glorification of authenticity in travelPractise this motion
  2. Round 2This house supports the centralization of law enforcement in developing countriesPractise this motion
  3. Round 3This house regrets the prominence of attractiveness in media villainsPractise this motion
  4. Round 4This house believes that it is in the interests of Muslim leaders to heavily promote and use AnsariPractise this motion
  5. Round 5This house believes that in the year 2040, support for economic redistributionism will be stronger, rather than weaker, in Western Liberal Democracies than it is todayPractise this motion
  6. QuarterfinalsThis house prefers a world where the dominant system of leasing property is the Jeonse model, rather than the rental model.Practise this motion
  7. SemifinalsThis house believes that the quadruplets should all be imprisoned.Practise this motion
  8. Grand FinalsThis house would join and become heavily involved with the University of Western Ontario Debate SocietyPractise this motion
  9. Junior FinalsThis house believes that the family should board the ship to England rather than stay on the islandPractise 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 break16 teams
  • Junior break10 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.7
where most speakers land
74.7 to 78.6

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker81.6
  • 10th speaker79.4
  • 20th speaker78.2

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.