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Ho Chi Minh City's Debate Open 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 Ho Chi Minh City's Debate Open 2026.

How many points did it take?

4points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 76.8 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 33 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

10of 46 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Ho Chi Minh City's Debate Open 202633 motions
  1. Round 0This House would require streaming platforms to carry a minimum quota of locally produced contentPractise this motion
  2. Round 0This House believes that the dominance of short-form contents has been bad for the artsPractise this motion
  3. Round 0This House believes that the entertainment industry should stop reviving franchises that have run their course, and fund original work insteadPractise this motion
  4. Round 1This House would ban the private supplementary tutoring industry(e.g., Hagwon in Korea, Juku in Japan, cram schools, etc.)Practise this motion
  5. Round 1This House believes that university council members should be directly elected by staffs and studentsPractise this motion
  6. Round 1This House regrets the dominant narrative that school teachers should be politically neutral in front of studentsPractise this motion
  7. Round 2THS developed countries opening their borders to people displaced by climate changePractise this motion
  8. Round 2THBT developing countries should nationalise all mining and resource extraction industriesPractise this motion
  9. Round 2THBT climate-vulnerable states should abandon the UNFCCC process in favor of litigation and bilateral bargainingPractise this motion
  10. Round 3This House believes that developing countries should aggressively invest in sovereign computing and cloud capacity rather than rely on foreign actorsPractise this motion
  11. Round 3This House believes that sovereign wealth funds should prioritize investing for national development, rather than maximum financial return (i.e., profits)Practise this motion
  12. Round 3This House opposes the popularization of "authentic" tourist experiences in developing countries.Practise this motion
  13. Round 4THW require streaming platforms to carry a minimum quota of locally produced content.Practise this motion
  14. Round 4THBT the dominance of short-form contents has been bad for the artsPractise this motion
  15. Round 4THBT the entertainment industry should stop reviving franchises that have run their course, and fund original work insteadPractise this motion
  16. Round 5THBT protest movements should institutionalise themselves into political partiesPractise this motion
  17. Round 5TH, as the feminist movement, supports the rise of the Bosozuku culture among womenPractise this motion
  18. Round 5THBT online advocacy has done more harm than good to queer liberation movementsPractise this motion
  19. QuarterfinalsTHBT developing countries should protect nascent industries with tariffsPractise this motion
  20. QuarterfinalsTHBT it is justified for modern-day speculators/investors to financially destabilize conservative establishments/states to fund socially liberal causesPractise this motion
  21. QuarterfinalsTHW subsidize food and fuel prices during periods of high inflationPractise this motion
  22. Novice SemifinalsThis House believes that heads of government should be limited to a single term in officePractise this motion
  23. Novice SemifinalsThis House supports the adoption of Cordon Sanitaire by political partiesPractise this motion
  24. Novice SemifinalsThis House believes that panels of experts/technocrats should have the right to veto policies made by elected representatives (i.e. politicians)Practise this motion
  25. SemifinalsTHBT Vietnam should pursue nuclear energy expansion over other renewable sources.Practise this motion
  26. SemifinalsThis House regrets external superpower-led Mekong initiativesPractise this motion
  27. SemifinalsThis House prefers a world where South East Asian states pursued mini-lateralism over ASEAN regionalismPractise this motion
  28. Novice Grand FinalAs a world's middle power, This House would hedge between competing great powers rather than commit to a formal alliancePractise this motion
  29. Novice Grand FinalThis House prefers 'pull back' methods rather than 'push back' methods when restricting the flow of undocumented migrantsPractise this motion
  30. Novice Grand FinalThis House opposes the usage of critical supply chains as a tool of foreign policyPractise this motion
  31. Grand FinalThis House supports the belief that humanity is one unified collectivePractise this motion
  32. Grand FinalTH, as a person capable of astral projection, would not return to their bodyPractise this motion
  33. Grand FinalThis House prefers a world where complicity in systemic harm is widely perceived as a moral sinPractise 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 break10 teams
  • Novice break18 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
74.0
where most speakers land
71.6 to 76.3

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.2
  • 10th speaker77.6
  • 20th speaker76.8

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.