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Manila Pre-WUDC

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The field

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One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

Based on the 2025 edition. This year’s field isn’t rated yet.

96 teams (2025)

Motions from this series

Manila Pre-WUDC 2025 (2025)11 motions
  • Round 0TH welcomes the separation of GAFCON from the traditional Anglican communion
  • Round 1THS the glorification of adventurous lifestyles (e.g. lifestyles that involve experimenting & exploring experiences that are foreign to oneself, casual spontaneity, embracing opportunities with many unknowns etc.)
  • Round 2THBT civil action groups should prioritize petitioning the Supreme Court as opposed to pursuing appeals from lower-court cases
  • Round 3THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
  • Round 4THBT governments should offer significant financial support for minority residents to open businesses (e.g., grants, subsidized rents, or low-interest loans) in commercial ethnic districts (CEDs) as opposed to limiting outside businesses from moving into the district (e.g., zoning limits on chain stores or non-ethnic enterprises).
  • Pre-QuarterfinalsIn ageing societies, THBT pension funds should invest significant portions of savings in speculative assets (e.g. acquiring equity in hedge funds or private equity firms, trading in financial derivatives).
  • QuarterfinalsIn countering anti-immigration sentiments, THBT left-wing movements should primarily adopt a cultural approach instead of an economic approach.
  • SemifinalsTH welcomes the separation of GAFCON from the traditional Anglican communion
  • Grand FinalTHBT parents should teach daughters to assume men are "guilty until proven innocent".
  • EFL FinalsTH welcomes the separation of GAFCON from the traditional Anglican communion
  • Novice FinalsIn functional democracies, THW grant courts the power to bar certain parties and/or candidates from running for office on the basis that them holding office would pose significant threats to democracy.

What gets set here

Religion27%
Social & Identity18%
Economics18%
Politics18%
Law & Crime9%
Education9%

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You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Religion · 27% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

30% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 8 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.3.

Last edition: 29 of 96 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break29 teams
  • EFL break7 teams
  • Novice break4 teams

How scoring works here

76.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.9 and 78.4.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.0

Top-10 pace 79.5

Top-20 pace 78.8

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

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