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Tournaments

Asia - Pacific Schools Debating Championship 2026

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

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Sat 22 Aug 2026

From 1 tab, newest Asia Pacific Schools Debating Championship 2026.

How many points did it take?

5points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 71.3 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 17 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 50 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Asia Pacific Schools Debating Championship 202617 motions
  1. Round 0TH, as an athlete with huge potential, would accept an offer from another country to change citizenship in exchange for the training and facilities needed to become an OlympianPractise this motion
  2. Round 0TH, as an athlete with huge potential, would accept an offer from another country to change citizenship in exchange for the training and facilities needed to become an OlympianPractise this motion
  3. Round 0TH, as an athlete with huge potential, would accept an offer from another country to change citizenship in exchange for the training and facilities needed to become an OlympianPractise this motion
  4. Round 1THBT the intervention of international bodies in domestic conflicts has done more harm than good (e.g. ICC intervention in Sudan and UN intervention in Somalia)Practise this motion
  5. Round 2THO the rise of content creation as a full-time career.Practise this motion
  6. Round 3THR the glorification of children who financially rescue their families after becoming successful.Practise this motion
  7. Round 4TH, as an athlete with huge potential, would accept an offer from another country to change citizenship in exchange for the training and facilities needed to become an Olympian.Practise this motion
  8. Round 5In countries experiencing severe prison overcrowding, THW prioritise expanding prison capacity over expanding the use of early-release programmes.Practise this motion
  9. QuarterfinalsTHP a world with no belief in the afterlife.Practise this motion
  10. SemifinalsTHW break up the “AI Big Four” (Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI).Practise this motion
  11. Grand FinalTHR the pedestalisation of elderly wisdomPractise this motion
  12. Novice SemifinalsTHBT the rise of audiobooks has done more harm than good for literature.Practise this motion
  13. Novice FinalsTH, as the European Union, would maintain its current approach to AI regulation even at the cost of reduced competitiveness in the global AI industry.Practise this motion
  14. U-15 SemifinalsTHBT the rise of audiobooks has done more harm than good for literature.Practise this motion
  15. U-15 FinalsTHP a world in which success and failure are seen as a consequence of random factors, rather than personal actions.Practise this motion
  16. U-13 SemifinalsTHBT the rise of audiobooks has done more harm than good for literature.Practise this motion
  17. U-13 FinalsTHR the glorification of child prodigiesPractise 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
  • U-15 break13 teams
  • U-13 break7 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
69.3
where most speakers land
67.6 to 71.0

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker73.0
  • 10th speaker71.7
  • 20th speaker71.3

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.