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Mandacaru 2026

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

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Fri 28 Aug 2026

From 1 tab, newest Mandacaru 2026.

How many points did it take?

10points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 75.7 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 10 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

16of 57 teams made the open break
in 2026

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

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Mandacaru 202610 motions
  1. Rodada 1ECAQ o movimento ambientalista deveria priorizar a corrente ecomodernistaPractise this motion
  2. Rodada 2EC apoia o uso da sátira como forma de cobertura jornalística (p.ex.: Greg News, Saturday Night Live)Practise this motion
  3. Rodada 3Em comunidades hipossuficientes do Nordeste, EC prefere programas de microcrédito de cadeia fechada realizados por bancos comunitários em detrimento de programas regulares de microcréditoPractise this motion
  4. Rodada 4EC lamenta a criação da Iniciativa Cinturão e EstradaPractise this motion
  5. Rodada 5EC, enquanto acadêmico, prefere se tornar um intelectual público em detrimento de um intelectual privado.Practise this motion
  6. Pré-SemiEC prefere um mundo em que, após a redemocratização, o Brasil adotou o bipartidarismoPractise this motion
  7. SemifinaisEC prefere a simbologia de Nossa Senhora da Consolação em detrimento de Nossa Senhora das DoresPractise this motion
  8. Grande FinalEC apoia o neoludismo radicalPractise this motion
  9. Iniciado SemifinalsEC concentraria construções de habitações sociais em áreas de alta rendaPractise this motion
  10. Iniciado FinalsEC apoia a narrativa de que todas as pessoas são passíveis de perdão.Practise 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

  • Iniciado break9 teams
  • Aberto break16 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
73.1
where most speakers land
69.3 to 76.9
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.6

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker81.0
  • 10th speaker78.7
  • 20th speaker77.7

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Macau Debate Open 202675.6
  • QMUL Open 202672.9