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Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2026

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

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Sun 21 Jun 2026

From 1 tab, newest Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2026.

How many points did it take?

5points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 76.3 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 57 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

48of 100 teams broke
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 202657 motions
  1. Round 1As an up and coming music artist, This House would prioritise virality (e.g. producing catchy music for reels and short videos) over pursuing artistic nicheness and purity (e.g. focusing on a personal sound, theme and style)Practise this motion
  2. Round 1This House prefers the use of horror to depict gender inequality in films and literature (e.g. The Invisible Man, Carrie) over social realism (e.g. The Color Purple, Roma)Practise this motion
  3. Round 1This House regrets the popularisation of class violence in mainstream mediaPractise this motion
  4. Round 2This House prefers a world where national atrocities and tragedies are omitted instead of emphasised in the educational syllabus of post-conflict statesPractise this motion
  5. Round 2In the teaching of history in post-colonial states, This House would not demonise locals who collaborated with the colonisersPractise this motion
  6. Round 2This House prefers post-revolutionary states being governed by technocrats, instead of the grassroots movements which led the revolutionsPractise this motion
  7. Round 3This House regrets the narrative that the male loneliness epidemic is self-inflictedPractise this motion
  8. Round 3This House opposes celebrity women embracing provocative personas (e.g. Sabrina Carpenter, Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat)Practise this motion
  9. Round 3This House believes that the depiction of Goddesses or female deities in Hinduism (e.g. Shakti, Durga and Kali) as “feminist icons” has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
  10. Round 4This House believes that the norm in political discourse to use distancing language when discussing critical issues, has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
  11. Round 4This House supports the institutionalisation of indigenous artPractise this motion
  12. Round 4This House regrets the expectation that universities function as politically neutral spacesPractise this motion
  13. Round 5This House believes that an AI Data Center Moratorium is in the interest of U.S. citizensPractise this motion
  14. Round 5This House regrets the dominance of US-based tech platforms (e.g. Google, Meta, Microsoft) for global digital infrastructurePractise this motion
  15. Round 5This House would permanently ban CRISPR germline editingPractise this motion
  16. Round 6In regions of low domestic violence reporting, This House prefers the restraining order approach over the direct criminalisation approachPractise this motion
  17. Round 6In states where the death penalty is practised, This House believes that the prison reform movement should advocate for more humane and ethical means of execution over the complete abolition of the death penaltyPractise this motion
  18. Round 6This House would expose the Police Commissioner’s wiretappingPractise this motion
  19. Round 7This House believes that humans have a duty to be in service of othersPractise this motion
  20. Round 7This House prefers a world where death is viewed as joyous rather than tragicPractise this motion
  21. Round 7This House opposes the dominance of virtue-signalling in progressive social movementsPractise this motion
  22. Double-OctofinalsTH opposes “Personalisation of Politics”Practise this motion
  23. Double-OctofinalsThis House believes that the anti-war Left should actively form tactical coalitions with isolationist right-wing media figures to oppose Western military interventions (such as Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens)Practise this motion
  24. Double-OctofinalsTh, as a journalist covering issues in the Global South, would actively prioritise activism journalism over objectivity journalismPractise this motion
  25. OctofinalsThis House believes that European players of African descent should represent their country of lineage rather than their country of birthPractise this motion
  26. OctofinalsAs Cristiano Ronaldo, This House believes that we should have retired from international football after winning the Nation's League in 2024Practise this motion
  27. OctofinalsThis House believes that World Cup 2026 which is hosted in USA, Canada and Mexico has done more harm than good to the sport of footballPractise this motion
  28. QuarterfinalsThis House would place a strict limit on foreign ownership of consumer-facing businesses (such as gyms, restaurants, and cafes) in hyper-touristic regionsPractise this motion
  29. QuarterfinalsThis House prefers gift economies to library economiesPractise this motion
  30. QuarterfinalsThis House believes that developing countries should prioritise direct subsidies over income tax holidays for emerging industriesPractise this motion
  31. SemifinalsThis House believes that it is in the interest of Gulf States to not maintain US Bases on their land anymorePractise this motion
  32. SemifinalsThis House believes that the Western Left should frame the Lebanon War as part of a long-standing geopolitical agenda, rather than a diversion tactic to distract from domestic troublesPractise this motion
  33. SemifinalsThis House prefers a world where Middle Powers maintain strategic autonomy over alignment with major superpowersPractise this motion
  34. Grand FinalThis House would prefer to live on Lunari over VexisPractise this motion
  35. Grand FinalThis house prefers a world where individuals have a dominant belief in the Egg TheoryPractise this motion
  36. Grand FinalThis House would hide the technologyPractise this motion
  37. U16 OctofinalsThis House prefers sports clubs to be owned by fansPractise this motion
  38. U16 OctofinalsThis House supports the trend of countries engaging in political boycott for international competitions (e.g. Eurovision 2026 boycotts against Israel's participation)Practise this motion
  39. U16 OctofinalsThis House regrets the emphasis on club loyalty in footballPractise this motion
  40. U16 QuarterfinalsThis House supports post-colonial states adopting hostile economic measures to reduce foreign control of the economy (e.g. nationalising key industries, governments taking ownership of foreign corporations etc)Practise this motion
  41. U16 QuarterfinalsThis House believes that foreign-funded research institutions do more harm than good in developing countries (i.e. IRRI Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme)Practise this motion
  42. U16 QuarterfinalsThis House believes that governments should actively discourage the purchase of investment propertiesPractise this motion
  43. U16 SemifinalsAs Claudia Sheinbaum, This House would support a "tough on corruption"  approach in MexicoPractise this motion
  44. U16 SemifinalsThis House supports the creation of SAARC 2.0Practise this motion
  45. U16 SemifinalsThis House opposes the PAP's continued political dominance in SingaporePractise this motion
  46. U16 FinalsThis House, as an individual, prefers to be viewed as a favourite instead of an underdogPractise this motion
  47. U16 FinalsThis House believes that a meaningful life is one lived in rebellion against authorityPractise this motion
  48. U16 FinalsThis House regrets the glorification of a “sense of belonging”Practise this motion
  49. U14 QuarterfinalsThis House regrets the rise of “Politainment”Practise this motion
  50. U14 QuarterfinalsThis house opposes the glorification of political centrismPractise this motion
  51. U14 QuarterfinalsThis House believes that cults should be treated as organised crime groupsPractise this motion
  52. U14 SemifinalsThis House, as the SSPX, would proceed with the ordinationPractise this motion
  53. U14 SemifinalsThis House, as a prominent religious organisation, would preach a vision of God that is vengeful and merciless over one that is kind and compassionatePractise this motion
  54. U14 SemifinalsThis House prefers a world where religious beliefs were not publicly professedPractise this motion
  55. U14 FinalsThis House regrets the expectation to be sociablePractise this motion
  56. U14 FinalsThis House opposes the stigma against holding grudgesPractise this motion
  57. U14 FinalsThis House supports the narrative that you need to fail in order to succeedPractise this motion

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
75.7
where most speakers land
74.0 to 77.4

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker80.3
  • 10th speaker78.9
  • 20th speaker78.5

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.