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Gauteng Open 2026

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

Sat 27 Jun 2026

From 2 tabs, newest Gauteng Open 2026.

How many points did it take?

8points were safe
in 2026

Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 9 (8, 9, newest first). The last team in averaged 78.2 speaks in 2026.

What will they set?

Out of 14 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 19 teams broke
in 2026

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

Past motions

2 editions with motions on record, newest first.

Gauteng Open 20267 motions
  1. Round 1THO the narrative that dreams have meaningPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THS major financial institutions accepting cryptocurrencies as collateralPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THS characters rejecting their prophesied destinies.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4In times of low followership, THBT religious institutions should abandon the practice of religious surveillancePractise this motion
  5. Round 5THW choose the husband over the first lovePractise this motion
  6. Partial FinalsTHBT African states should heavily prioritise ‘Looking East’ rather than ‘Looking West’Practise this motion
  7. Grand FinalTHBT the Squid Game system is morally superior to real-world capitalismPractise this motion
Gauteng Open 20257 motions
  1. Round 1This house, as a South African, citizen would boycott Moja LovePractise this motion
  2. Round 2This house believes that retaliatory tarrifs against the U.S are in the long term interest of developing economiesPractise this motion
  3. Round 3This House supports the use of conscious non-consent by medical professionals in emergency medicinePractise this motion
  4. Round 4TH as the African feminist movement would reject Chimamanda Ngozi-Adiche as a feminist iconPractise this motion
  5. Round 5THS the narrative from Nietzsche that God is DeadPractise this motion
  6. Partial SemiThis house believes that the International Criminal Court should be allowed to prosecute individuals for crimes committed in failed states without the consent of that state's governmentPractise this motion
  7. Grand FinalAssuming you are approached to coach, TH would decline the offer.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.

YearSafe on (points)Last team in (speaks)Teams broke
2026878.28 of 19
20259not recorded6 of 16

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.7
where most speakers land
75.3 to 78.1
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.7

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.4
  • 10th speaker77.0
  • 20th speaker76.4

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Munich Open 202673.6
  • Malaysia IV 202676.3