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English College Open 2026

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

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Fri 23 Jan 2026

From 1 tab, newest English College Open 2026.

How many points did it take?

5points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 71.2 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

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

Practise Politics motionsLesson: Generating arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 39 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

English College Open 202610 motions
  1. Round 1In countries with an established public healthcare sector, This House prefers a minimal private healthcare sector (e.g small specialised clinics, the state is the dominant provider) to a large private healthcare sector (e.g private hospitals, private research institutions)Practise this motion
  2. Round 2Assuming feasibility, This House would implement government issued licences for the use of generative AI (including a watermark* of individual authors) * a watermark is a tag on a picture/video usually noting the author's namePractise this motion
  3. Round 3This House Believe That sociology should be predominantly public as opposed to being predominantly academicPractise this motion
  4. Round 4This house supports the European Union's strategy of de-risking its economic relationship with ChinaPractise this motion
  5. Round 5This house supports the European Union's strategy of de-risking its economic relationship with ChinaPractise this motion
  6. Round 6This House, as the Trump administration, regrets using the death of Charlie Kirk for political gainPractise this motion
  7. QuarterfinalsThis house supports governments introducing "no harm" restrictions on getting recognition statusPractise this motion
  8. SemifinalsThis House Believes That emerging economies should pursue a policy of non-alignmentPractise this motion
  9. Grand finalsThis House Believes That individuals should actively search for the meaning to their lifePractise this motion
  10. Novice FinalsThis House, as a young adult, would prefer to have a playwork job as opposed to having a non-play work jobPractise 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 break2 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
69.2
where most speakers land
67.6 to 70.8

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker73.0
  • 10th speaker71.4
  • 20th speaker71.0

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.