Skip to content
Tournaments

Debate Symposium Open 2026

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

OnlineBPTournament siteThe tab

Sat 12 Sep 2026

From 1 tab, newest Debate Symposium Open 2026.

How many points did it take?

9points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 76.4 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 9 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Technology motionsLesson: Generating arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

19of 69 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Debate Symposium Open 20269 motions
  1. Round 1THP a world where society considers being single the default and entering a relationship the exception.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT governments should prioritize social rehabilitation and intervention over increasing access to pharmaceutical treatment for mental healthPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THBT feminist movements should campaign for universal state-funded childcare rather than policies designed to encourage fathers to perform more unpaid childcare.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THS erasing the criminal records of individuals who have completed their sentences and remained crime-free for ten years.Practise this motion
  5. Round 5TH, as Andy Burnham, Would prioritize devolving greater fiscal powers to English regions over maintaining centralized control from WestminsterPractise this motion
  6. Open QuarterfinalsTHS Green Central Banking.Practise this motion
  7. Open SemifinalsTHP lowering mortgage eligibility requirements over preserving strict loan standards in developing countriesPractise this motion
  8. Grand FinalTHW require children/young adults to deeply explore the practices of different religious faiths before making a decision on religious identity upon reaching 18 years of agePractise this motion
  9. Novice FinalsTHBT the "asian values" discourse has done more harm than good for the promotion and protection of human rights in Southeast AsiaPractise 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 break19 teams
  • Novice break12 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.1
where most speakers land
74.7 to 77.5

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.6
  • 10th speaker77.8
  • 20th speaker77.0

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.