Sat 19 Sep 2026
From 3 tabs, newest Prague Open 2026.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2026
Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 10 (10, 11, 10, newest first). The last team in averaged 77.4 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity25%
- Philosophy21%
- Economics3 of 24
- Politics2 of 24
Out of 24 past motions with a topic, from 3 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
10of 48 teams made the open break
in 2026
Field strength: Below Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
3 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Prague Open 20268 motions
- Round 1This House Regrets the decline of the mallPractise this motion
- Round 2This House Would choose to only be able to watch the movies that have been produced up until now rather than all the movies that will be produced from now onPractise this motion
- Round 3This House Believes That the tariffs on Chinese Electrical Vehicles are not in the interest of the European UnionPractise this motion
- Round 4This House Prefers Protestant Guilt over Catholic Guilt as a prevalent societal normPractise this motion
- Round 5This House Would impose a 100% inheritance taxPractise this motion
- SemifinalsThis House Believes That an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez administration is in the interest of the USAPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThis House Believes That we are defined by our actionsPractise this motion
- Novice FinalsThis House Believes That off the grid will become a popular way of living in the next 50 yearsPractise this motion
Prague Open 20258 motions
- Round 1THS the rise of AI romantic partnersPractise this motion
- Round 2THBT the CDU should abandon the cordon sanitaire against AfDPractise this motion
- Round 3THW reveal the liePractise this motion
- Round 4TH Prefers to be born in a religion that proselytises* rather than one that does not (*seeks to convert others)Practise this motion
- Round 5THP centralised urban planning system to decentralised urban planning systemPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHS the partition of SudanPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTH Prefers a world where no one has a desire for external validationPractise this motion
- Novice FinalsTHS a hedonistic approach to lifePractise this motion
Prague Open 20248 motions
- Round 1THO the trend of very young activists becoming leaders of social movements (Greta Thunberg, the Parkland Survivors, etc.)Practise this motion
- Round 2This House Would rather be born in a lower middle class family than a wealthy onePractise this motion
- Round 3THO retellings of high-profile criminal trials in popular culture (e.g. People vs OJ Simpson, The Trial of the Chicago 7, In the Name of the Father)Practise this motion
- Round 4THP a world where people have full control over their emotional expressions (crying, body language, facial expressions)Practise this motion
- Round 5THBT schools should use the language spoken by the majority of students in their area as the main teaching language, regardless of the official state languagePractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHW ban high-frequency tradingPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHBT the Operation Anthropoid was morally illegitimatePractise this motion
- Novice FinalsIn developing countries, This House Regrets the glorification of living abroadPractise 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.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 77.4 | 10 of 48 |
| 2025 | 11 | 75.6 | 8 of 41 |
| 2024 | 10 | 76.9 | 8 of 43 |
Every break in 2026
- Open break10 teams
- Novice break8 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 3 editions
- 74.6
- where most speakers land
- 71.9 to 77.4
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.0
- 10th speaker78.2
- 20th speaker76.2
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 3 editions.