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Pre-WUDC Ottawa 2026

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

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Sat 19 Sep 2026

From 1 tab, newest Pre-WUDC Ottawa 2026.

How many points did it take?

9points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 77.1 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 5 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

4of 47 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Pre-WUDC Ottawa 20265 motions
  1. Round 1This House, as an organized religion facing a sharp decline in young members, would substantially liberalise its teaching on personal morality to retain them.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2Assuming the technology exists to do so safely, This House would allow victims of psychological trauma to opt out of traditional therapy methods and undergo memory erasure therapyPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THBT socio-political movements should center their public advocacy on class based solidarity instead of identity based coalition building.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4This House, as the Alliance of Sahel States, would commit to a binding confederation rather than hedge between rival external powersPractise this motion
  5. Round 5THBT labor unions should embrace rather than resist workplace automationPractise 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 break4 teams
  • Silver break10 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.5
where most speakers land
75.1 to 78.0

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.6
  • 10th speaker76.6
  • 20th speaker74.8

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.