Norwich Online Pre-WUDC 2026
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Sat 3 Oct 2026
From 2 tabs, newest Norwich Online Pre-WUDC 2026.
How many points did it take?
11points were safe
in 2026
Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 11 (11, 10, newest first). The last team in averaged 78.1 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity31%
- Law & Crime3 of 16
- Politics3 of 16
- Education2 of 16
Out of 16 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
8of 47 teams made the open break
in 2026
Field strength: Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Norwich Online Pre-WUDC 20268 motions
- Round 1THO bans on religious symbols in public schools (religious outfits, religious memorabilia and religious iconography)Practise this motion
- Round 2THP the free-to-play model over the traditional set-price model for video gamesPractise this motion
- Round 3THR the decline of Family Values in Western societiesPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT the UK should begin negotiations to rejoin the European UnionPractise this motion
- Round 5THR the professionalisation of higher educationPractise this motion
- ESL FinalTH Predicts that the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress will ultimately weaken the CCP's long-term political stabilityPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTH, as the Democratic Party, W nominate Alexandria Ocasio Cortez as its presidential candidate for the 2028 electionPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHP a world where the Mensheviks rather than the Bolsheviks led the formation of the USSRPractise this motion
Norwich Online 20258 motions
- Round 1This House would ban the private ownership of historical artifactsPractise this motion
- Round 2This House regrets the rise of celebrity ownership of football teamsPractise this motion
- Round 3This House Opposes the narrative that, in times of individual crisis (debt, illness, death of a family member) people must significantly prioritize collective well-being at the expense of individual well-being.Practise this motion
- Round 4This House Believes That it is in the interests of the Denmark to abolish the "parallel society" policiesPractise this motion
- Round 5This House Supports the rise of sex-negative feminism (e.g. a feminism that opposes the pornographic industry, rejects female submission in BDSM, or questions the use of erotic capital by women).Practise this motion
- SemifinalsThis House Opposes the glorification of humilityPractise this motion
- ESL FinalsThis House Would permit states experiencing high levels of migration to outsource immigration processing to third-party statesPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThis house prefers a world where Christianity did not adopt the reforms of the council of NicaeaPractise 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 | 11 | 78.1 | 8 of 47 |
| 2025 | 10 | 78.1 | 8 of 39 |
Every break in 2026
- Open break8 teams
- ESL break8 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 76.1
- where most speakers land
- 73.7 to 78.5
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker82.2
- 10th speaker78.6
- 20th speaker77.6
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.