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Vanguard Open 2026: The Redemption

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

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Sat 26 Sep 2026

From 1 tab, newest Vanguard Open 2026: The Redemption.

How many points did it take?

10points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 77.9 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 12 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

19of 114 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Vanguard Open 2026: The Redemption12 motions
  1. Round 1This House regrets the rise in the contentification of confessionsPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT developing countries should prioritise being a Developmental Dictatorship over a Democratic RepublicPractise this motion
  3. Round 3This House regrets the rise of state-backed Sovereign Wealth Funds acquiring majority stakes in professional sports franchisesPractise this motion
  4. Round 4THBT parents should teach their children to adopt revolutionary anti-AI stances at an early agePractise this motion
  5. Round 5This House prefers a world in which human beings perceive their identity as fundamentally "episodic" (a series of disconnected, independent present selves) rather than "diachronic" (a continuous, unified narrative connecting past, present, and future)Practise this motion
  6. Open QuarterfinalsThis House would legally prohibit individuals with irreversible anterograde amnesia (or equivalent cognitive conditions preventing the formation of new long-term memories) from being held culpable for crimes committed after their condition's onsetPractise this motion
  7. Open SemifinalsTHBT middle‑income countries should use the Alma-Ata PHC framework, rather than Selective PHC, in healthcare policy-makingPractise this motion
  8. ESL SemifinalsThis House would legally prohibit individuals with irreversible anterograde amnesia (or equivalent cognitive conditions preventing the formation of new long-term memories) from being held culpable for crimes committed after their condition's onsetPractise this motion
  9. Novice Partial-FinalsTHBT the US Democratic Party should prioritize democratic socialist policies ahead of the 2028 electionsPractise this motion
  10. ESL FinalThis House Believes That meliorism is truePractise this motion
  11. Novice FinalAssuming the technology exists, THBT society is not justified in using CognifyPractise this motion
  12. Grand FinalThis House would hold commercial artificial intelligence developers legally liable for the downstream military and paramilitary applications of their dual-use models (e.g., designing, coding, or optimizing operational weapons systems)Practise 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
  • ESL break20 teams
  • Novice break12 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.4
where most speakers land
74.6 to 78.3

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker80.8
  • 10th speaker78.6
  • 20th speaker77.8

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.