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INDEPENDENCE CUP 2026

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

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Fri 6 Mar 2026

From 2 tabs, newest INDEPENDENCE CUP 2026.

How many points did it take?

9points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 78.7 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 9 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.

Practise Technology motionsLesson: Generating arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 27 teams broke
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.

INDEPENDENCE CUP 20267 motions
  1. Round 1This house as a young Ghanaian Athlete Would opt to not Compete For GhanaPractise this motion
  2. Round 2This House Believes That the joint US-Israeli military intervention against Iran is illegitimate.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3This house regrets the decline of Pan African MarxismPractise this motion
  4. Round 4Assuming the nihilist penguin is sentient and capable of complex thought, This house as the Nihilist penguin would return to his colony.Practise this motion
  5. Round 5This House Would abolish independent central banks and return monetary policy control to elected governments.Practise this motion
  6. SemifinalsTHBT education systems in Africa should emphasise pan-African history and identities rather than national onesPractise this motion
  7. Grand FinalTH supports the renaming of the Kotoka international airport to Accra international airportPractise this motion
Independence Cup 20252 motions
  1. Round 2THBT the 'year of return' has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
  2. Round 3THW institute recall elections for Members of Parliament in GhanaPractise this motion

Open the Independence Cup 2025 prep page

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

YearSafe on (points)Last team in (speaks)Teams broke
2026978.78 of 27
2025not recorded78.26 of 16

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 2 editions
76.4
where most speakers land
74.1 to 78.6

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker80.6
  • 10th speaker78.4
  • 20th speaker76.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.