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JPDU Autumn Tournament

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

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Sat 10 Oct 2026

From 1 tab, newest JPDU Autumn 2026.

How many points did it take?

8points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 76.2 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 9 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

18of 49 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

JPDU Autumn 20269 motions
  1. Round 1THBT disability advocacy groups should prioritize campaigning for incidental portrayal over authentic portrayal in film and television.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2THR Teach for AmericaPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THBT South Korea should further increase state investment in the semiconductor industry.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THO living instrument doctrine.Practise this motion
  5. QuarterfinalsTHBT governments should discourage large-scale share buybacks during periods of weak private investment.Practise this motion
  6. SemifinalsTHR the rise of Pentecostalism in Latin AmericaPractise this motion
  7. Grand FinalTHBT substantial changes in an individual’s identity, values, or life goals do not, by themselves, release that individual from deeply personal promises made by their past self.Practise this motion
  8. Rookie Pre Grand FinalTHBT the rise of otome games is in the interest of feminist movement.Practise this motion
  9. Rookie FinalTHP declining communities to engage with their past through restorative rather than reflective nostalgiPractise 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 break18 teams
  • Rookie break10 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
75.5
where most speakers land
73.8 to 77.2

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker80.0
  • 10th speaker77.3
  • 20th speaker76.3

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.