Tournaments
8th MIT Debate Tournament
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Sat 21 Mar 2026
From 1 tab, newest 8th MIT Debate 2026.
How many points did it take?
9points were safe
in 2026
The last team in averaged 77.1 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Philosophy2 of 6
- Economics2 of 6
- International Relations2 of 6
- Politics1 of 6
Out of 6 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
4of 29 teams made the open break
in 2026
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
8th MIT Debate 20266 motions
- Round 1THBT, following a coup, movement leaders should not take executive positions in governancePractise this motion
- Round 2This House would grant government tenders to private real estate developers to transform rural areas into master-planned urban communities.Practise this motion
- Round 3TH, as Pledis Entertainment, would reject HYBE Corporation’s acquisition offer.Practise this motion
- Round 4THS the use of economic warfare (tariffs, targeted sanctions etc.) in order to force compliance with rules of the global neoliberal economic order (opening up of national markets, protecting intellectual property, not engaging in currency manipulation etc.)Practise this motion
- Novice FinalsTH, as Anthropic, Regrets refusing to work with US Department of WarPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThis House Regrets the UAE’s defensive stance in the Iran-US conflict.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 break4 teams
- Novice break4 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 75.3
- where most speakers land
- 74.0 to 76.5
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker77.8
- 10th speaker76.3
- 20th speaker75.3
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.