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Australian British Parliamentary Debating Championship (ABPDC)

The Australian BP championship. Distinct from Asian BP (ABP).

Editions

Field strength over the years

How strong each edition’s field was, on the cross-tournament strength scale.

Older editions predate a lot of the rating data we hold, so early years can read lower than they really were.

  • 2022Premier
  • 2023Above Average
  • 2024Premier
  • 2025Above Average

What gets set here

The topic mix across 1 analysed edition. Tap a year to see that edition alone.

9 categorised motions across all editions.

Social & Identity33%
International Relations22%
Technology11%
Politics11%
Education11%
Economics11%
Grand final motions, year by year
  • 2025This House predicts that gender inequality in the West will worsen, rather than improve, in the next 10 years · Social & Identity

What it takes to break here

  • 202512 pts · 79.9 speaks17/68 broke

12 points has guaranteed the break in 1 of 1 editions with break data.

How scoring works here

Field average 77.3 across 1 scored edition.

  • Top speaker pace82.7
  • Top-10 pace80.5
  • Top-20 pace80.0

Median average speaks at each finishing position, across 1 edition.

Records

  • Best speaker average82.7 🇦🇺 Elinor S., 2025
  • Biggest field68 teams 2025
  • Strongest field2024 Premier

Top speakers in this series

The highest speaker averages recorded across every analysed edition.

  1. 1🇦🇺 Elinor S.82.7
  2. 2🇦🇺 Charlie R.82.5
  3. 3🇦🇺 Sophie S.82.2
  4. 4🇳🇿 Harper S.81.2
  5. 5🇦🇺 Sam D.81.2
  6. 6🇦🇺 Dhruv H.81.2
  7. 7🇦🇺 Alexis M.80.8
  8. 8🇦🇺 Maya A.80.7
  9. 9🇦🇺 Oliver B.80.7
  10. 10🇦🇺 Ben J.80.7
  11. 11🇦🇺 Zaakir Z.80.7
  12. 12🇦🇺 Lachie D.80.5
  13. 13🇦🇺 Jehiel P.80.5
  14. 14🇦🇺 Udai K.80.5
  15. 15🇦🇺 Izzy S.80.3