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Cambridge IV

The Cambridge Intervarsity, a flagship of the UK circuit.

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.

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

What gets set here

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

10 categorised motions across all editions.

Economics20%
Law & Crime20%
Technology20%
Philosophy20%
Social & Identity10%
Politics10%
Grand final motions, year by year
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What it takes to break here

  • 202511 pts · 79.6 speaks16/93 broke

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

How scoring works here

Field average 75.9 across 1 scored edition.

  • Top speaker pace82.6
  • Top-10 pace81.2
  • Top-20 pace80.2

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

Records

  • Best speaker average82.6 Aidan W., 2025
  • Biggest field93 teams 2025
  • Strongest field2024 Ultra Premier

Top speakers in this series

The highest speaker averages recorded across every analysed edition.

  1. 1Aidan W.82.6
  2. 2🇧🇬 Maria M.82.4
  3. 3🇬🇧 Tanush A.82.4
  4. 4🇬🇧 Max P.82.4
  5. 5🇬🇧 Leo M.82.0
  6. 6🇯🇵 Nasa T.82.0
  7. 7🇨🇦 Karel B.81.8
  8. 8🇧🇬 Biser A.81.8
  9. 9🇬🇧 Bharath A.81.6
  10. 10🇦🇹 Marina K.81.2
  11. 11Gareth L.81.2
  12. 12🇨🇦 Anders W.81.0
  13. 13🇯🇵 Kotaro Y.81.0
  14. 14🇬🇧 Hans D.80.8
  15. 15Victor B.80.6

Who chairs it

Adjudication-core members from the editions where we know the panel.

  • 🇭🇷 Tin P.1 edition
  • 🇬🇧 Jason X.1 edition
  • 🇷🇸 Marta V.1 edition
  • Isabelle S.1 edition
  • Harish N.1 edition
  • 🇸🇬 Nar M.1 edition
  • Klaudia M.1 edition
  • 🇵🇪 Mauricio C.1 edition
  • 🇬🇧 Geneva R.1 edition
  • Banun S.1 edition
  • 🇷🇴 Ana C.1 edition
  • 🇬🇧 Max R.1 edition

We only know the panel for 3 of 7 editions. Know who chaired another year?