Sat 28 Nov 2026in 51 days
From 5 tabs, newest Durham IV 2025.
How many points to break?
10points, the middle of
the last 3 editions
In the middle figureOlder, not counted
Safe points at the last 3 editions with a figure: 11, 10, 10, newest first. The last team in averaged 79.5 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
Out of 44 past motions with a topic, from 5 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
8of 48 teams broke
in 2025
Who has set the motions?
- 🇮🇪 Dylan M.
- 🇦🇹 Paula B.
- Dominic F.
- 🇬🇧 Ellie M.
Chief adjudicators in 2024, the newest tab that lists them.
What gets set here
Motions with a topic, from all 5 editions with results. Pick a year to see that edition alone.
44 categorised motions across all editions.
Inrounds and outrounds
| Topic | Inrounds | Outrounds |
|---|---|---|
| Social & Identity | 36%9 of 25 | 32%6 of 19 |
| Philosophy | 0 of 25 | 3 of 19 |
| Politics | 2 of 25 | 2 of 19 |
| International Relations | 3 of 25 | 2 of 19 |
| Abstract | 0 of 25 | 2 of 19 |
Out of 25 inround and 19 outround motions with a topic, all editions.
Grand final motions
- 2025This House prefers to live in a population under Unity-style assimilationPhilosophy
- 2024This House Would Not Wear the PoppySocial & Identity
- 2023THP a world where children are raised communallySocial & Identity
- 2021THW remove the chipAbstract
- 2020THR the increasing usage of memes and political satire in political commentarySocial & Identity
The open grand final of each edition, where the tab names it.
Every edition
The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke. Open an edition for its motions and top speakers.
| Edition | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Durham IV 2026Sat 28 Nov 2026 | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded |
| 2025Durham IV 2025Sat 29 Nov 2025 | 11 | 79.5 | 8 of 48 |
| 2024Durham IV 2024Sat 23 Nov 2024 | 10 | 78.9 | 9 of 45 |
| 2023Durham IV 2023Fri 24 Nov 2023 | 10 | 78.4 | 8 of 34 |
| 2022Durham IV 2022: no tab yetSend us the tab | |||
| 2021Durham IV 2021Fri 19 Nov 2021 | 10 | 76.7 | 12 of 51 |
| 2020Durham IV 20202020 | 10 | 78.2 | 16 of 57 |
Who sets the motions
Chief adjudicators, from the 2 of 6 editions whose tab lists them.
| Chief adjudicator | Years |
|---|---|
| Dominic F. | 2024 |
| 🇮🇪 Dylan M. | 2024 |
| 🇬🇧 Ellie M. | 2024 |
| 🇦🇹 Paula B. | 2024 |
| 🇬🇧 Adam M. | 2023 |
| 🇬🇧 Alyssa M. | 2023 |
How speakers score here
- average speaker score, 5 editions
- 75.6
- where most speakers land
- 72.8 to 78.4
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.8
- 10th speaker79.2
- 20th speaker77.2
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 5 editions.
Records and top speakers
Top speakers in this series
- 1🇭🇷 Tin P.83.2
- 2🇮🇪 Jack S.2 editions82.8
- 3Cyrus B.3 editions82.4
- 4🇬🇧 Jacklin K.82.0
- 5David A.2 editions81.8
- 6🇬🇧 William S.3 editions81.6
- 7🇬🇧 Dominic W.2 editions81.4
- 8Esmé T.2 editions81.4
- 9Joshua S.81.4
- 10🇬🇧 Lucie S.81.2
- 11🇺🇸 Enshia L.81.2
- 12🇵🇭 Luigi A.81.0
- 13🇺🇸 Vivian Z.81.0
- 14🇬🇧 Eli F.3 editions81.0
- 15🇬🇧 Miya T.81.0
Best speaker average at any one edition.
Records
- Best speaker average🇭🇷 Tin P., 202083.2
- Biggest field202057 teams
- Strongest fieldAbove Average2024
Field strength by year
- 2020Average
- 2021Below Average
- 2023Below Average
- 2024Above Average
- 2025Average
Older editions predate much of the rating data we hold, so early years can read lower than they were.