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Glasgow Ancients

The Glasgow Ancients, one of the strongest fields on the Scottish circuit.

5 editions, 2022 to 20265 of them with results

Next edition not announced yet

From 5 tabs, newest Glasgow Ancients 2026.

How many points to break?

11points, the middle of
the last 3 editions

In the middle figureOlder, not counted

Safe points at the last 3 editions with a figure: 11, 11, 11, newest first. The last team in averaged 80.1 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 35 past motions with a topic, from 5 editions.

Practise Social & Identity motions

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 50 teams broke
in 2026

What gets set here

Motions with a topic, from all 5 editions with results. Pick a year to see that edition alone.

35 categorised motions across all editions.

  • Social & Identity26%9 of 35
  • Economics17%6 of 35
  • Politics14%5 of 35
  • Religion3 of 35 motions
  • Technology2 of 35 motions
  • Health & Medicine2 of 35 motions

Inrounds and outrounds

TopicInroundsOutrounds
Social & Identity24%6 of 253 of 10
Politics3 of 252 of 10
Abstract0 of 251 of 10
Health & Medicine1 of 251 of 10
Economics20%5 of 251 of 10

Out of 25 inround and 10 outround motions with a topic, all editions.

Grand final motions

  1. 2026THO the pursuit of maximum convenience in modern life.Social & Identity
  2. 2025This House Believes That the entity to which the AI is ultimately answerable ought to be a jury of randomly selected ordinary people rather than a panel of the three most intelligent moral philosophers in the world.Technology
  3. 2024THS the use of necro-resistance as a form of protestSocial & Identity
  4. 2023This House Would Abolish the British MonarchyPolitics
  5. 2022THW NOT publish this informationAbstract

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.

EditionSafe on (points)Last team in (speaks)Teams broke
2026Glasgow Ancients 2026Sat 11 Apr 20261180.18 of 50
2025Glasgow Ancients 2025Sat 12 Apr 20251181.08 of 52
2024Glasgow Ancients 2024Thu 4 Apr 20241181.48 of 49
2023Glasgow Ancients 2023Thu 6 Apr 20231080.38 of 40
2022Glasgow Ancients 2022Fri 1 Apr 20221279.18 of 46

How speakers score here

average speaker score, 5 editions
77.0
where most speakers land
74.0 to 80.0

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker82.0
  • 10th speaker80.8
  • 20th speaker79.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 5 editions.

Records and top speakers

Top speakers in this series

  1. 1🇮🇪 Andy C.2 editions82.6
  2. 2🇮🇪 Jack P.4 editions82.4
  3. 3🇬🇧 Jamie B.4 editions82.4
  4. 4Izzie B.2 editions82.2
  5. 5🇷🇴 Ana C.82.2
  6. 6🇮🇪 Shane T.3 editions82.2
  7. 7🇬🇧 Owen M.82.0
  8. 8Alex M.2 editions82.0
  9. 9🇨🇦 Naomi P.82.0
  10. 10🇬🇧 Geneva R.82.0
  11. 11🇬🇧 Teck T.81.8
  12. 12🇮🇪 Lucy M.2 editions81.8
  13. 13🇷🇴 Valeriu C.81.8
  14. 14🇭🇷 Tin P.81.6
  15. 15🇬🇧 Parth P.4 editions81.6

Best speaker average at any one edition.

Records

  • Best speaker average🇮🇪 Andy C., 202582.6
  • Biggest field202552 teams
  • Strongest fieldUltra Premier2026

Field strength by year

  • 2022Ultra Premier
  • 2023Above Average
  • 2024Ultra Premier
  • 2025Ultra Premier
  • 2026Ultra Premier

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