Hart House IV
The Hart House Intervarsity at the University of Toronto, a major Canadian BP open.
Fri 16 Oct 2026in 8 days
From 6 tabs, newest Hart House IV 2025.
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, 10, newest first. The last team in averaged 78.8 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
Out of 62 past motions with a topic, from 6 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
16of 121 teams broke
in 2025
Who has set the motions?
- 🇬🇧 Jason X.
- 🇨🇦 Navin K.
- Sebastian D.
Chief adjudicators in 2020, the newest tab that lists them.
What gets set here
Motions with a topic, from all 6 editions with results. Pick a year to see that edition alone.
62 categorised motions across all editions.
Inrounds and outrounds
| Topic | Inrounds | Outrounds |
|---|---|---|
| Social & Identity | 26%8 of 31 | 23%7 of 31 |
| Economics | 16%5 of 31 | 16%5 of 31 |
| International Relations | 0 of 31 | 4 of 31 |
| Media | 2 of 31 | 3 of 31 |
| Health & Medicine | 2 of 31 | 2 of 31 |
Out of 31 inround and 31 outround motions with a topic, all editions.
Grand final motions
- 2025This house believes that moral realism is true.Philosophy
- 2024THS the widespread and accessible availability of iForgorComedy & Novelty
- 2023THBT newly established developing nations should strive to establish Jante as a cultural foundation in their nationsSocial & Identity
- 2022THP a world where Augmented Eternity is widely accessibleTechnology
- 2021THBT the United States should have maintained a prominent military presence in Afghanistan long-term.International Relations
- 2020THBT it is in the interest of countries that experienced Japanese colonial occupation (e.g., South Korea, China, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam) to boycott the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo if far-right paraphernalia (e.g., displays of the Rising Sun flag) are permitted.International Relations
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Hart House IV 2026Fri 16 Oct 2026 | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded |
| 2025Hart House IV 2025Fri 17 Oct 2025 | not recorded | 78.8 | 16 of 121 |
| 2024Hart House IV 2024Fri 18 Oct 2024 | 11 | 79.5 | 16 of 102 |
| 2023Hart House IV 2023Thu 12 Oct 2023 | 11 | 79.1 | 16 of 86 |
| 2022Hart House IV 2022Thu 13 Oct 2022 | 10 | 77.9 | 17 of 77 |
| 2021Hart House IV 2021Fri 15 Oct 2021 | 11 | 80.0 | 16 of 113 |
| 2020Hart House IV 2020Sat 17 Oct 2020 | 11 | 78.9 | 16 of 116 |
| ?Hart House IVYear not known | not recorded | not recorded | not recorded |
Who sets the motions
Chief adjudicators, from the 1 of 7 editions whose tab lists them.
| Chief adjudicator | Years |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Jason X. | 2020 |
| 🇨🇦 Navin K. | 2020 |
| Sebastian D. | 2020 |
How speakers score here
- average speaker score, 6 editions
- 75.9
- where most speakers land
- 73.3 to 78.5
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker82.0
- 10th speaker80.4
- 20th speaker79.2
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 6 editions.
Records and top speakers
Top speakers in this series
- 1🇵🇭 Mikko V.83.4
- 2🇬🇧 Matt C.2 editions82.8
- 3🇵🇭 Aly B.82.4
- 4🇺🇸 Emery T.2 editions82.2
- 5🇬🇧 Max R.3 editions82.0
- 6🇺🇸 Xiao-ke L.3 editions82.0
- 7🇺🇸 Tejas S.82.0
- 8🇨🇦 Chris P.81.8
- 9🇺🇸 Isaac C.2 editions81.7
- 10🇨🇦 Naomi P.2 editions81.6
- 11🇺🇸 Zi H.81.6
- 12🇺🇸 Amitai P.81.6
- 13🇺🇸 Eva-Marie Q.81.4
- 14🇺🇸 Ale P.81.4
- 15🇺🇸 Sandy G.81.2
Best speaker average at any one edition.
Records
- Best speaker average🇵🇭 Mikko V., 202183.4
- Biggest field2025121 teams
- Strongest fieldAbove Average2024
Field strength by year
- 2020Above Average
- 2021Above Average
- 2022Average
- 2023Average
- 2024Above Average
- 2025Average
Older editions predate much of the rating data we hold, so early years can read lower than they were.