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Hart House IV

The Hart House Intervarsity at the University of Toronto, a major Canadian BP open.

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.

  • 2020Above Average
  • 2021Average
  • 2022Below Average
  • 2023Average
  • 2024Above Average
  • 2025Average

What gets set here

The topic mix across 6 analysed editions. Tap a year to see that edition alone.

62 categorised motions across all editions.

Social & Identity24%
Economics16%
Media8%
Law & Crime6%
International Relations6%
Health & Medicine6%
Grand final motions, year by year
  • 2025This house regrets the narrative that the parent-child relationship is uniquely meaningful and important. · Social & Identity
  • 2024THP a world where babies are reassigned to different families at birth · Social & Identity
  • 2023TH, as Jenny, would take the deal. · Abstract
  • 2022TH, as a contestant on a reality show, would attempt to portray themself as a villain as opposed to a hero · Media
  • 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

What it takes to break here

  • 202011 pts · 78.9 speaks16/116 broke
  • 202111 pts · 80.0 speaks16/113 broke
  • 202210 pts · 77.9 speaks17/77 broke
  • 202311 pts · 79.1 speaks16/86 broke
  • 202411 pts · 79.5 speaks16/102 broke
  • 202516 pts · 78.8 speaks16/121 broke

11 points has guaranteed the break in 4 of 6 editions with break data.

How scoring works here

Field average 75.9 across 6 scored editions.

  • Top speaker pace82.0
  • Top-10 pace80.4
  • Top-20 pace79.2

Median average speaks at each finishing position, across 6 editions.

Records

  • Best speaker average83.4 🇵🇭 Mikko V., 2021
  • Biggest field121 teams 2025
  • Strongest field2020 Above Average

Top speakers in this series

The highest speaker averages recorded across every analysed edition.

  1. 1🇵🇭 Mikko V.83.4
  2. 2🇬🇧 Matt C. · 2 editions82.8
  3. 3🇵🇭 Aly B.82.4
  4. 4🇺🇸 Emery T. · 2 editions82.2
  5. 5🇬🇧 Max R. · 3 editions82.0
  6. 6🇺🇸 Xiao-ke L. · 3 editions82.0
  7. 7🇺🇸 Tejas S.82.0
  8. 8🇨🇦 Chris P.81.8
  9. 9🇺🇸 Isaac C. · 2 editions81.7
  10. 10🇨🇦 Naomi P. · 2 editions81.6
  11. 11🇺🇸 Zi H.81.6
  12. 12🇺🇸 Amitai P.81.6
  13. 13🇺🇸 Eva-Marie Q.81.4
  14. 14🇺🇸 Ale P.81.4
  15. 15🇺🇸 Sandy G.81.2

Who chairs it

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

  • 🐪 J.1 edition
  • 🇬🇧 Jason X.1 edition
  • 🇨🇦 Navin K.1 edition
  • Sebastian D.1 edition

We only know the panel for 1 of 8 editions. Know who chaired another year?