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Imperial IV

The Imperial College London Intervarsity.

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.

  • 2021Ultra Premier
  • 2022Premier
  • 2024Ultra Premier
  • 2025Ultra Premier

What gets set here

The topic mix across 4 analysed editions. Tap a year to see that edition alone.

35 categorised motions across all editions.

Economics26%
Politics14%
Social & Identity11%
International Relations11%
Law & Crime11%
Abstract9%

It changes when you break

Outrounds here lean Economics: 38% of outround motions, against 16% in the inrounds.

Grand final motions, year by year
  • 2025TH, as president Vučić, would allow project Jadar to be realised. · Economics
  • 2024This House Believes that God exists. · Religion
  • 2022THBT El Salvador should sell its bitcoin reserves right now · Economics
  • 2021THP a world without international law and international multilateral institutions (e.g., the International Criminal Court, World Trade Organization, World Intellectual Property organization, etc.) · International Relations

What it takes to break here

  • 202110 pts · 77.2 speaks28/105 broke
  • 202210 pts · 79.2 speaks24/118 broke
  • 202411 pts · 79.7 speaks8/45 broke
  • 202510 pts · 79.0 speaks8/33 broke

10 points has guaranteed the break in 3 of 4 editions with break data.

How scoring works here

Field average 77.2 across 4 scored editions.

  • Top speaker pace83.0
  • Top-10 pace80.6
  • Top-20 pace80.0

Median average speaks at each finishing position, across 4 editions.

Records

  • Best speaker average83.0 🇭🇷 Tin P., 2021
  • Biggest field118 teams 2022
  • Strongest field2025 Ultra Premier

Top speakers in this series

The highest speaker averages recorded across every analysed edition.

  1. 1🇭🇷 Tin P.83.0
  2. 2🇭🇰 Aniket G.83.0
  3. 3🇭🇷 Paula D.82.5
  4. 4🇬🇧 Arjun G.82.4
  5. 5🇬🇧 Matt H.82.2
  6. 6🇬🇧 Chris C.82.2
  7. 7🇬🇧 Ivan K.82.2
  8. 8🇮🇪 Dylan M. · 2 editions82.2
  9. 9🇨🇦 Naomi P. · 2 editions82.0
  10. 10🇦🇹 Katharina J.82.0
  11. 11🇮🇪 Andy C. · 2 editions82.0
  12. 12🇬🇧 Gareth Y.82.0
  13. 13🇬🇧 Matt C.81.8
  14. 14🇨🇳 Josh K.81.8
  15. 15Miriam K.81.8

Who chairs it

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

  • 🇮🇪 Jack S.2 editions
  • 🇮🇱 Tamar M.1 edition
  • 🇺🇸 Emery T.1 edition
  • Mukhtar T.1 edition
  • 🇬🇧 Taha I.1 edition
  • 🇬🇧 Chris C.1 edition
  • 🇮🇪 Daniela W.1 edition
  • 🇮🇪 Lucy M.1 edition
  • 🇬🇧 Joseph L.1 edition
  • Emily F.1 edition
  • Maša P.1 edition

We only know the panel for 3 of 6 editions. Know who chaired another year?