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LSE Open

The London School of Economics open, a major UK BP tournament.

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
  • 2023Ultra Premier
  • 2024Ultra Premier
  • 2025Ultra Premier
  • 2026Premier

What gets set here

The topic mix across 1 analysed edition. Tap a year to see that edition alone.

10 categorised motions across all editions.

Social & Identity40%
Economics20%
Politics10%
Technology10%
International Relations10%
Abstract10%
Grand final motions, year by year
  • 2026This House Would take the pill · Abstract

What it takes to break here

  • 202611 pts · 80.6 speaks16/101 broke

11 points has guaranteed the break in 1 of 1 editions with break data.

How scoring works here

Field average 76.5 across 1 scored edition.

  • Top speaker pace83.6
  • Top-10 pace81.0
  • Top-20 pace80.4

Median average speaks at each finishing position, across 1 edition.

Records

  • Best speaker average83.6 🇮🇪 Jack S., 2026
  • Biggest field101 teams 2026
  • Strongest field2025 Ultra Premier

Top speakers in this series

The highest speaker averages recorded across every analysed edition.

  1. 1🇮🇪 Jack S.83.6
  2. 2🇧🇬 Alek S.83.2
  3. 3🇮🇪 Jack W.83.0
  4. 4🇬🇧 Maximus P.82.4
  5. 5🇬🇧 Leo M.81.8
  6. 6🇬🇧 Bharath A.81.6
  7. 7🇧🇬 Rumen M.81.4
  8. 8🇧🇩 Sourodip P.81.2
  9. 9Dylan M.81.2
  10. 10🇬🇧 Chanidu R.81.0
  11. 11🇬🇧 Adam M.81.0
  12. 12🇮🇪 Ziyad81.0
  13. 13🇪🇪 Kristjan S.80.8
  14. 14Sachin80.8
  15. 15Darin M.80.8

Who chairs it

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

  • 🇷🇸 Milos M.1 edition
  • 🇦🇺 Jessica M.1 edition
  • Harish N.1 edition
  • Mubarrat W.1 edition
  • Klaudia M.1 edition
  • 🇮🇪 Jack S.1 edition
  • 🇬🇭 Erasmus S.1 edition
  • 🇷🇸 Janko D.1 edition
  • 🇬🇧 Josh A.1 edition
  • 🇨🇦 Naomi P.1 edition
  • Ramesh R.1 edition

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