LSE Open
The London School of Economics open, a major UK BP tournament.
Editions
- LSE Open 20262026101 teamsPremiercut 11 pts
- LSE Open 2025202578 teamsUltra Premiercut 11 pts
- LSE OPEN 2024202483 teamsUltra Premiercut 10 pts
- LSE Open 2023202370 teamsUltra Premiercut 11 pts
- LSE Open 2022202290 teamsPremiercut 11 pts
- LSE Open 2021202195 teamsPremiercut 11 pts
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.
- 2021Premier
- 2022Premier
- 2023Ultra Premier
- 2024Ultra Premier
- 2025Ultra Premier
- 2026Premier
What gets set here
The topic mix across 6 analysed editions. Tap a year to see that edition alone.
59 categorised motions across all editions.
Grand final motions, year by year
- 2026This House Would take the pill · Abstract
- 2025This House Believes That this ship is still the Ship of Theseus · Philosophy
- 2024THW allow parents to be prosecuted for the crimes of their child · Law & Crime
- 2023TH, as Hamlet, Would kill Claudius. · Fiction
- 2022THBT the rise of online video streaming websites (e.g. Netflix, HBO Max, Disney + etc.) has done more harm than good · Media
- 2021THBT the LGBTQ+ movement should emphasise family values as a part of their activism, rather than adopt the view that family values do not matter · Social & Identity
What it takes to break here
- 202111 pts · 81.5 speaks16/95 broke
- 202211 pts · 79.1 speaks17/90 broke
- 202311 pts · 80.9 speaks12/70 broke
- 202410 pts · 80.4 speaks17/83 broke
- 202511 pts · 80.8 speaks16/78 broke
- 202611 pts · 80.6 speaks16/101 broke
11 points has guaranteed the break in 5 of 6 editions with break data.
How scoring works here
Field average 77.2 across 6 scored editions.
- Top speaker pace83.6
- Top-10 pace81.8
- Top-20 pace80.8
Median average speaks at each finishing position, across 6 editions.
Records
- Best speaker average83.8 🇭🇷 Tin P., 2021
- Biggest field101 teams 2026
- Strongest field2025 Ultra Premier
Top speakers in this series
The highest speaker averages recorded across every analysed edition.
- 1🇭🇷 Tin P. · 3 editions83.8
- 2🇺🇸 Enting L.83.8
- 3Lucía C.83.6
- 4Harish N. · 2 editions83.6
- 5🇬🇧 Mark R. · 2 editions83.6
- 6🇮🇪 Jack S. · 2 editions83.6
- 7🇵🇭 Ignacio V.83.2
- 8🇮🇱 Hadar G.83.2
- 9🇬🇧 Taha I. · 3 editions83.2
- 10🇧🇬 Alek S. · 4 editions83.2
- 11🇬🇧 Hamza C.83.0
- 12🇬🇧 Aidan W. · 3 editions83.0
- 13🇮🇪 Jack W. · 2 editions83.0
- 14🇨🇦 Naomi P. · 2 editions82.8
- 15🇮🇪 Lucy M. · 4 editions82.8
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?