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Durham IV 2025

Nov 10, 2025 · BP

Part of the Durham IV series →

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

48 teams (This edition), 45 teams (2024), 34 teams (2023), 51 teams (2021), 57 teams (2020)

Motions

Durham IV 2025 (2025)8 motions
  • Round 1THBT the feminist movement should actively promote monogamous relationships
  • Round 1THS the decline of the 'positivity culture' in media
  • Round 1THBT that Serbia should strengthen economic ties with China at the expense of EU integration
  • Round 1TH as progressive political parties in the UK (Green Party, Your Party etc) would coordinate electoral strategies to prevent vote splitting that would benefit the Reform party
  • Round 1THBT environment groups in developed countries should advocate for degrowth polilcies
  • Round 1THW leave Seahaven Island
  • Round 1THS sanctions on the UAE in response to its interventions in Sudan
  • Round 1This House prefers to live in a population under Unity-style assimilation

What gets set here

Social & Identity25%
International Relations13%
Politics13%
Environment13%

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You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Social & Identity · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Environment · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

17% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.5.

Last edition: 8 of 48 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break8 teams
  • Novice break4 teams

How scoring works here

75.5 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.8 and 78.2.

This is 0.2 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.4

Top-10 pace 79.4

Top-20 pace 77.2

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

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Malaysia IV 2026 (76.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Cyrus B.GWTHBT the feminist movement should actively promote monogamous relationships85
Joshua S.MGTHBT the feminist movement should actively promote monogamous relationships85
Cyrus B.DLO—84
Joshua S.LO—83
🇬🇧 William S.DLOTHBT the feminist movement should actively promote monogamous relationships83
Ziyad A.MGTHBT the feminist movement should actively promote monogamous relationships83
Helen W.OW—82
🇬🇧 Miya T.MG—82
🇬🇧 William S.GW—82
🇬🇧 Miya T.MO—82
🇮🇪 Maia N.GWTHBT the feminist movement should actively promote monogamous relationships82
🇬🇧 William S.OW—82

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