Imperial IV 2021

2021 · Online · BP · Online

Part of the Imperial IV series →

The field

Ultra Premier

Expect the absolute best in the world to attend.

105 teams (This edition)

Motions

Imperial IV 2021 (2021)10 motions

Round 1THBT parents should teach children to choose friendship instead of romantic love as the primary relationship of importance in their life
Round 2THBT extensive media coverage of high profile criminal trials does more harm than good
Round 4THR the aesthetisation of suffering
Round 5THS political parties that exclusively represent women's interests
Partial OctofinalsTHS the universal adoption of cryptocurrencies as additional legal tender
QuarterfinalsTHBT increased US political disengagement from Europe is in the interest of the EU
Pro-Am FinalTHW impose criminal laws to crimes committed by users of avatars in virtual worlds (such as 'Second Life')
SemifinalsTHR the exclusive focus of modern antitrust regulators on ensuring consumer welfare without promoting structural market reforms (e.g. also taking into account firm size or degree of market consolidation when considering antitrust cases)
ESL FinalTHW allow the use of MYRAGE
Grand FinalTHP a world without international law and international multilateral institutions (e.g., the International Criminal Court, World Trade Organization, World Intellectual Property organization, etc.)

What gets set here

Social & Identity20%

Economics20%

International Relations20%

Media10%

Politics10%

Law & Crime10%

Practice Social & Identity motions ›Read: Generating arguments ›

You vs this tournament

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

Social & Identity · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Economics · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
International Relations · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Media · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Law & Crime · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Social & Identity motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Social & Identity motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: THBT parents should teach children to choose friendship instead of romantic love as the pr...Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: EconomicsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

27% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.2.

Last edition: 28 of 105 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

Open break28 teams
ESL break4 teams

How scoring works here

77.3 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.8 and 79.9.

This is 0.1 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 83.0

Top-10 pace 80.2

Top-20 pace 80.2

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

Comparable: Vienna Pre-EUDC 2026 (77.2), LSE Open 2021 (78.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
🇭🇷 Tin P.	MO	THR the aesthetisation of suffering	85
🇬🇧 Rhys S.	OW	THR the aesthetisation of suffering	85
🇲🇾 Naveen	DLO	THR the aesthetisation of suffering	85
🇲🇾 Ploopy	LO	THR the aesthetisation of suffering	85
🇬🇧 Rhys S.	DPM	THS political parties that exclusively represent women's interests	84
🇮🇱 Hadar G.	LO	THR the aesthetisation of suffering	84
🇺🇸 Enting L.	LO	THR the aesthetisation of suffering	84
🇵🇭 Luigi A.	LO	THR the aesthetisation of suffering	84
🇸🇬 Nar M.	MG	THR the aesthetisation of suffering	84
🇺🇸 Xiao L.	OW	THR the aesthetisation of suffering	84
🇬🇧 Hamza C.	MO	THBT parents should teach children to choose friendship instead of romantic love as the primary relationship of importance in their life	83
Eva Q.	DLO	—	83

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