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Manchester IV 2026
What it took to break here, the topics that come up, and every past motion.
Feb 21, 2026England, In personBP1 edition with resultsField: Above Average
Every edition of Manchester IVThe tab
Breaking here
- of teams broke in 2026 (8 of 50)
- 16%
- safe on
- 11 pts
- average speaks of the last team in, 2026
- 78.2
- teams in 2026
- 50
Break categories, 2026
- Open break8 teams
- Novice break5 teams
What gets set here
Share of 8 categorised motions across 1 edition. Bars run to 100%.
Past motions
2026Manchester IV 20268 motions
- Round 1This House Would rather be a Balkan debater than an Islands of the North Atlantic (IONA) debater
- Round 2This House Believes that relational aggression between women is the biggest threat to the feminist movement
- Round 3This House Regrets EU choosing to be a primarily normative power
- Round 4THBT western leftism's prioritisation of deference over scrutiny when addressing Islamic practices and beliefs has done more harm then good
- Round 5THR the judicialisation of politics in the developed world
- SemifinalsIn societal discussions about the Epstein files, THP a narrative that frames the perpetrators as uniquely monstrous individuals, as opposed to a symptom of broader systemic failures driven by extreme wealth concentration
- Grand FinalThis House Opposes anti-natalism
- Novice FinaleTH, as a high ranking tory politician, would defect to Reform UK
Who sets the motions
The field and the judges
Field
- Field strengthAbove Average
- Teams, 202650
- Teams, 202555
- Teams, 202442
- Teams, 202332
- Teams, 202177
How speakers score here
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 74.3
- where most speakers land
- 70.1 to 78.4
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 75.7
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.0
- 10th speaker79.0
- 20th speaker77.6
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Vivaatam Pre-ABP 202675.0
Top speeches
The highest speaker scores at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Yorgo K. | OGDPM | This House Believes that relational aggression between women is the biggest threat to the feminist movement | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Lauren F. | OGPM | This House Believes that relational aggression between women is the biggest threat to the feminist movement | 85 |
| 🇬🇧 Wurdaan K. | OGPM | THBT western leftism's prioritisation of deference over scrutiny when addressing Islamic practices and beliefs has done more harm then good | 84 |
| Eoghan C. | OGDPM | THBT western leftism's prioritisation of deference over scrutiny when addressing Islamic practices and beliefs has done more harm then good | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Patrick R. | COMO | This House Believes that relational aggression between women is the biggest threat to the feminist movement | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Wurdaan K. | CGMG | This House Regrets EU choosing to be a primarily normative power | 84 |
| Zach F. | COOW | This House Believes that relational aggression between women is the biggest threat to the feminist movement | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Harvey O. | COMO | THBT western leftism's prioritisation of deference over scrutiny when addressing Islamic practices and beliefs has done more harm then good | 84 |
| Umar F. | COMO | This House Would rather be a Balkan debater than an Islands of the North Atlantic (IONA) debater | 84 |
| 🇬🇧 Adam M. | OGDPM | This House Regrets EU choosing to be a primarily normative power | 83 |
| Eoghan C. | CGGW | This House Regrets EU choosing to be a primarily normative power | 83 |
| Joshua S. | OGPM | This House Regrets EU choosing to be a primarily normative power | 83 |
Prep these too
Same format and field strength, with a similar topic mix.
- Africa IV Debating Championship 2026topic match73%
- Durham IV 2025topic match62%
- Malaysia Pre-WUDC 2025topic match62%
- Aberdeen Open 2025topic match57%
- Mini Spring Challenge 2026topic match55%