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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

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

Your break chance here

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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%.

Your average on each of these topics

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Past motions

2026Manchester IV 20268 motions
  1. Round 1This House Would rather be a Balkan debater than an Islands of the North Atlantic (IONA) debater
  2. Round 2This House Believes that relational aggression between women is the biggest threat to the feminist movement
  3. Round 3This House Regrets EU choosing to be a primarily normative power
  4. Round 4THBT western leftism's prioritisation of deference over scrutiny when addressing Islamic practices and beliefs has done more harm then good
  5. Round 5THR the judicialisation of politics in the developed world
  6. 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
  7. Grand FinalThis House Opposes anti-natalism
  8. Novice FinaleTH, as a high ranking tory politician, would defect to Reform UK

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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.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇬🇧 Yorgo K.OGDPMThis House Believes that relational aggression between women is the biggest threat to the feminist movement85
🇬🇧 Lauren F.OGPMThis House Believes that relational aggression between women is the biggest threat to the feminist movement85
🇬🇧 Wurdaan K.OGPMTHBT western leftism's prioritisation of deference over scrutiny when addressing Islamic practices and beliefs has done more harm then good84
Eoghan C.OGDPMTHBT western leftism's prioritisation of deference over scrutiny when addressing Islamic practices and beliefs has done more harm then good84
🇬🇧 Patrick R.COMOThis House Believes that relational aggression between women is the biggest threat to the feminist movement84
🇬🇧 Wurdaan K.CGMGThis House Regrets EU choosing to be a primarily normative power84
Zach F.COOWThis House Believes that relational aggression between women is the biggest threat to the feminist movement84
🇬🇧 Harvey O.COMOTHBT western leftism's prioritisation of deference over scrutiny when addressing Islamic practices and beliefs has done more harm then good84
Umar F.COMOThis House Would rather be a Balkan debater than an Islands of the North Atlantic (IONA) debater84
🇬🇧 Adam M.OGDPMThis House Regrets EU choosing to be a primarily normative power83
Eoghan C.CGGWThis House Regrets EU choosing to be a primarily normative power83
Joshua S.OGPMThis House Regrets EU choosing to be a primarily normative power83

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