Fri 16 Jan 2026
From 1 tab, newest Empire IV 2026.
How many points did it take?
13points were safe
in 2026
The last team in averaged 78.2 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Politics3 of 13
- Economics2 of 13
- International Relations1 of 13
- Abstract1 of 13
Out of 13 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
16of 91 teams made the open break
in 2026
Field strength: Average in 2026, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
Empire IV 202613 motions
- Round 1THBT african countries should significantly increase trade with countries under US sanctions.Practise this motion
- Round 2THO the vilification of Mumus.Practise this motion
- Round 3Assuming feasibility, THBT persecuted political communities should seek to create seasteads as opposed to pursuing secession.Practise this motion
- Round 4THS the rise of ""Digital Vigilantism"" in response to perceived failures of the justice system.Practise this motion
- Round 5THP a world where people have a long life with a meaningless death over a short life with a meaningful death.Practise this motion
- Round 6TH as an African state would implement the “Magufuli Approach” to the “Kikwete Approach” in regulating large-scale industrial investors.Practise this motion
- Round 7THO the creation of documentaries about historically controversial and divisive figures e.g. Vince McMahon, Mafia bosses etc.Practise this motion
- ESL SemifinalsTHR the expansion of tech giants into financial services & banking (e.g. digital wallets, credit cards, loan offerings, banks).Practise this motion
- Open QuarterfinalsTHP a world without the memorialisation of struggle hero legacies in party-politics.Practise this motion
- Novice FinalsTHW begin a Giliac revolution.Practise this motion
- ESL FinalsTHS the widespread adoption of the cult of reason as an alternative to Abrahamic faiths in liberal democracies.Practise this motion
- Open SemifinalsTHR the securitization of debt.Practise this motion
- Open Grand FinalThis house as Rimuru would reject the procedure.Practise this motion
The break, year by year
The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.
Every break in 2026
- Open break16 teams
- ESL break22 teams
- Novice break12 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 75.7
- where most speakers land
- 73.2 to 78.1
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 75.7
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker80.1
- 10th speaker78.3
- 20th speaker77.6
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Malaysia IV 202676.3
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Mustafaa K. | COMO | Assuming feasibility, THBT persecuted political communities should seek to create seasteads as opposed to pursuing secession. | 83 |
| 🇩🇰 Alisa P. | COMO | THO the vilification of Mumus. | 83 |
| 🇬🇧 Saim K. | COOW | Assuming feasibility, THBT persecuted political communities should seek to create seasteads as opposed to pursuing secession. | 83 |
| Anim-Addo K. | CGMG | THP a world where people have a long life with a meaningless death over a short life with a meaningful death. | 82 |
| Josef S. | CGMG | THO the vilification of Mumus. | 82 |
| 🇬🇧 Mustafaa K. | CGMG | THS the rise of ""Digital Vigilantism"" in response to perceived failures of the justice system. | 82 |
| Thandolwethu F. | COMO | Assuming feasibility, THBT persecuted political communities should seek to create seasteads as opposed to pursuing secession. | 82 |
| Slaynuh | OGPM | Assuming feasibility, THBT persecuted political communities should seek to create seasteads as opposed to pursuing secession. | 82 |
| Awurum I. | OGDPM | THO the vilification of Mumus. | 82 |
| Speaker S. | OODLO | Assuming feasibility, THBT persecuted political communities should seek to create seasteads as opposed to pursuing secession. | 82 |
| Josef S. | OOLO | Assuming feasibility, THBT persecuted political communities should seek to create seasteads as opposed to pursuing secession. | 82 |
| 🇬🇧 Mustafaa K. | COMO | THO the creation of documentaries about historically controversial and divisive figures e.g. Vince McMahon, Mafia bosses etc. | 82 |