Liverpool IV 2023

2023-06-01 · England · BP

The field

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

38 teams (This edition)

Motions

Liverpool IV 2023 (2023)7 motions

Round 1THO the dominance of political leftism in mainstream LGBTQ+ discourse
Round 2THW choose the super intelligent AI song for your Eurovision entry rather than producing your own song
Round 3THW refuse offers to play in the men's league
Round 4THBT developing countries should establish charter cities
Grand FinalTHBT it is in the interests of Saudi Arabia to further develop ties with China at the expense of existing ties with the USA
Silver FinalsTHBT the SNP should elect a leader that delivers continuity from Nicola Sturgeon rather than elect a leader who heavily focuses on economic and social policy
Pro-Am FinalsTHW leave Still Valley as opposed to remaining

What gets set here

Social & Identity14%

Technology14%

Sport14%

Economics14%

International Relations14%

Politics14%

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 · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Technology · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Sport · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Economics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
International Relations · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 14% 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: THO the dominance of political leftism in mainstream LGBTQ+ discourseMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: TechnologyPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

21% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 8 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.8.

Last edition: 8 of 38 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

Gold break4 teams
Silver break8 teams
Pro-Am break5 teams

How scoring works here

76.1 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.6 and 79.7.

This is 0.3 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.8

Top-10 pace 79.8

Top-20 pace 78.0

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.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
🇬🇭 Erasmus S.	DLO	THW choose the super intelligent AI song for your Eurovision entry rather than producing your own song	85
🇬🇧 Savannah M.	PM	THW choose the super intelligent AI song for your Eurovision entry rather than producing your own song	84
🇬🇧 Wajeeh M.	LO	THW refuse offers to play in the men's league	84
🇬🇧 Savannah M.	MG	THBT developing countries should establish charter cities	84
🇬🇧 Judah P.	DLO	THW refuse offers to play in the men's league	84
Helena H.	LO	THW choose the super intelligent AI song for your Eurovision entry rather than producing your own song	84
🇬🇧 Wajeeh M.	MG	THW choose the super intelligent AI song for your Eurovision entry rather than producing your own song	83
🇬🇧 Judah P.	GW	THW choose the super intelligent AI song for your Eurovision entry rather than producing your own song	83
Liv M.	MG	THW refuse offers to play in the men's league	83
🇬🇧 Shaurya C.	LO	THO the dominance of political leftism in mainstream LGBTQ+ discourse	83
🇬🇧 Wajeeh M.	PM	THO the dominance of political leftism in mainstream LGBTQ+ discourse	83
🇬🇧 Judah P.	DPM	THO the dominance of political leftism in mainstream LGBTQ+ discourse	83

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