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Lancaster IV 2025

Mar 1, 2025 · England, In person · BP

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The field

Below Average

A smaller or newer tournament. Good for building confidence and getting reps.

20 teams (This edition)

Motions

Lancaster IV 2025 (2025)5 motions
  • Round 1This House Regrets the narrative that monetising sexuality is empowering for women
  • Round 2This House Would pause all development of artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Round 3If offered, This House, as a club outside of the 'big 5' football leagues, Would join a multi-club organisation
  • Round 4This House Supports Javier Milei's economic policy in Argentina
  • Grand FinalTHW attempt to run away to the secluded community

What gets set here

Social & Identity40%
Technology20%
Sport20%
Economics20%

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You vs this tournament

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

  • Social & Identity · 40% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Sport · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

35% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 8 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 73.0.

Last edition: 7 of 20 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break7 teams
  • Novice break6 teams

How scoring works here

71.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 67.7 and 74.7.

This is 3.8 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 78.0

Top-10 pace 73.5

Top-20 pace 71.8

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

Comparable: FAST IV 2025 (76.0), IITK PD'26 (74.1)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇬🇧 Olivia M.MOThis House Supports Javier Milei's economic policy in Argentina79
Zoe T.LOThis House Would pause all development of artificial intelligence (AI)78
Denis K.MOThis House Supports Javier Milei's economic policy in Argentina78
Zoe T.MGThis House Regrets the narrative that monetising sexuality is empowering for women78
NavPMThis House Supports Javier Milei's economic policy in Argentina78
NavDLOThis House Would pause all development of artificial intelligence (AI)78
Samren R.OWThis House Supports Javier Milei's economic policy in Argentina78
NavPMIf offered, This House, as a club outside of the 'big 5' football leagues, Would join a multi-club organisation78
CarysDLOIf offered, This House, as a club outside of the 'big 5' football leagues, Would join a multi-club organisation78
🇬🇧 Benjamin S.LOIf offered, This House, as a club outside of the 'big 5' football leagues, Would join a multi-club organisation78
🇬🇧 Oscar R.OWThis House Supports Javier Milei's economic policy in Argentina78
🇬🇧 Olivia M.DPMThis House Regrets the narrative that monetising sexuality is empowering for women78

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