Sat 25 Oct 2025
From 2 tabs, newest Imperial Novices 2025.
How many points did it take?
8points were safe
in 2025
Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 8 (8, 7, newest first). The last team in averaged 75.0 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
Out of 13 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
14of 44 teams made the open break
in 2025
Field strength: Below Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Imperial Novices 20257 motions
- Round 1THW ban tourism to large ecosystems (eg the Amazon rainforest, Antarctica, the Barrier Reef, Galápagos Islands etc)Practise this motion
- Round 2THW go to the D1 university over the Ivy League universityPractise this motion
- Round 3THW prohibit the media from reporting on the identity of criminals or those accused of crime (eg their name, race, gender, beliefs, age, medical status etc)Practise this motion
- Round 4THBT developed countries should adopt degrowth as an economic model rather than pursuing perpetual growth.Practise this motion
- Gold FinalThis House, as Miley Stewart would reveal her identity as Hannah Montana to the worldPractise this motion
- Silver FinalsTHW allow defendants to explicitly argue for jury nullification.Practise this motion
- Bronze FinalsTHW destroy the "Lazareon"Practise this motion
Imperial Novices 20226 motions
- Round 1THBT environmental groups should prioritise advocacy for individual actions over policy-level changesPractise this motion
- Round 2THP political party leaders to be elected by their MPs as opposed to members.Practise this motion
- Round 3THW abolish trial by jury.Practise this motion
- Non-Schools FinalsTH regrets the commercialisation of social movements (e.g. the inclusion of pop cultural icons, financial and corporate sponsorship of pride events etc.)Practise this motion
- Silver FinalsTHW abolish the International Statute of Wizarding SecrecyPractise this motion
- Gold FinalTHR the popularisation of the idea that you should ‘follow your dreams’.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.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 75.0 | 14 of 44 |
| 2022 | 7 | 74.3 | 8 of 38 |
Every break in 2025
- Gold break4 teams
- Bronze break14 teams
- Silver break8 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 73.5
- where most speakers land
- 71.1 to 75.9
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.3
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker79.5
- 10th speaker77.0
- 20th speaker75.5
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Macau Debate Open 202675.6
- Tilburg Open 202675.3
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eitan | OOLO | THBT developed countries should adopt degrowth as an economic model rather than pursuing perpetual growth. | 81 |
| 🇬🇧 Daniel N. | CGMG | THW prohibit the media from reporting on the identity of criminals or those accused of crime (eg their name, race, gender, beliefs, age, medical status etc) | 81 |
| Sambhav J. | CGMG | THBT developed countries should adopt degrowth as an economic model rather than pursuing perpetual growth. | 81 |
| Abhi | COMO | THW prohibit the media from reporting on the identity of criminals or those accused of crime (eg their name, race, gender, beliefs, age, medical status etc) | 81 |
| Nadia T. | OODLO | THW go to the D1 university over the Ivy League university | 81 |
| Edna Y. | OGDPM | THW prohibit the media from reporting on the identity of criminals or those accused of crime (eg their name, race, gender, beliefs, age, medical status etc) | 81 |
| 🇬🇧 Audrey K. | OGPM | THW prohibit the media from reporting on the identity of criminals or those accused of crime (eg their name, race, gender, beliefs, age, medical status etc) | 81 |
| Ameya K. | OGDPM | THBT developed countries should adopt degrowth as an economic model rather than pursuing perpetual growth. | 80 |
| Eitan | OOLO | THW go to the D1 university over the Ivy League university | 80 |
| Ameya K. | CGGW | THW prohibit the media from reporting on the identity of criminals or those accused of crime (eg their name, race, gender, beliefs, age, medical status etc) | 80 |
| 🇬🇧 Caridee C. | COOW | THW go to the D1 university over the Ivy League university | 80 |
| 🇬🇧 Rino K. | COOW | THW go to the D1 university over the Ivy League university | 80 |