IVORIAN IV 2026

Jan 2, 2026 · BP

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

69 teams (This edition)

IVORIAN IV 2026 (2026)8 motions

Round 1This House believes that spordom does more harm than good in modern society.
Round 2This house believes that they should split up.
Round 3This house believes that the concept of ‘enthusiastic consent’ is insufficient for feminist sexual ethics.
Round 4This House Would implement substantial measures to impose long-termism in corporate investment culture (e.g., minimum holding periods, yearly reports, long term executive compensation plans).
Round 5This house prefers a world where Karmic incarnation is more predominant than the afterlife narrative of a paradise and hell.
QuarterfinalsAssuming revenue neutrality, This house would abolish major taxes ( Eg:- PAL,Income taxes,Corpotate Taxes) and replace it with increases in VAT.
SemifinalsTHS Google maintaining the Google dark web report over focusing solely on Security and privacy management tools i.e password manager.
Grand FinalTHBT regional organizations (e.g., ECOWAS and the AU) should be the main vehicles for security provision in Francophone Africa, rather than relying primarily on bilateral security partnerships with France.

Social & Identity25%

Economics25%

Abstract13%

Religion13%

Technology13%

International Relations13%

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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: This House believes that spordom does more harm than good in modern society.Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: EconomicsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

26% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Last edition: 18 of 69 teams broke.

~??% estimated break chance

??.?–??.? estimated speaker score

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Luther	DPM	This house believes that they should split up.	85
Jeff	PM	This house believes that they should split up.	83
Eziel J.	GW	This House Would implement substantial measures to impose long-termism in corporate investment culture (e.g., minimum holding periods, yearly reports, long term executive compensation plans).	82
Henry F.	DLO	This house believes that they should split up.	82
Speaker S.	LO	This house believes that they should split up.	82
Matenneh S.	DPM	This House Would implement substantial measures to impose long-termism in corporate investment culture (e.g., minimum holding periods, yearly reports, long term executive compensation plans).	82
Eziel J.	LO	This house believes that they should split up.	82
Juanita A.	GW	This house believes that they should split up.	82
Bajeh M.	MG	This House Would implement substantial measures to impose long-termism in corporate investment culture (e.g., minimum holding periods, yearly reports, long term executive compensation plans).	82
Speaker S.	MO	This House Would implement substantial measures to impose long-termism in corporate investment culture (e.g., minimum holding periods, yearly reports, long term executive compensation plans).	82
Eziel J.	PM	This House believes that spordom does more harm than good in modern society.	81
Richard K.	MG	This house believes that they should split up.	81

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