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Inner Temple IV 2026

2026-01-31 · England, In person · BP

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The field

Premier

One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

25 teams (This edition), 21 teams (2021)

Motions

Inner Temple IV 2026 (2026)5 motions
  • Round 1⁠THBT all religious leaders (e.g. priests, imams, rabbis) should be directly elected by members of the constituency they serve
  • Round 2THW allow defendants in criminal trials to voluntarily opt for verdict by an AI judge as opposed to conventional human judges and/or juries
  • Round 3As opposed to the status quo, THS inheritance tax exemptions for female beneficiaries
  • Round 4This house would accept Job A (banking) over Job B (Galapagos)
  • Grand FinalTHW bring back the "enforced humour" round at WUDC

What gets set here

Religion20%
Law & Crime20%
Economics20%
Social & Identity20%
Meta-Debate20%

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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.

  • Religion · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Meta-Debate · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

16% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 9 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.1.

Last edition: 4 of 25 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

76.4 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.5 and 79.3.

This is 0.2 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 81.3

Top-10 pace 78.8

Top-20 pace 77.3

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

Comparable: St Andrews Pre-EUDC Part 1 (77.2), UCLA IV 2025 (76.7)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Dylan C.LOThis house would accept Job A (banking) over Job B (Galapagos)84
🇬🇧 Sasha K.DLOThis house would accept Job A (banking) over Job B (Galapagos)84
Wajeeh M.MO⁠THBT all religious leaders (e.g. priests, imams, rabbis) should be directly elected by members of the constituency they serve84
🇮🇪 Matthew O.GW⁠THBT all religious leaders (e.g. priests, imams, rabbis) should be directly elected by members of the constituency they serve83
Dylan C.OW⁠THBT all religious leaders (e.g. priests, imams, rabbis) should be directly elected by members of the constituency they serve83
🇬🇧 Judah P.OW⁠THBT all religious leaders (e.g. priests, imams, rabbis) should be directly elected by members of the constituency they serve83
🇬🇧 Sachin T.MGTHW allow defendants in criminal trials to voluntarily opt for verdict by an AI judge as opposed to conventional human judges and/or juries83
Dylan C.PMTHW allow defendants in criminal trials to voluntarily opt for verdict by an AI judge as opposed to conventional human judges and/or juries83
🇬🇧 Rayaan K.LOTHW allow defendants in criminal trials to voluntarily opt for verdict by an AI judge as opposed to conventional human judges and/or juries82
🇬🇧 Sasha K.MO⁠THBT all religious leaders (e.g. priests, imams, rabbis) should be directly elected by members of the constituency they serve82
🇬🇧 Audrey K.GWTHW allow defendants in criminal trials to voluntarily opt for verdict by an AI judge as opposed to conventional human judges and/or juries82
Alex M.DPMThis house would accept Job A (banking) over Job B (Galapagos)82

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