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Trinity College Dublin IV 2026

Feb 7, 2026 · Ireland, In person · BP

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The field

Average

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

74 teams (This edition)

Motions

Trinity College Dublin IV 2026 (2026)10 motions
  • Round 1This House Would Remove All Laws Surrounding Music Sampling
  • Round 2This House Believes That the Brazilian Government Should Prioritise Efforts to Limit Resource Extraction in the Amazon, Rather Than to Tax and Redistribute Profits from Resource Extraction in the Amazon to Indigenous and Impoverished Communities in Brazil
  • Round 3This House Would Empower the Seanad (including but Not Limited to Removing the Taoiseach's Appointment Power over Senators, Allowing the Striking-down or Amendment of Bills by Majority Vote, etc.)
  • Round 4This House Prefers Hambling's Sculpture Design to Jennings' Sculpture Design
  • Round 5This House Would Grant the ICC the Authority to Apprehend and Prosecute Any Person in Any Country
  • QuarterfinalsThis House Opposes States Playing a Role in the Construction and Preservation of Heritage
  • Novice Semi FinalsThis House Would Hold Sports Teams Responsible for the Violent Actions of their Fans
  • SemifinalsThis House Prefers the Chongqing Model to the Guangdong Model
  • Novice FinalWhen the Priest Asks if there is Any Reason Riley and Ash Should not be Married, This House Would Object to the Marriage
  • Grand FinalThis House Believes That Freedom Ought Be a Life's Ultimate Ambition

What gets set here

Politics30%
Arts & Culture20%
Environment10%
International Relations10%
Sport10%
Comedy & Novelty10%

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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.

  • Politics · 30% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Arts & Culture · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Environment · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Sport · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Comedy & Novelty · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

22% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.6.

Last edition: 16 of 74 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break16 teams
  • Novice break8 teams

How scoring works here

75.5 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.3 and 78.6.

This is 0.2 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.0

Top-10 pace 80.6

Top-20 pace 79.0

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.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇮🇪 Rob F.MOThis House Prefers Hambling's Sculpture Design to Jennings' Sculpture Design86
Fiachra N.LOThis House Would Grant the ICC the Authority to Apprehend and Prosecute Any Person in Any Country85
Adrianne W.OWThis House Prefers Hambling's Sculpture Design to Jennings' Sculpture Design84
Alex M.DLOThis House Would Grant the ICC the Authority to Apprehend and Prosecute Any Person in Any Country84
Victor B.DPMThis House Prefers Hambling's Sculpture Design to Jennings' Sculpture Design84
🇬🇧 Tanush A.DLOThis House Would Empower the Seanad (including but Not Limited to Removing the Taoiseach's Appointment Power over Senators, Allowing the Striking-down or Amendment of Bills by Majority Vote, etc.)84
Cyrus B.DPMThis House Would Grant the ICC the Authority to Apprehend and Prosecute Any Person in Any Country84
🇬🇧 Rayaan K.LOThis House Believes That the Brazilian Government Should Prioritise Efforts to Limit Resource Extraction in the Amazon, Rather Than to Tax and Redistribute Profits from Resource Extraction in the Amazon to Indigenous and Impoverished Communities in Brazil84
🇬🇧 Hans D.OWThis House Believes That the Brazilian Government Should Prioritise Efforts to Limit Resource Extraction in the Amazon, Rather Than to Tax and Redistribute Profits from Resource Extraction in the Amazon to Indigenous and Impoverished Communities in Brazil84
Minna A.PMThis House Prefers Hambling's Sculpture Design to Jennings' Sculpture Design83
🇳🇬 Oshoke S.PMThis House Believes That the Brazilian Government Should Prioritise Efforts to Limit Resource Extraction in the Amazon, Rather Than to Tax and Redistribute Profits from Resource Extraction in the Amazon to Indigenous and Impoverished Communities in Brazil83
Alex M.DLOThis House Prefers Hambling's Sculpture Design to Jennings' Sculpture Design83

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