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Princeton IV 2026

26 days away · Online · BP · Online

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The field

Ultra Premier

Expect the absolute best in the world to attend.

Based on the 2025 edition. This year’s field isn’t rated yet.

138 teams (2025), 142 teams (2024), 167 teams (2023), 143 teams (2021)

Motions from this series

Princeton IV 2025 (2025)11 motionsCA: 🇺🇸 Xiao-ke L., Caitlin M., 🇺🇸 Manuel M., 🇫🇷 Tarun R., 🇵🇭 Bea L., 🇬🇭 Prosper A.
  • Round 1THO attempts at adopting zero-hierarchy workplace culture
  • Round 2THBT the feminist movement should oppose the idea that relationships should be 50/50
  • Round 3THBT developing countries should make reducing supply chain and trade relations with the US a key foreign policy goal
  • Round 4In rapidly growing cities in Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs), THS city beautification projects
  • Round 5THS a 5% global wealth tax
  • Partial-double QuarterfinalsTHBT transgender rights organisations and advocates in the US should encourage trans people to embrace visibility (eg. being open about their identity, requesting preferred pronouns in professional spaces, and carrying the trans flag in protests)
  • QuarterfinalsTHP a world where Malaysia and Singapore did not split
  • SemifinalsTHR the glorification of nonviolent revolutions (e.g People Power Revolution in the Philippines, Rose Revolution in Georgia, Orange Revolution in Ukraine)
  • Grand FinalTHS releasing the compound worldwide
  • ESL SemifinalTHP a world where the MBA was not terminated by the Philippines
  • ESL FinalTHS the existence of heaven and hell

What gets set here

Economics27%
Social & Identity18%
International Relations18%
Politics18%
Abstract9%
Religion9%

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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.

  • Economics · 27% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Abstract · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

17% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.0.

Last edition: 24 of 138 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break24 teams
  • ESL break13 teams

How scoring works here

76.9 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.6 and 79.2.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.4

Top-10 pace 80.8

Top-20 pace 79.8

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

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