Imperial IV 2026

Jul 18, 2026 · BP

Average

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

25 teams (This edition), 33 teams (2025), 45 teams (2024), 118 teams (2022), 105 teams (2021)

Imperial IV 2026 (2026)7 motions

Round 1This House would choose to study law, as opposed to medicine
Round 2THP the EU eliminating tariffs on Chinese EVs, to maintaining tariffs at their current level
Round 3TH, as the Rassemblement National, W choose Bardella rather than LePen as candidate for President in the French Presidential elections of 2027
Round 4THS the rise of NHS Private Healthcare Partnerships in the UK
Round 5THBT countries with high rates of sex work should prioritise funding programmes to help people exit the sex work industry over improving working conditions within the sex work industry
SemifinalsThis Horse S a strong non-disclosure norm.
Grand FinalThis House, as a devout early medieval Christian monk, W choose White Martyrdom over Green Martyrdom.

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Weighing arguments"Foundations for Philosophy motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-6Work through "Linear flow"Foundations for Law & Crime motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Philosophy 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 would choose to study law, as opposed to medicineMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Philosophy motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: Law & CrimePull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

32% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 9 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.2.

Last edition: 8 of 25 teams broke.

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??.?–??.? estimated speaker score

76.3 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.8 and 79.8.

This is 0.8 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.0

Top-10 pace 79.4

Top-20 pace 78.0

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

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3)

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