Durham IV 2026

96 days away · In Person, Durham · BP

Average

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

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

48 teams (2025), 45 teams (2024), 34 teams (2023), 51 teams (2021)

Round 1THBT the feminist movement should actively promote monogamous relationships
Round 1THS the decline of the 'positivity culture' in media
Round 1THBT that Serbia should strengthen economic ties with China at the expense of EU integration
Round 1TH as progressive political parties in the UK (Green Party, Your Party etc) would coordinate electoral strategies to prevent vote splitting that would benefit the Reform party
Round 1THBT environment groups in developed countries should advocate for degrowth polilcies
Round 1THW leave Seahaven Island
Round 1THS sanctions on the UAE in response to its interventions in Sudan
Round 1This House prefers to live in a population under Unity-style assimilation

Social & Identity25%

International Relations13%

Politics13%

Environment13%

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

Built from what this tournament sets most. Import more tabs and this plan tunes itself to your weak spots.

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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: THBT the feminist movement should actively promote monogamous relationshipsMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: International RelationsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.Tournament info ›

17% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.5.

Last edition: 8 of 48 teams broke.

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??.?–??.? estimated speaker score

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

75.5 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.8 and 78.2.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.4

Top-10 pace 79.4

Top-20 pace 77.2

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

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Same kind of motions, same kind of field. Worth running through their past motion sets too.