• Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • DCMA
  • Write For Us / Submit
Tech News, Magazine & Review WordPress Theme 2017
  • Tech
    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    Can You Repair Printed Circuit Board ?

    Mastering PCB Board Repair Comprehensive Guide

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    transfer whatsapp from android to iphone

    How to Transfer WhatsApp from Android to iPhone!

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Best Book Recommendation Apps

    11 Best Book Recommendation Apps

    How to quickly divide or Split PDF files

    How to Quickly Divide or Split PDF Files

  • Gear
    • All
    • Camera
    • Laptop
    • Smartphone
    The New Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Ring Are Announced by Samsung

    The New Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Ring Are Announced by Samsung

    Exploring the Innovative Features of Pear Phones

    Exploring the Innovative Features of Pear Phones

    Latest Smart Home Gadgets for a Connected Life

    Latest Smart Home Gadgets for a Connected Life

    Eco-Friendly Products for Students

    Eco-Friendly Products for Students

    Essential Photography Equipment and Gadgets

    Mastering Your Shots: Essential Photography Equipment and Gadgets

    Level Up Your Game: Must-Have Gaming Gear!

    Level Up Your Game: Must-Have Gaming Gear!

    Trending Tags

    • Best iPhone 7 deals
    • Apple Watch 2
    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • iOS 10
    • iPhone 7
    • Sillicon Valley
  • Gaming
    Master the World of Online Gaming with the Best Gaming VPN

    Master the World of Online Gaming with 3 Best Gaming VPN

    7 Powerful Strategies to Overcome Video Game Addiction and Reclaim Your Life

    7 Powerful Strategies to Overcome Video Game Addiction and Reclaim Your Life

    Powerful Ways Xbox Cloud Gaming is Revolutionizing the Gaming World

    5 Powerful Ways Xbox Cloud Gaming is Revolutionizing the Gaming World

    9 Best Alternative Games Like Kahoot

    9 Best Alternative Games Like Kahoot

    The Top 8 Free Bubble Shooter Games for Endless Entertainment

    The Top 8 Free Bubble Shooter Games for Endless Entertainment

    Cloud Gaming Revolution: How Streaming is Changing the Future of Gaming

    Cloud Gaming Revolution: How Streaming is Changing the Future of Gaming

  • Crypto
    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    Can You Repair Printed Circuit Board ?

    Mastering PCB Board Repair Comprehensive Guide

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    transfer whatsapp from android to iphone

    How to Transfer WhatsApp from Android to iPhone!

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Best Book Recommendation Apps

    11 Best Book Recommendation Apps

    How to quickly divide or Split PDF files

    How to Quickly Divide or Split PDF Files

  • Business
    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    Can You Repair Printed Circuit Board ?

    Mastering PCB Board Repair Comprehensive Guide

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    transfer whatsapp from android to iphone

    How to Transfer WhatsApp from Android to iPhone!

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Best Book Recommendation Apps

    11 Best Book Recommendation Apps

    How to quickly divide or Split PDF files

    How to Quickly Divide or Split PDF Files

No Result
View All Result
Geeky Insider
  • Tech
    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    Can You Repair Printed Circuit Board ?

    Mastering PCB Board Repair Comprehensive Guide

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    transfer whatsapp from android to iphone

    How to Transfer WhatsApp from Android to iPhone!

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Best Book Recommendation Apps

    11 Best Book Recommendation Apps

    How to quickly divide or Split PDF files

    How to Quickly Divide or Split PDF Files

  • Gear
    • All
    • Camera
    • Laptop
    • Smartphone
    The New Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Ring Are Announced by Samsung

    The New Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Ring Are Announced by Samsung

    Exploring the Innovative Features of Pear Phones

    Exploring the Innovative Features of Pear Phones

    Latest Smart Home Gadgets for a Connected Life

    Latest Smart Home Gadgets for a Connected Life

    Eco-Friendly Products for Students

    Eco-Friendly Products for Students

    Essential Photography Equipment and Gadgets

    Mastering Your Shots: Essential Photography Equipment and Gadgets

    Level Up Your Game: Must-Have Gaming Gear!

    Level Up Your Game: Must-Have Gaming Gear!

    Trending Tags

    • Best iPhone 7 deals
    • Apple Watch 2
    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • iOS 10
    • iPhone 7
    • Sillicon Valley
  • Gaming
    Master the World of Online Gaming with the Best Gaming VPN

    Master the World of Online Gaming with 3 Best Gaming VPN

    7 Powerful Strategies to Overcome Video Game Addiction and Reclaim Your Life

    7 Powerful Strategies to Overcome Video Game Addiction and Reclaim Your Life

    Powerful Ways Xbox Cloud Gaming is Revolutionizing the Gaming World

    5 Powerful Ways Xbox Cloud Gaming is Revolutionizing the Gaming World

    9 Best Alternative Games Like Kahoot

    9 Best Alternative Games Like Kahoot

    The Top 8 Free Bubble Shooter Games for Endless Entertainment

    The Top 8 Free Bubble Shooter Games for Endless Entertainment

    Cloud Gaming Revolution: How Streaming is Changing the Future of Gaming

    Cloud Gaming Revolution: How Streaming is Changing the Future of Gaming

  • Crypto
    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    Can You Repair Printed Circuit Board ?

    Mastering PCB Board Repair Comprehensive Guide

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    transfer whatsapp from android to iphone

    How to Transfer WhatsApp from Android to iPhone!

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Best Book Recommendation Apps

    11 Best Book Recommendation Apps

    How to quickly divide or Split PDF files

    How to Quickly Divide or Split PDF Files

  • Business
    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    How Drones and 360-Degree Cameras Are Changing Bridal Photoshoots

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    120+ Best Creative Names for Team at Work

    Can You Repair Printed Circuit Board ?

    Mastering PCB Board Repair Comprehensive Guide

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    Breaking Barriers Federal Inmate Texting Service

    transfer whatsapp from android to iphone

    How to Transfer WhatsApp from Android to iPhone!

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Understanding the Role of Humidity Chambers in Climate Testing

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Everything You Get to Know About Movember Beard Memes

    Best Book Recommendation Apps

    11 Best Book Recommendation Apps

    How to quickly divide or Split PDF files

    How to Quickly Divide or Split PDF Files

Submit
Geeky Insider
No Result
View All Result

How Wimbledon is keeping its eye on the ball with IBM tech

by Staff Writer
July 9, 2022
in Technology
Reading Time: 4 mins read
How Wimbledon is keeping its eye on the ball with IBM tech
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Vish Gain visited Wimbledon to get a sneak peek of how IBM is using data and AI to help the tennis tournament engage with fans in its ‘pursuit of greatness’.

It’s not every day that you get to visit Wimbledon and walk around its hallowed courts during the tournament. An even rarer cohort of individuals gets to visit the underground bunkers where the behind-the-scenes action happens. I was lucky enough to do both last week.

Table of Contents

Toggle
    • READ ALSO
    • Exploring the Evolution of Xiaomi Wireless AR Buff Glasses
    • Space Tourism: Journeying Beyond Earth’s Boundaries
  • Wimbledon and the IBM Power Index
  • Serving the fans

READ ALSO

Master the World of Online Gaming with the Best Gaming VPN

Master the World of Online Gaming with 3 Best Gaming VPN

October 21, 2023
Understanding Blockchain Technology

7 Astonishing Ways Blockchain Technology

September 26, 2023

Walking into the premises of the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’d watched Wimbledon matches growing up, but witnessing one live was a different ball game altogether, excuse the pun.

But my trip to Wimbledon wasn’t just about watching the action as it happened, but to dig deeper. And by digging deeper, I mean visiting the underground data rooms run by Wimbledon’s technology partner, IBM.

IBM has been a tech partner of Wimbledon since 1990. Since then, the two have been linked inextricably, trying to innovate new ways of engaging Wimbledon’s worldwide audience and using technology to live up to its motto: ‘In pursuit of greatness.’

Data analysis, automation and artificial intelligence are just some of the technologies developed by IBM and its partners that are being deployed to make watching Wimbledon, both in-person and from afar, a more meaningful experience.

“It all starts with the data,” Kevin Farrar, IBM UK sports partnerships lead, told me. “We’ve built this platform of innovation with the club to turn massive amounts of data into engaging and meaningful insights for the fans.”

Farrar works with a team of experts who, in collaboration with other technology partners, collect and process the immense amounts of data generated throughout the tournament.

“We’re collecting the test stats. There’s the direction of serve, how the ball is returned, backhand or forehand, the rally count, how the point is won, if it’s a forced or unforced error,” he whispered to me in a room full of experts wearing headphones watching the matches closely.

This information is collected from thousands of data points, which are then combined with data from other sources, such as Hawk-Eye’s electronic line-calling technology, to produce meaningful insights that are fed into the Wimbledon website and to global broadcasters.

Wimbledon and the IBM Power Index

The fruit of this behind-the-scenes work by IBM is best displayed on Wimbledon’s official website, where live updates on matches are combined with AI-powered match insights to make the sport exciting for those not within the premises.

This year, for example, has seen the introduction of the IBM Power Index, an AI-powered daily ranking of player momentum before and during Wimbledon. Using Watson, IBM’s powerful natural language processing system, the Power Index analyses player performance, media commentary and other factors to quantify momentum.

“A lot of people just watch tennis once a year – they watch Wimbledon. They’ll know the big names, but they won’t necessarily know the upcoming players. The Power Index gives a mechanism for them to sort of identify players that are hot at the moment,” Farrar said.

Users of the Wimbledon website or smartphone app can view the Power Index and click on any player they find interesting and want to keep an eye on. They can track the player’s progress and get personalised updates based on what or who they’re interested in.

“It’s an algorithm that takes both structured data and unstructured data,” Farrar explained. “The structured data is the scores and match results. But it’s also looking at the media buzz through trusted data sources, to see what the media is saying about the players.”

The Sherlock-like Watson (although named after early IBM CEO Thomas Watson) is also able to use vast amounts of data and expert input to predict which of the two players in any given match has a higher chance of winning. Fans on the app can weigh in too and see how far they stand from the AI estimate.

Serving the fans

Farrar said the reason IBM is doing all this is to engage with fans interested in both technical details as well as the “drama and beauty of it all” through a visual experience. In the 2021 championships, Wimbledon reached approximately 18m people through its digital platforms.

“Sports fans love debate. So, putting something out there in terms of a prediction that Watson has come up with, they’ll have their own views and their own win factors in their mind. It’s about engaging the fans in that social debate and asking them, ‘Well, what do you think?’”

For Deborah Threadgold, IBM Ireland country manager, the relationship between Wimbledon and IBM is a great example of what the company’s strategy is all around.

“When you look at the data piece, when you look at the automation piece, and the security and how it is all sitting on that platform, and how that’s allowing them to innovate, then that’s exactly what IBM brings to all of our clients,” Threadgold told me.

“So even here in Ireland, whether you’re in the sporting industry, or much more broadly, whether you’re in financial services, public sector, whatever it may be, all of those tools and those mechanisms, you can actually reimagine how that works into your own industry.”

Of the four cornerstone annual tennis tournaments, Wimbledon is by far the most traditional with the richest history. It has been played since 1877 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.

“Our challenges here is to get that balance right between the tradition and heritage of the club, and the way they present themselves with technology and innovation,” Farrar said. “The brand is very important to them, and we make sure that that remains the case while still innovating every year.”

10 things you need to know direct to your inbox every weekday. Sign up for the Daily Brief, Silicon Republic’s digest of essential sci-tech news.

Source by www.siliconrepublic.com

Related Posts

Navigating The Issues of AI and Social Media
Marketing

Navigating The Issues of AI and Social Media

November 21, 2023
The Challenges of 5G Security: What to Watch For
Technology

The Challenges of 5G Security: What to Watch For

October 31, 2023
Master the World of Online Gaming with the Best Gaming VPN
Gaming

Master the World of Online Gaming with 3 Best Gaming VPN

October 21, 2023
Understanding Blockchain Technology
Crypto

7 Astonishing Ways Blockchain Technology

September 26, 2023

Recommended.

File Path Too Long Header

How to Make Windows 10 Accept File Paths Over 260 Characters

August 21, 2022
What is PaaS? A simpler way to build software applications

What is PaaS (platform-as-a-service)? A simpler way to build software applications

October 5, 2022

Trending.

No Content Available
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • DCMA
  • Write For Us / Submit
Contact us for submission queries. editor[at]geekyinsider.com.
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Review
  • Apple
  • Gaming
  • Gadget and Gear
    • Camera
    • Smartphone
  • Microsoft
  • Security