{"id":2536,"date":"2018-11-06T19:43:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T19:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madhousereport.com\/?p=2536"},"modified":"2018-11-06T19:43:58","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T19:43:58","slug":"qatar-stars-league-extends-partnership-stats-ninth-consecutive-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=2536","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Stars League Extends Partnership With STATS For Ninth Consecutive Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Performance Partnership Gives QSL Teams League-Wide Access to STATS Edge<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">LONDON &amp; DOHA, Qatar&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s2\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s3\">\/<a href=\"http:\/\/aetoswire.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s4\">AETOSWire<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">)&#8211; Today, STATS, the worldwide leader in sports data and intelligence, announced the extension of an exclusive performance partnership with the Qatar Stars League (QSL), providing a robust range of products for all 12 pro clubs and the league\u2019s football development department, as well as marketing and communications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The partnership between the QSL and STATS will enter the ninth straight season as the QSL grows in stature ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The league and teams will gain access to STATS\u2019 online platforms, including STATS Trend and STATS Playing Styles, while also having access to use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.stats.com%252Fedge-3%252F&amp;esheet=51893981&amp;newsitemid=20181104005042&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=STATS+Edge%25E2%2584%25A2&amp;index=1&amp;md5=c2b331b585e18fcfa55b736a83f9573a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s2\">STATS Edge\u2122<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on a league-wide basis. Edge, a revolutionary match preparation tool, integrates video and data through artificial intelligence and machine learning. STATS solutions will be powered by STATS SportVU\u00ae Pro panoramic player-tracking data, which includes 4K panoramic pitch views, and STATS Tier6+ Technical Data for every match in the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe are excited to bring more sports intelligence to the Qatar Stars League, an important partner for us over the past nine seasons,\u201d said Carl Mergele, Chief Executive Officer at STATS. \u201cWith STATS Edge, each QSL team is able to access a state-of-the-art computer vision and artificial intelligence portal which provides more layers of context and efficiency for match preparation. The portal is easy to use and provides player and team data, as well as formations in video format, allowing teams to spend less time reviewing video and more time preparing for their next opponent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to providing data analysis tools for teams, the new agreement with the QSL will use STATS\u2019 unique performance ratings to accurately and objectively assess the performance of players throughout the league. This performance index will give player ratings to accurately decide on \u201cPlayer of the Month\/Season\u201d and \u201cCoach of the Month\/Season\u201d awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSince becoming partners with STATS in 2010\/11, we have seen technical- and physical-level improvement league-wide, which has also been due to top-level recruiting from other football powerhouses,\u201d said Mr. Hani Ballan, CEO of the Qatar Stars League. \u201cWe are always looking to use the best new and innovative football performance products available, and look forward to being one of the first leagues to use STATS Edge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The QSL currently has global stars, such as Xavi Hernandez (ex-Barcelona and Spain), Wesley Sneijder (ex-Inter Milan and Netherlands), Samuel Eto\u2019o (ex-Barcelona and Cameroon), and Nigel De Jong (ex-AC Milan and Netherlands) plying their trade in the competition. Former international legends such as Michael Laudrup at Al Duhail, Gianfranco Zola at Al Arabi, Eric Gerets at Al Duhail, and Zico at Al Gharafa have all been former head coaches in Qatar and have benefited from working with STATS solutions. For more information on STATS Edge visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.stats.com%252Fedge%252F&amp;esheet=51893981&amp;newsitemid=20181104005042&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.stats.com%252Fedge%252F&amp;index=2&amp;md5=4b3e16cb11e612cad49aed4641a3dead\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s2\">https:\/\/www.stats.com\/edge\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>About STATS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">STATS is the global leader in sports intelligence, operating at the intersection of sports and technology. The world\u2019s most innovative brands, technology companies, leagues and dozens of world championship teams trust STATS to find their winning edge. STATS combines the industry\u2019s fastest and most accurate data platform with video analysis, sports content and research, player tracking, and the latest in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to provide unparalleled media and team performance solutions. The pioneer of live sports data, STATS continues to speed innovation in the industry with STATS Edge\u2122, the first-ever team performance solution powered by AI. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.stats.com&amp;esheet=51893981&amp;newsitemid=20181104005042&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.stats.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=5b8218af28f8423afbc99863712dc75b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s2\">www.stats.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and follow STATS on Twitter @STATSInsightsUK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s5\">View source version on businesswire.com:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20181104005042\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20181104005042\/en\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s7\"><b>Co<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">*Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetoswire.com\/news\/7362\/en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s4\">AETOSWire<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Performance Partnership Gives QSL Teams League-Wide Access to STATS Edge LONDON &amp; DOHA, Qatar&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE\/AETOSWire)&#8211; Today, STATS, the worldwide leader in sports data and intelligence, announced the extension of an exclusive performance partnership with the Qatar Stars League (QSL), providing a robust range of products for all 12 pro clubs and the league\u2019s football [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1880,1879,1322],"class_list":["post-2536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-ninth-season","tag-qatar-stars-league","tag-stats"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2536"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2538,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2536\/revisions\/2538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}