We are thrilled to announce our latest partnership with EventConnect, a leader in sports event management technology.

EventConnect allows sports organisations to manage their entire event lifecycle seamlessly within one platform. It connects sophisticated event management features with hotel block booking functionalities and dedicated support from real people.

EventConnect supports over 9,000 events annually across 800 cities, 25,000 hotels, and 350 partners.

Their mission is to continually advance the ease and efficiency of sports competition management with innovative technology. By connecting their powerful functionalities to the Sport:80 Platform, this partnership is set to significantly enhance tournaments and events for the community of organisations we work with.

"Partnering with EventConnect represents another significant step in our mission to provide sports organisations with the best tools and technology available," said our Chief Operating Officer, Jonny Turner.

"By integrating their advanced tournament management and hotel accommodation features into our platform, we’re enabling our clients to manage their events more efficiently and with greater ease.

“We believe this partnership will create a wealth of new possibilities for event organisers, significantly enhancing the overall experience for athletes, coaches, officials, fans, and more."

The partnership will see us develop an integration with EventConnect’s solution, which will open a new world of possibilities for the National Governing Bodies (NGB) managing events via our system.

Once an event has been sanctioned in the Sport:80 Platform and registrations have been completed, that data will automatically sync with EventConnect. Single Sign-On (SSO) then allows the NGB to access EventConnect using the same login credentials as the Sport:80 Platform.

From here, the organisation can take advantage of transformative features for tournament schedules, housing and accommodation, team rostering, ticketing and check-ins, merchandise sales, scoring and league table software, officials management, and more.

“We are incredibly excited to collaborate with Sport:80 to bring our extensive tournament management capabilities and technology to a wider community of sports organisations,” said John D’Orsay, CEO of EventConnect.

“Our combined technologies are set to significantly streamline how tournaments are managed at all levels, providing an incredibly enhanced experience for everyone involved.

“We can’t wait to see this partnership's positive impact on wider sporting communities for years to come.”

To find out more about EventConnect, or to learn more about what we do here at Sport:80, feel free to get in touch!