SPORTRADAR AND INTERNATIONAL GOLF FEDERATION ENTER INTEGRITY PARTNERSHIP
Sportradar will use its proven fraud detection services to help uphold the integrity of International Golf Federation competitions
LAUSANNE & ST GALLEN: 23 AUGUST 2022 – Sportradar Integrity Services, a unit of Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD) and a global supplier of sport integrity solutions and partner to over 150 sports federations and leagues, today entered a multi-year integrity partnership with the International Golf Federation (IGF).
Under the terms of the initial two-year agreement, Sportradar Integrity Services will draw upon its substantial experience and expertise to provide bet monitoring through its Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS), an advanced and proven bet monitoring solution, for several IGF competitions. This will initially include the 2022 and 2023 editions of both the Espirito Santo Trophy, as well as the Eisenhower Trophy, with the Espirito Santo Trophy commencing in France tomorrow.
The UFDS has been independently assessed and verified by recognized experts in the field of sports betting and integrity. Betting patterns are analysed for abnormalities by a global team of qualified integrity experts, and any suspicious matches are subsequently reported to partners, allowing critical visibility into worldwide match-fixing. Sportradar Integrity Services have detected more than 7,300 suspicious matches during the past 17 years with over 600 of these taking place in 2022 alone.
IGF Executive Director, Antony Scanlon said: “The International Golf Federation are fully committed to the fight against the integrity threats facing our sport, and by partnering with Sportradar Integrity Services, we are putting ourselves in the best position to keep our competitions free of such concerns. The UFDS bet monitoring solution will provide vital oversight of the global betting market, with their integrity specialists available to alert us to any irregularities that may arise.”
Sportradar Integrity Services Managing Director Andreas Krannich added: “In recent years we have witnessed an increase in match-fixing issues, with a greater range of sports targeted as part of this. As such, Sportradar Integrity Services are delighted to partner with the International Golf Federation. Golf has a large viewership around the world and we look forward to assisting in the protection of International Golf Federation competitions from all integrity-related risks over the coming years.”
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ABOUT SPORTRADAR INTEGRITY SERVICES:
Sportradar Integrity Services is a leading supplier of monitoring, intelligence, education, and consultancy solutions for sports organisations, state authorities, and law enforcement agencies to support them in the fight against match-fixing and corruption. Trusted and relied on by more than 150 sports’ governing bodies and leagues around the world and staffed with executives who have both implemented betting policies for the world’s largest sports bodies and provided large-scale consulting services to leagues in the integrity space, we are firmly established as the unrivalled market leader in the field of sporting integrity.
ABOUT SPORTRADAR:
Sportradar is the leading global sports technology company creating immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors. Established in 2001, the company is well-positioned at the intersection of the sports, media and betting industries, providing sports federations, news media, consumer platforms and sports betting operators with a range of solutions to help grow their business. Sportradar employs more than 3,000 full time employees in 20 countries, world-wide. It is our commitment to excellent service, quality and reliability that makes Sportradar the trusted partner of more than 1,700 customers in over 120 countries and an official partner of the NBA, NHL, MLB, NASCAR, UEFA, FIFA, ICC and ITF. Sportradar covers over 890,000 events annually across 92 sports. With deep industry relationships, Sportradar is not just redefining the sports fan experience; it also safeguards sports through its Integrity Services offerings across the world. www.sportradar.com
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