15 July 2021
GameDay, the leading provider of digital solutions to International, National, Grassroots and
Professional Sporting organisations / Event operators across United Kingdom, Europe, Australia
and New Zealand, has today announced an exciting new partnership with Association of
Paddlesurf Professionals (APP World Tour), the Official Professional World Championship Tour for
the sport of Stand-up Paddling.
LiveHeats, a modern sports competition management platform for Action Sports, works with
customers across America, Europe, United Kingdom, Asia and Australia will be providing their
market leading Ranking, Competition Management and Judging platforms for all of the APP World
Tour’s racing and surfing events.
GameDay and LiveHeats have a strategic partnership where their technology platforms work
seamlessly together with GameDay managing the event entry process and LiveHeats the ranking,
competition and judging areas of the sport which provides the best experience for competitors
and customers.
APP World Tour will recommence in 2021 after a hiatus in 2020 due to Covid-19. The 2021
Season will consist of 8 events, with five stops for Racing and three stops for Surfing. The
opening events of the season will take place back at the Sports birthplace in Hawaii: the
Hawaiian Grand Slam will take place in October 2021 in Maui, with two racing and surf sprints to
kickstart the 2021 season. Registrations are now open for the 2021 APP World Tour and Open
Participation Racing Stops with more information available by visiting www.appworldtour.com
Andy Graham, General Manager for GameDay said: “Partnering with an International Event
series such as the APP World Tour is an exciting one for GameDay. We have also been able to
team up with one our newest partners in LiveHeats to provide an end to end offering for APP
World Tour showcasing the way our products and solutions can be used together effectively.”
Chris Friend, CEO and Co-Founder of LiveHeats said:
“We at LiveHeats have been following the APP World Tour as fans for the last few years and are
thrilled to see our technology platform power APPs live competitions and rankings this season.
APP’s unique mix of distance, sprint, and surf formats give us a unique opportunity to showcase
our judging and racing competition management tools, alongside our valued partners at
Gameday.”
Tristan Boxford, CEO APP World Tour said: “We are excited to be partnering with these two great
Australian Tech Teams to provide us with streamlined solutions for registration and competition
management in 2021. This partnership will provide a seamless solution from registration right
through to competition day and result management, providing participants, whether Pro or
Amateur, together with our fans all over the world with instant access to event registration,
individual competition results and World Ranking scenarios.”
GameDay have been providing next generation sports technology solutions in the Australian
market since 2001 and have extended the key markets they work in across the United Kingdom,
Europe, Asia and New Zealand. GameDay partners in the European region include the
International Bowling Federation, Rugby Football League, GB Snowsports, Basketball England,
Run For All, Basketball Ireland, Cricket Ireland, the UEFA Foundation and Aston Villa FC
Foundation. GameDay provides Membership, Competition, and Event Management platforms,
and various digital website, e-commerce and auction fundraising solutions to the sports
community.
About LiveHeats
LiveHeats is a competition management and live scoring software company based in Sydney,
Australia. LiveHeats was founded in 2016 and today works with over 650 action sports
organisations, from grassroots clubs, to national bodies and professional tours.
LiveHeats technology exists to empower organizers to run sophisticated competition and tours
with minimal effort, while enhancing the live competition experience for athletes and fans.
About APP World Tour
The APP World Tour is the Professional World Championship Tour for the Sport of Paddlesurfing
(also known as SUP / Stand Up Paddling / Paddleboarding), officially sanctioned by the IOC
recognized Federation for Stand Up Paddling, the ISA (International Surfing Association).
The APP World Tour (previously known as the Stand Up World Tour and Series) has been crowning
the sport’s World Champions for both Men & Women across Racing and Surfing since 2010 and has created the all access City Paddle Festival concept around its flagship global events to
celebrate inclusivity and participation for all.
The APP World Tour produces a complete inventory of programming, including live and post
produced broadcasts from its events, with distribution to over 100 countries worldwide via
premier global networks such as CBS Sports and Fox Sports Asia & Australia.
More Information is available at appworldtour.com and fans can
@appworldtour on Facebook & Instagram.
For more information and interviews, please contact:
Cam O’Riordan
Director of Sales and Marketing
GameDay
Phone: +61 475 415 801
Email: [email protected]
Chris Friend
Co-Founder/CEO
LiveHeats
Phone: + 61 431 740 199
Email: [email protected]
Holly Mawdsley
Communications Manager
APP World Tour
Phone: +44 7580 779536
Email: [email protected]
