2020 Artificial Intelligence Awards

Wealth & Finance International - 2020 Artificial Intelligence Awards 15 APR2w2 Playing sports is about the journey. It’s a chance to work as a team, to perform healthily and to improve our skills. Improving skills is often done through training and coaches, but SevenSix has started to use artificial intelligence to help Tennis is the biggest individual sport in the world with approximately 300 million players and coaches taking part in games and matches. To stay on top of this incredible sport, however, involves staying at the forefront of the huge technological solution surrounding it. The team at SevenSix Tennis are leaders in the industry. We take a closer look at how they’ve set the scene for success. Best AI-Sports Tech Company 2020 tennis players improve their game. In short order, it has gone into an incredible success with the firm’s technological approach inspiring impressive confidence in its users. There’s no doubt that the value of digital technology is constantly increasing. Access to techniques that was once limited to the top performers has been opened up to the world at large. Any coach or pro, or even amateur can access the latest technology to benefit their tennis swing. While other sports such as football or basketball have embraced the potential of technology, tennis lags behind in a booming industry. Making a mark on the sport was the aim of the team at SevenSix. For many tennis professionals, the chance to examine a swing can make an enormous difference to how the game is played. Every ounce of power and control can be examined, explored and refined until every shot is an ace. Now, the SevenSix team has found a way of using AI to help coaches document what they can see, as well as allowing the opportunity to lowering the threshold having a person’s swing/technique looked at. With the latest app, anyone with a mobile can analyse their swing. Using well documented AI SevenSix Tennis frameworks, the app makes a smart recording of a player, then tracks the key biometric points. The first version released takes into account the characteristics that are universal across swings, such as timing and impact point. When the firm’s AI analyses a player’s technique, it compares them to a professional athlete. This opens the door to methods and knowledge that many previously dreamed of having. Instead of sending off footage to experts for analysis, the AI infrastructure does this in just a few seconds, requiring only your smartphone to capture the data. The team started their work with a topspin forehand and single- and double backhand in the first release, but there are always more strokes to add, and new techniques to master. As the data sets grow, under careful analysis from tennis experts, the ideas and solutions offered by the SevenSix app can be improved and refined. There’s no limit to how much data can be input, and of course, the more that people use it, the more sophisticated it becomes. It’s hard work improving the algorithms, but for those who use the SevenSix app, the results really speak for themselves. It’s straightforward and easy to use, providing an invaluable service to those who want to practice without their coach, or in an isolated fashion during a COVID-19 lockdown. With the potential for enormous reach across the tennis sector, it’s little wonder that the team are well on the way to its target of a million users, currently selling the app in 131 countries. The future looks bright for SevenSix, and its platform. It has already become a standard tool for many, enhancing how the game is played. We look forward to seeing the team’s future success in the industry. They truly have provided a solution for everyone, everywhere. Company: SevenSix Tennis Contact: Trond Kittelsen Web Address: www.sevensixtennis.com