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Qlik Sense Golf Analyser App Provides Hole By Hole Play Live Stats Updates for Emirates Australian Open 2016

Announcement posted by LEWIS Global Communications 17 Nov 2016

App provides near real-time insights into competitor leaderboards and tracks individual player progression at the prestigious golf tournament
Qlik®, a leader in visual analytics, today announced its partnership with the Emirates Australian Open as the Official Data Sponsors to deliver data-driven insights for The Emirates Australian Open 2016. Qlik will provide the official Qlik Sense® Golf Analyser Platform for users to gain near real-time insights into the competition’s leaderboards across each of the 72 holes. The app goes live on 16 November 2016 on the Emirates Australian Open website: http://stats.ausopengolf.com/.


Qlik is collaborating with MPower MSL to deliver insights by collecting live data on course during the tournament which is then fed back to the platform for updates. As Official Data Sponsors for the Emirates Australian Open 2016, the app will provide players, spectators, commentators and media with in-depth analysis on tournament data. The statistics will be regularly updated as the results unfold.


“We are thrilled to be a part of the oldest golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. Our Qlik platform’s capacity to visualise data and present it intuitively will enable participants and spectators alike to see how the competition unfolds and understand the plays on a deeper, more analytical level,” said Sharryn Napier, Vice President & Regional Director, ANZ at Qlik.


For the first time, the audience will be able to see individual player progression. Among the top features of the app are insights on: Other Statistical Leaders, Driving Leaders by Distance, Greens in Regulation, Putting Leaders and detail on Hole by Hole Play, which will provide insights into the competition on a detailed, quantifiable level.


“MPower MSL are pleased to partner with Qlik in delivering live stats information for the Emirates Australian Open, creating greater engagement in this great event. MPower MSL are delivering business analytics platform in partnership with the Qlik solution to our customers to help them analyse and empower the game of golf on the course and in the clubhouse,” said Craig Kinross, Managing Director & CEO at MSL Solutions.


About Qlik 

Qlik® is the leading visual analytics platform and the pioneer of user-driven business intelligence. Its portfolio of cloud-based and on-premise solutions meets customers’ growing needs from reporting and self-service visual analysis to guided, embedded and custom analytics, regardless of where data is located. Customers using Qlik Sense®, QlikView® and Qlik® Cloud, gain meaning out of information from multiple sources, exploring the hidden relationships within data that lead to insights that ignite good ideas. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Qlik does business in more than 100 countries with over 40,000 customers globally