Tag Archives: Jake Marsh

Stats Perform provides ‘vital element’ to Badminton World Federation

SBC News Stats Perform provides ‘vital element’ to Badminton World Federation

Stats Perform has partnered with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to provide the sport with its integrity services to enhance protection. The deal aims to boost the BWF Integrity Unit’s capabilities to investigate suspicious betting activity on badminton matches and is part of continuing deterrent initiatives against potential corruptors. Stats Perform CEO Carl Mergele commented: “The BWF are a key …

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ITIA hires Stats Perform’s Iliffe to lead tennis’ new intelligence unit

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The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has confirmed the appointment of Nick Iliffe as Director of Intelligence, helping maintain pro tennis’ integrity against the threats of match-fixing and sports corruption. An expert in sports data and coordinating intelligence units, Iliffe joins the ITIA from leading sports tech and data provider Stats Perform, where he formally oversaw the development of the …

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Stats Perform & Signify: Tackling online abuse is duty of care for all sports stakeholders

SBC News Stats Perform & Signify: Tackling online abuse is duty of care for all sports stakeholders

As part of a headline project announced this summer, Stats Perform and AI integrity partner Signify pledged to enhance Threat Matrix a sophisticated monitoring tool to help tackle and tackle social media abuse witnessed across all sports markets. Project leads Jake Marsh Global Head of Integrity at Stats Perform and Jonathan Hirshler CEO of Signify outline the multi-layered challenges of …

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Stats Perform and Starlizard report reduction in suspicious football matches

SBC News Stats Perform and Starlizard report reduction in suspicious football matches

Releasing their fourth annual joint report, Stats Perform Integrity and Starlizard Integrity Services identified a reduction in the number of suspicious football matches during 2020. Marking the third successive year that the proportion of suspicious matches has fallen, the investigators identified 217 matches in 2020 as suspicious – 0.35% of the 61,296 matches analysed – representing a reduction in both …

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Stats Perform initiates ‘successful partnership’ with Moldova football authority

SBC News Stats Perform initiates 'successful partnership’ with Moldova football authority

Stats Perform has added the Football Association of Moldova (FMF) into its client portfolio as part of a new two-year agreement aimed at safeguarding sporting integrity in the country. The sports analytics firm will analyse and monitor all fixtures in the Modolovian top-flight Divizia Națională, in order to identify and counter potential match-fixing and sporting corruption. Leveraging AI and technology, …

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Stats Perform brings in-play integrity analysis to the fight against sports manipulation 

SBC News Stats Perform brings in-play integrity analysis to the fight against sports manipulation 

Stats Perform will support its global stakeholders to combat match-fixing and safeguard the integrity of sports after announcing the full launch of its ‘performance integrity analysis’ service.  Merging its corporate disciplines of performance data gathering, video capture and sports analysis, Stats Perform’s new integrity service will allow sports and match officials to evaluate and assess ‘events on the field of …

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Stats Perform’s integrity efforts recognised with IBIA accreditation

Stats Perform’s integrity efforts recognised with IBIA accreditation

Stats Perform has become the first betting data provider to receive a Data Standards Accreditation from the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA).  Receiving the award, Stats Perform was recognised by the IBIA for its collection and distribution of sports event data for betting. Andrew Ashenden, Chief Betting Officer at Stats Perform, commented: “This accreditation is thanks to tireless quality and …

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Stats Perform pledges full support for IBIA data standards

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Stats Perform has pledged its full support for the announcement made by the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), who this morning issued a set of minimum standards governing the procedures for the collection of sporting event data for betting. The auditing process, said IBIA, will be conducted by industry specialist eCOGRA, while those parties that pass that independent audit will …

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Stats Perform and Starlizard warn of weekday threats in suspicious betting report

SBC News Stats Perform and Starlizard warn of weekday threats in suspicious betting report

A total of 456 matches were found to have suspicious betting patterns, including a ‘clear trend’ for those played on weekdays, as part of the third annual ‘Suspicious Betting Trends in Global Football Report’ co-authored by Stats Perform and Starlizard Integrity Services. The report aims to help football’s global stakeholders better understand the complexities of monitoring suspicious wagering activities, providing …

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Stats Perform backs IBIA call for new era of data collaboration

SBC News Stats Perform backs IBIA call for new era of data collaboration

Stats Perform has advocated the International Betting Integrity Association’s (IBIA) call for sports data and betting stakeholders to work together and form a ‘global best practice model’. This week, IBIA Chief Executive Khalid Ali urged for deeper data-provider collaboration to protect all sports against future threats. In his statement, Ali detailed that the global pandemic had illustrated the need for …

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