SAP Match Insight PoC with CIHA for 2015 and IIHF World Championship

Jan Procházka, Head Video Coach CIHA

Jan Černý, Sport Director, OC IIHF 2015 WC

Key partners

• SW SAP Match Insight adapted for Ice Hockey

• Video and data capturing system provider based on 4K Axis cameras

• Stats solution provider and system integrator for SAP

Project Objectives

• To test new IT technology to improve our video coaching and team performance

• To test robotic vision at ice hockey live event

• To obtain better game insight based on video and real time data analysis

Solution

• Robotics vision and geolocation

• Automatic events tagging

• Multi perspective and panorama view and event visualization

• Video and data visualization with intuitive UI

• Enhanced stats

Technology used

Robotic vision based on fixed cameras

SW algorithms for tagging automation

Panorama video zoom in

Stats based on obtained data

Benefits • Improved game video analysis due to multi-

perspective view and intelligent tagging system capabilities

• Game insight supported with hard facts from stats provided for each game

Potentials • Instant access to game video analysis and stats

for coaches, video judges, event supervisors and fans with possibilities to focus on KPIs

Future plans

• To work on roll-out plan for international events, national leagues and national teams

• To prepare fix 4K cameras installations at arenas to define standard for game data capturing and game data providing

• To expand usage of video and data captured for fan engagement and event marketing

Thank you!

Jan Procházka, Head Video Coach CIHA

Jan Černý, Sport Director, OC IIHF 2015 WC