IIIT-Hyderabad pilots badminton data analytics prototype

New-age technologies such as data analytics are coming of age in sports. Product Labs, part of the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad’s (IIIT-H), has developed and tested a viable market prototype of badminton analytics that was developed at its Centre for Visual Information Technology (CVIT).

A pilot study was conducted in collaboration with Star Sports, which saw the data going live during the telecast of the Premier Badminton League in January 2019, a first move in the world for badminton analytics. Joining the league of cricket in big data consumption and other sports like football, tennis and badminton, CVIT has developed and tested a viable market prototype of badminton analytics. Designed as a catalyst to drive innovation and create commercially viable products, IIIT-H’s Product Labs has been working closely with the research centres located in its campus.