2017 Awards
The inaugural Sports Business Awards were held on Friday 2nd June at the Brewery in London. Hosted by Dan Walker, with over 400 in attendance there was a fantastic celebratory atmosphere at the lunchtime ceremony. Gold silver and bronze trophies were awarded in 15 categories with recipients from a wide variety of sports including Rugby, Golf, Football, Cricket, Tennis, Hockey, Darts, Athletics and Horse Racing.
2017 Winners & Finalists
![]() Best Operations TeamWinner:MTD Olympic Games Rio Project Team Silver:Brighton & Hove Albion FC Bronze:Cancer Research UK Events Team
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![]() Best Professional Services Firm in SportWinner:Shakespeare Martineau LLP Silver:Jockey Club Services Bronze:haysmacintyre
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![]() Best Sports Governing Body InitiativeWinner:England Hockey – To become a Nation where Hockey Matters Silver:Euroleague Basketball – Euroleague Basketball launches first ever true league in European professional sports Bronze:British Canoeing – National Go Canoeing Week
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![]() Sports Innovation AwardWinner:Jockey Club Services Silver:Table Tennis England Bronze:InCrowd – TribeCast
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![]() Best Fan Engagement ProgrammeWinner:Arsenal Football Club – Junior Gunners Silver:Rewards4Racing Limited – Rewards4Racing Bronze:Liverpool Football Club – LFC WORLD
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![]() Best Sports Event of the YearWinner:Harlequins – Harlequins Big Game 9 Silver:Professional Darts Corporation – World Darts Championship Bronze:British Cycling – 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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![]() Best Small Business Serving Sport (less than 20 employees)Winner:Goodform Silver:Designwerk Bronze:ILG Business Ltd
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![]() Best Business Serving Sport (more than 20 employees)Winner:School Lettings Solutions Silver:MTD International B.V. Bronze:adi.tv
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![]() Best Non-Matchday use of VenueWinner:Manchester City Football Club – Cityzens Weekend Silver:Everton Football Club – Goodison Park Bronze:Lancashire County Cricket Club – Emirates Old Trafford
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![]() Best Sports Charity, Community and CSRWinner:Access Sport CIO Silver:Everton in the Community Bronze:GreaterSport
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![]() Best Sports Club/Sports Event HospitalityWinner:Keith Prowse – The Gatsby Club – The Championships, Wimbledon Silver:Lord’s Cricket Ground – Captains’ Lounge Hospitality package Bronze:Manchester City Football Club
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![]() Sports Tech of the Year – for Sport and in SportWinner:adi.tv & Supponor Silver:STATSports Bronze:Peak UK – Racer ST
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![]() Best Match (or Game) Day ExperienceWinner:Premiership Rugby – The Aviva Premiership Rugby Final 2016 Silver:Chelsea Football Club Bronze:NTT DATA / The Open
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![]() Best in Sports MediaWinner:Dunsar Media – insidethegames.biz Silver:Football Whispers Bronze:Sky Sports – Sky Sports Snapchat
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![]() Best Mass Participation EventWinner:Cancer Research UK – Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life Pretty Muddy Silver:Royal Bank of Canada – RBC V Series Bronze:Royal Parks Foundation – Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon
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