Sports Business Awards

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 Professional Services Firm in Sport

Winner:Shakespeare Martineau LLP

Silver:Jockey Club Services

Bronze:haysmacintyre

  • KSS
  • Onside Law – Tennis
  • PKF Francis Clark
  • Sportscover Europe Limited
  • The Sports Consultancy
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Best Sports Charity, Community and CSR

Winner:Access Sport CIO

Silver:Everton in the Community

Bronze:GreaterSport

  • Albion in the Community
  • Kick It Out
  • Premiership Rugby – Hitz
  • The Arsenal Foundation in partnership with Save the Children
  • The Sporting Memories Foundation
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Best Non-Matchday use of Venue

Winner:Manchester City Football Club – Cityzens Weekend

Silver:Everton Football Club – Goodison Park

Bronze:Lancashire County Cricket Club – Emirates Old Trafford

  • Silverstone Circuit Ltd – The Silverstone Wing
  • The Kia Oval
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Best Business Serving Sport (more than 20 employees)

Winner:School Lettings Solutions

Silver:MTD International B.V.

Bronze:adi.tv

  • StreamAMG
  • The Jockey Club Services
  • The O2
  • The Ticket Factory
  • Traveleads
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Best Small Business Serving Sport (less than 20 employees)

Winner:Goodform

Silver:Designwerk

Bronze:ILG Business Ltd

  • All Sport Insurance
  • Beyond 90
  • FKPro
  • HRP Equestrian
  • Icons Shop Limited
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Best Sports Event of the Year

Winner:Harlequins – Harlequins Big Game 9

Silver:Professional Darts Corporation – World Darts Championship

Bronze:British Cycling – 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

  • EA SPORTS – EA SPORTS FIFA 17 Launch
  • ONE Championship
  • Premiership Rugby – Aviva Premiership Rugby Final 2016
  • Sepang International Circuit Sdn. Bhd. – Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix 2016
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Best Fan Engagement Programme

Winner:Arsenal Football Club – Junior Gunners

Silver:Rewards4Racing Limited – Rewards4Racing

Bronze:Liverpool Football Club – LFC WORLD

  • Chelsea Football Club – Chelsea FC Junior Fan Engagement
  • EXTREME International for STANLEY, BLACK + DECKER and DEWALT – Lochdown
  • Kick It Out and the Football Supporters’ Federation – Fans For Diversity
  • NTT DATA / The Open
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Sports Innovation Award

Winner:Jockey Club Services

Silver:Table Tennis England

Bronze:InCrowd – TribeCast

  • British Rowing – Go Row Indoor
  • Coleman Racing
  • Levy Restaurants UK
  • runbritain Click Your Clock
  • TASS (Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme)
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Best Sports Governing Body Initiative

Winner: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

  • European Tour – Access All Areas – social media campaign
  • International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) – World Table Tenis Day(WTTD)
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Best Mass Participation Event

Winner: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

  • British Canoeing – National Go Canoeing Week
  • Human Race – Cancer Research UK London Winter Run
  • International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) – World Table Tennis Day
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Best in Sports Media

Winner:Dunsar Media – insidethegames.biz

Silver:Football Whispers

Bronze:Sky Sports – Sky Sports Snapchat

  • InCrowd – Aston Villa FC – Official App
  • iSportconnect
  • Liverpool Football Club – LFCTV Documentaries
  • Olympic Channel
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Best Match (or Game) Day Experience

Winner:Premiership Rugby – The Aviva Premiership Rugby Final 2016

Silver:Chelsea Football Club

Bronze:NTT DATA / The Open

  • Cardiff City Football Club
  • Manchester City Football Club
  • Professional Darts Corporation – World Darts Championship
  • Sepang International Circuit Sdn. Bhd. – 2016 Formula 1 PETRONAS Malaysia Grand Prix
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Sports Tech of the Year – for Sport and in Sport

Winner:adi.tv & Supponor

Silver:STATSports

Bronze:Peak UK – Racer ST

  • CFC Express
  • Football Whispers
  • Kick It Out – Updated Reporting Application
  • StreamAMG – StreamMP
  • Tottenham Hotspur Football Club – Stadium Project Virtual Reality Suite
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Best Sports Club/Sports Event Hospitality

Winner:Keith Prowse – The Gatsby Club – The Championships, Wimbledon

Silver:Lord’s Cricket Ground – Captains’ Lounge Hospitality package

Bronze:Manchester City Football Club

  • Arsenal Football Club – Matchday Hospitality
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Best Operations Team

Winner:MTD Olympic Games Rio Project Team

Silver:Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Bronze:Cancer Research UK Events Team

  • The O2
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