Queens Park Rangers partners with Gemini Sports Analytics to improve data-driven decisions through dynamic AI solution
London, England/Raleigh, North Carolina - 13 May 2024 - Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and Gemini Sports Analytics, a sports-specific AI Cloud platform, have announced a three-year partnership that will provide the club with a comprehensive analytics solution which sets them on the cutting edge in European soccer. Leveraging state-of-the-art technologies alongside QPR’s existing data, Gemini facilitate rapid access to integrated data sources, empowering QPR to derive actionable insights in real-time and enhance decision-making, operational efficiency, and competitive performance.
Under the guidance of 27-year-old Christian Nourry, the youngest CEO in professional sports, the West London club has swiftly implemented Gemini’s cutting-edge platform, initiating a transformative journey aimed at modernizing QPR’s analytics infrastructure, fundamentally reshaping how sports data informs strategic decisions and on-field performance. Gemini contributed to QPR successfully securing their position in the EFL Championship for the 2024/25 season.
“When I arrived at QPR, I committed to building a next generation football project and that includes working with transformative technologies to improve on-pitch performance. Gemini has allowed our subject-matter experts in-house to do what they were already doing, but faster and easier,” said Nourry.
Led by founder Jake Schuster, a respected sports scientist with experience in professional sports, Gemini Sports Analytics specializes in squad management tactical insights for sports organizations. Schuster has worked for entities like the Dutch Olympic Federation, Florida State University, and the New Zealand All Blacks Olympic Rugby teams.
Gemini Founder and CEO Jake Schuster said, ”I couldn't imagine a better organization to be our first partner in English football. Christian Nourry and Ben Williams are more than early-adopters of innovations who give great feedback and are full of helpful ideas; they are authentically committed to building for the long-term. By taking QPR's data operations from a blank sheet of paper to using cutting edge AI tech essentially overnight and actually implementing it into their key player personnel and on-field decisions, we're active participants in the reinvention of a historically significant sporting organization.”
Gemini are partnered with professional and college sports teams across the NFL, NCAA, European Soccer, and more, giving them a competitive edge by harnessing the power of data, AI, and predictive analytics. Gemini have multiple sports team owners, and several top VCs among their investors, and has been recognized as a top startup to watch. Recent milestones include significant investment from Will Ventures and forging new partnerships, like the Indianapolis Colts and Infinite Athlete.
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About Gemini Sports Analytics:
Gemini is your front office co-pilot for smarter decision-making. In a world where being data literate is no longer an advantage, sports teams need an analytics toolkit to make their key decisions faster, more efficiently and with greater conviction. Professional and collegiate organizations use Gemini’s easy-to-use application to optimize roster management, tactics and player performance. By systemizing the most tedious parts of the data science lifecycle, the platform frees up stakeholders to uncover and leverage insights in a fast, iterative and intuitive way.
About Queens Park Rangers Football Club:
Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) is a professional football (soccer) club originally founded in 1882 and based in West London, England. They currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English Football League.
