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About DUPLAYS 2013 Who is DUPLAYS? EVENTS
The UAE’s largest provider of adult recreational & competitive sport leagues for men, women and mixed play
A growing social network of over A central sports portal for: Information, registration, 45,000 active users communication, booking, scheduling
What we offer:
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Why DUPLAYS? EVENTS
We have organised more sporting events than anyone else in the region over the last 5 years. 45 events | 15 sports | over 35 brands Established and experienced in the UAE We manage everything online, which will make the event a success, but also, easy to quantify for the future.
Great relationships with many sporting facilities. We operate at over 40+ facilities across the UAE.
We are a sport events agency that can drive footfall to your events. We have an in-house corporate team with a large database of companies.
Experience across the region… not just the UAE Leaving a Legacy We have offices in KSA, India & Qatar We have run events in UAE, KSA, Qatar, Lebanon, Oman, Jordan, Kuwait
Experience • DUPLAYS is the largest provider of sport leagues for adults in the UAE. • DUPLAYS has grown to over 45,000 members in 5 years. • DUPLAYS manages 15 different organized sports across 30 venues with 60 staff for 5,000 people every week. Enough said. • DUPLAYS organizes sport for the adult and youth population. We understand the differences in their requirements. Credentials EVENTS
We manage high profile, logistically complicated sporting events across the region.
DUPLAYS and Volkswagen Regionals Apr ’12 Audience: 120 People What are DUPLAYS Events? Youth Football Tournament involving teams from across the GCC From event conception to execution – we manage all aspects of events. DUPLAYS and Castrol Apr ’12 Audience: 5000 People We turned the Dubai Mall Ice Rink into a Football Pitch. Tournament involving league winners from 5 different countries • We have experience in working around the GCC with large international brands DUPLAYS and du May ’12 Audience 1000 People • We are not just an events company 2 Day Youth Tournament involving 800 boys competing in a 7 a-side but a sports company organising tournament and individual skills competition.
large scale events. DUPLAYS and Samsung May ’12 Audience: 500 People • We have experience in complicated Youth Skill Competition across 2 cities in 2 countries - Dubai and Doha.
logistical events. DUPLAYS and Panadol May ’12 Audience: 400 People • We have managed events for both One day beach games featuring an open beach volleyball tournament in Jumeriah Beach Park, Dubai. kids and adults. DUPLAYS and FIFA May ’12 Audience: 1.3 million online viewers FIFA Interactive World 2012; An ‘money can’t buy’ 3 day itinerary designed, created and executed by DUPLAYS involving 10 different locations across Dubai including the Burj Khalifa Observatory, Burj Al Arab, and the Desert General Capability EVENTS
Who we are Company Snapshot: • Founded in the UAE in 2007 URL: http://duplays.com • DUPLAYS.com is a platform for sport enabling users to search & sign up to Industry: technology + sport event management play in a league or activity Full-time employees: 19 • Our mission is to accelerate the discovery of sport in communities & facilitate Part-time employees: 70+ sporting connections Founded: Q4 2007 • DUPLAYS has grown from 400 members in Q4/2007 to over 40,000 Market presence: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, members as of May 2013 Delhi (Gurgaon) • DUPLAYS is the largest provider of sport leagues for adults in the UAE Financial Information: Company stage: growth What we do Capital raised to date: seed: $300,000, Series A: • People struggle to find a network of fellow sports enthusiasts DUPLAYS $800,000 provides a feature-rich website to facilitate organized activity Accounting System: Peachtree • MENASA countries in particular have highly fragmented sport communities DUPLAYS is positioned as the online resource to discover sport Management Team: • Engendering a culture of community sport yields immediate tangible Ravi Bhusari, Co-founder & Director of Business benefits for a population’s health and welfare DUPLAYS is aligned with Development government initiatives to improve health by organizing sport for all skill Derv Rao, Co-founder & Director of Specials levels at a grassroots level Projects Brian Sigafoos, Partner & CTO Mission To become the leading sports platform in the world and be at the centre of the Investor: sport ecosystem in each market we enter. MENA Venture Investments, Beco Capital, Wamda Capital (Abraaj) Scope of our Services EVENTS
Implementation Staffing • Budget and project management. • All coaches will be briefed by DUPLAYS to ensure they are in line • Awareness plan and strategy with the brand guidelines. • Management of sign up process • All staff have been vetted and hired by DUPLAYS. (*not including Provider staff) • Website design and management • Sponsor dedicated contact at DUPLAYS: One easy point of • Scheduling management contact • Timeline management
Health & Safety Communication • All Staff will be vetted by DUPLAYS. . • Mailers and contact with signed up participants • Sessions will have adequate First Aid Cover. • Regular mailers to DUPLAYS network to promote. (40,000 members) • First Aid packs to be with staff when required. • Social Media Management. Updates, plan & strategy • DUPLAYS has Third Party Public Liability Insurance
Equipment Website • Content management: DUPLAYS will continue to keep the • Personal equipment to be supplied by the individual. content on the website relating to the specific activity. • All required equipment at Fundamental Fitness Classes to be supplied by DUPLAYS. • Online registration: DUPLAYS to manage the online registration process for duration of said activity or event. • Scheduling: All up to date schedules on the website. PR • Social Media Plan relating to all events,. • Facebook and twitter updates.
DUPLAYS Team EVENTS
Derv Rao Ravi Bhusari Co-founder & Director of Brian Sigafoos Co-founder & Director of Biz Dev Special Events Partner & CTO Partnerships, funding, B2C Sponsorship, events, B2B Web development
Ray Gibson Rehan Muhammed Przemek Hocke UI Designer Director of Abu Dhabi Operations Software Engineer
Monica Saade Suraj Gopinathan Events Manager Raza Ali Chief Accountant Software Engineer
Gopinath Selvaraj Assistant Ops Manager Hussain Badri Muhammad Nauman Dubai Operations Relationship Manager, Corporate Manager Wellness
Shabaz Javeed Mark Webb Senior Software Engineer Account Manager Team Structure EVENTS
Events & Corporate Operations Web Platform
Director of Special Director of Business CTO Projects Development Brian Derv Ravi
Head of Dubai Abu Dhabi Events Account Chief Development Corporate Operations Operations Manager Manager Accountant Manager Design Lead Wellness Manager Director Monica Mark Suraj Shahbaz Rehan Nauman Hussain Ray
Corporate Account Manager, Dubai Assistant Abu Dhabi Event & Sr Software Software Research & Operations Corporate Operations Operations Marketing Engineer Engineer Analytics Coordinator Wellness Manager Manager Intern (s) Raza Przemek Intern(s) Borja Adam Gopi open FIFA Interactive Gaming World Cup 2012 3 Day Event | May 2012 | 1.3M Audience
The top 24 gamers in the world of EA SPORTS™ FIFA 12 battled it out in Dubai over 3 days. Alfonso Ramos was crowned champ and took home the $20,000 1st place prize in the 2012 FIFA Interactive World Cup Dubai.
DUPLAYS organized an incredible adventure for the finalists that included gaming sites such as the Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, Villa Beach and the desert!
DUPLAYS Role:
• Creating and conceptualizing the unique 3 day itinerary • Travel Logistics (visa, Accommodation, (coordinating flights from all around the World) • Transport Logistics • Venue procurements • Event management • Budget management • Branding production • AV + Entertainment Setup. • Staffing • Tournament organisation • Additional tour organisation.
Sponsor: FIFA, PR: Gallafilz, Execution and Activation: DUPLAYS FIFA Interactive World Cup 2012 EVENTS
One the largest international gaming tournaments in the world.
1.3M registrations, 24 finals contestants
1,300,000 registrations
24 countries
21,000 likes, 9,800 comments
10.8M video views, 283,000 unique viewers
Video documentary available at: http://duplays.com/event-portfolio
Castrol Goal Football Tournament 1 Day Event | April 2012 | 5,000 Audience
DUPLAYS transformed the Dubai Mall Ice Rink into a football pitch for 24 hours for the Castrol Goal 2012 Football Tournament Finals.
From across the Middle East, 16 regional winners of tournaments in Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE battled it out to be crowned the ultimate 5-aside futsal champ and win tickets for their team to Euros 2012 in Ukraine.
DUPLAYS Role:
• Organised local leagues in 5 nations • Event management • Budget management • Tournament + League organisation (schedules, formats, staffing) • Venue procurement : Building venue • Travel Logistics (Flights, Accommodation, Visas, F&B) • Transport Logistics • Staffing • Branding • Social Media Management
Sponsor: Castrol, PR: IPN, Relay: Management, Execution : DUPLAYS Castrol Goal Tournament 2012 EVENTS
Largest region wide challenge in the Middle East in 2012. Top team invitations to Euro Cup.
3,764 total league participants, 64 finals players
2.2M impressions
5,000 spectators
5 countries
Video documentary (setup) available at: http://duplays.com/event-portfolio EVENTS
Volkswagen Junior Masters 2010 – 2013 DUPLAYS Role: 5 x 1 day events. 1,000 audience • Travel Logistics (International) The Volkswagen Junior Masters Regional Finals 2012/13 brought together 10 teams from • Transport Logistics across the Middle East. These winners of regional tournaments in Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi • Venue procurements Arabia, Dubai and Abu Dhabi battled it out in a one day tournament. We organised all on • Event management ground, travel & tournament logistics. • Budget management • Branding production DUPLAYS also organised the Volkswagen Junior Masters Nationals 2011 and 2012 in Dubai. • AV + Entertainment Setup. • Staffing • Tournament organisation Sponsor: Volkswagen, Execution & PR : DUPLAYS EVENTS
The largest integrated regional tournament involving the most countries in the the Middle East
1,800 participants
250 schools, 250,000 students
4,500 spectators
UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
Video documentary available at: http://duplays.com/event-portfolio P&G Special Olympics 2 Day Event | April 2012 | 150 Participants
DUPLAYS, on behalf of Procter & Gamble and Leo Burnett, organized an awareness campaign for P&G’s support for the Special Olympics. Volunteers applied online for the chance to participate in a 36-leg journey across Dubai by different modes of transport to create awareness for children with special needs.
DUPLAYS Role: 150 participants • Licensing and permits • Travel logistics • Website management • Social media management US $500,000 donations
12M media impressions
350,000 street level exposure
Video documentary available at: http://duplays.com/event-portfolio
Sponsor: P&G, PR: MS&L, Leo Burnett: Management, Execution : DUPLAYS P&G Special Olympics 2012 Gillette Football Challenge 1 Day Event | May 2013 | 50 Participants
DUPLAYS, on behalf of P&G, organized the Gillette Face 2 Face Football Challenge, which started as an online competition for over 500 applicants. The top 40 contestants were then invited from cities around the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to compete in a physical football challenge with professional Saudi goalkeeper, Waleed Abdullah.
DUPLAYS Role: • Licensing and permits • Branding • Event management • Light/sound • Travel logistics • Scheduling logistics • Venue Procurement • Digital platform management
50 participants
25,000 exposure
Video documentary available at: http://duplays.com/event-portfolio
Sponsor: P&G, Execution : DUPLAYS Gillette Face to Face Challenge
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CBI Corporate Golf Challenge 2012/13 3 Corporate Golf Events | Oct 2011 - Jan 2012 | 300 participants
DUPLAYS was proud to partner with Commercial Bank International (CBI) for the Corporate Golf Challenge. Over 300 golfers participated in 3 separate tournaments at the beautiful Emirates Golf Club Dubai and Dubai Creek golf courses to battle it out for prizes and giveaways worth AED 145,000.
The winning team walked away with a full hospitality package for 10 people at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
DUPLAYS Role:
CBI Corporate Golf Challenge – Emirates Golf Club 2012/13 • Creating and conceptualizing the unique 3 events • Venue procurements & preparation • Event management • Budget management • Branding production • AV + Entertainment Setup • Staffing • Tournament organisation • Online registration process • Logistics • Scheduling • Social media management • VIP invites
Sponsor: CBI, Sport 360, The Ivy, adidas, TaylorMade, Khaleej Times Dubai Summer Open 2013 Squash Tournament 8 week event. June - August 2013. 300 players
DUPLAYS imported the same all glass court used in the Canary Wharf Squash Classic in London for the summer long tournament. Players were given the opportunity to play on the world class squash court with a white ball. Over 300 players battled it out to reach the grand finals with a prize fund of AED 20,000.
This was the UAE’s official supporting campaign for the “2020 Back the Bid” to get squash voted into the Olympics.
DUPLAYS role • Glass court installation • Venue hire • Tournament logistics • Scheduling • Branding • Player recruitment • online booking platform
Sponsors: Courtwall Innovation, Sport 360, Rivington Grill, adidas, Dunlop Sport Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Yacht Hospitality 2012 DUPLAYS role 3 day event. Nov ‘12. 250 guests • Yacht sourcing • Permits Using our 45,000 strong database DUPLAYS saw an opportunity to offer high end hospitality on a • Event management 155ft yacht at the countries largest annual sporting event. Both individuals and corporates were • F&B entertained on the yacht over 3 days which showcased the F1 from a trackside berth. • Staffing • Ticketing Catering was supplied by the Ritz Carlton and all guests had full access to the after race concerts. • Marketing • AV
EVENTS For more information please contact a member of our events team…
Derv Rao Monica Saade Mark Webb
Co Founder & Director of Events Events Manager Account Manager
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