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| title | 1. When will the Tennis Open Data Standards (TODS) be released fully as Version 1? |
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The standards are still undergoing development and being reviewed and refined by a growing stakeholder group. Until we have a fully stable version that most stakeholders agree is complete in meeting the initial goals of the project the standards will remain in draft. We are currently aiming for a version 1 release in November 2019. |
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| title | 2. Can I start using TODS now? |
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Yes - absolutely, and we already have some large tennis organisations and technology solution providers actively working with TODS today. Although the standards are still in draft, we would actively encourage you to start testing and using them now and provide feedback on your experiences. We expect a highly stable Version 1.0 of the Standards to be released around November so at that point the risks of needing to do any additional work to incorporate later version refinements and additions will be greatly reduced. |
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| title | 6. Do the TODS support non-ITF draw structures? |
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Yes. We are continuing to test as many different draw structures as we can. Please share your tournament and draw structures and with us and we will see if the standards fit, or adapt the standards so that those structures can be represented. |
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| title | 7. Do I need to have an IT or technical understanding to contribute? |
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No, not at all. Underpinning the technical work is an understanding of tennis i.e. terminology, definitions, scoring methods, methods of tournament identification, draw structures. People who specialise in tennis can provide valuable input on all of these different areas. |
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| title | 8. Are the TODS only useful in the context of the World Tennis Number (WTN)? |
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No. The TODS have been designed to enable the sending and receiving of any type of tennis data between any organisations or systems. The World Tennis Number project is just one user of the Standards. |
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