During the last edition of the prestigious Roland-Garros tennis tournament, which took place from September 27 to October 11, 2020 in Paris, OPPO offered a unique opportunity to young tennis players from several countries who were unable to travel to participate in competitions or to view matches. The brand, leader on the smartphone market in the world, has put its 5G know-how, via an OPPO Find X2 Pro, in order to share with them a video-conference, hosted by Denis Morel, CEO of OPPO France and Guy Forget, 4th player in the world and current director of Roland-Garros. Together, they answered the questions of the young hopefuls revealed during the “Roland-Garros Junior Wild Card Series by OPPO”. Discussions focused on the innovative deployment of 5G in the stadium and how technology continues to shape the world of tennis.
Follow tennis, in 8K 360 ° images
In 2019, OPPO became a premium partner and the official smartphone of the Parisian Grand Slam on clay. She is also the main sponsor of the “Junior Wild Card Series”. This year, OPPO launched several activations around the innovative image and 5G, including a “Photo Gallery” which presents the most beautiful moments of Roland-Garros, captured by the OPPO Find X2 Pro.
OPPO revealed to the Roland-Garros public its 5G facilities, in partnership with the Orange network, also a tournament partner, by broadcasting 8K images all around the stadiums, which allowed visitors and the public to follow the actions at closer, thanks to a 5G multiplex video stream broadcast on OPPO Find X2 Pro smartphones. For example, spectators could zoom in on the actions or slow down the images, benefiting from several angles of view. An OPPO partnership with Orange and France Television has also made it possible to set up an 8K 360 ° video broadcast live on television but also on the brand’s smartphones. Image content, innovative and enriching, which made Roland-Garros 2020 an even more intense and unifying moment of sport.
OPPO Find X2 Pro makes 5G connection possible with the rest of the world
“Our 5G devices perform even better in the improved 5G environment at Roland Garros this year” said Gregor Almassy, OPPO’s Overseas CMO External Operations Director. “Connecting young talent from around the world live to a legend like Guy Forget attests to the technological capabilities and improved connectivity of OPPO 5G. The success also demonstrates that Roland-Garros and OPPO are committed to improving and delivering a better stadium experience to users and fans around the world ” he added.
After rapid progress in four decades, Guy Forget, who is now tournament director at Roland Garros, considers the tournament to be the ideal platform for sporting innovation. Connecting with junior tennis players is like a trip down memory lane and a path to the future for him. He first caught the attention of the tennis world when he won the junior title at Roland Garros in 1982 and it was this memory and spark he hoped to bring to light among those in China, from India, Romania and Thailand who participated in the international 5G video conference.
“We are delighted to welcome players and fans back safely, and we look forward to them seeing what’s new this year, thanks to 5G and stadium infrastructure.”, declared Guy Forget, Director of Roland-Garros, specifying “The partnership between Roland-Garros and OPPO must give hope to the next generation of champions, by facilitating connections and understanding through technology, which is more important than ever in these difficult times.”
The young talents, enthusiastic about the idea of discussing with Guy, had the opportunity to ask him questions about his personal experience and his fame as a professional player, but also on the repercussions of Covid-19 on this year’s tournament and sport in general.
“While it’s disappointing that I won’t be able to play on clay this year, having the technology of today to transport me there and seeing how the game and the fan experience has evolved has opened up to me. the eyes “, confides the young Shaikh Humera from India. “Getting in touch with a former pro to understand how he handled the ups and downs of his career encouraged me to train to be even stronger in qualifying next year.”
Global sport improves with technology
The particularity of the partnership between OPPO and Roland-Garros lies in their common values of always being in search of excellence and of constantly pushing the limits of innovation. And this year’s activations build on the foundation already established as OPPO engages more deeply with younger audiences across Europe and among tennis fans around the world. Technology, in particular 5G, will thus enable the French Tennis Federation to increase its presence in markets throughout Asia and to reach a young audience and budding talents.
By putting its technological advances at the service of sport, OPPO wants to bring hope, by giving its users the tools to create a better future.
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