UDisc Live Prepares for Maiden Voyage in Europe
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As the clock strikes 4 p.m. local time, Matt Krueger will be fast asleep in his Minnesota home, but not for long. The co-founder of UDisc Live has a midnight work session ahead, covering the RE/MAX Open – the first stop on the 2018 EuroProTour and the app's inaugural foray into overseas tournament tracking.
Krueger's partner, Josh Lichti, is in Vierumäki, Finland, where he will be working with the top players from across Europe at a country club layout adjacent to the Scandinavian nation's Olympic training facilities. The time difference between Minnesota and London – where Lichti is based – requires some flexibility, but Krueger is no stranger to it.
The UDisc Live team has experience working with international tournaments, and when Bogey Free Productions reached out to partner for the RE/MAX Open, Krueger jumped at the chance. Despite most Finnish events using DiscGolfMetrix's scoring system, the RE/MAX organizers were drawn to UDisc Live due to its real-time updates.
"They looked at how we work and compared us with Metrix," Krueger explained. "They wanted our app because of the throw-by-throw tracking." EuroProTour Manager Laura Nagtegaal expressed her admiration for UDisc Live's shot-by-shot features but noted that Metrix is a comprehensive system preferred by many tournaments for its integrated registration capabilities.
The RE/MAX Open will serve as an instructive test case, with no live video coverage available and the majority of users in Finland relying on real-time stats. Krueger expects the demand to be high, given the significant interest in disc golf among Finnish fans – up to 10 percent of UDisc Live users during US events come from Finland.
"We were thrilled when they approached us," Krueger said. "We believe we can bring them some viewers, as Finnish people are passionate about disc golf and eager to watch live scores." Before the first tee times go live at 3 a.m. ET, Krueger has one more pressing concern: getting his coffee ready.
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This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/udisc-live-goes-europe