Event management platform, Events.com has announced that the OCR World Championships (OCRWC), the premier independent world championship in the sport of obstacle course racing, has selected Events.com to power the event management software including online registration and ticketing for the weekend’s activities, check-in app, onsite support and analytics reporting.
Blue Mountain Resort in Ontario, Canada, will host the 2016 OCRWC on 14-16 October 2016. Positioned as a premier event in the obstacle course racing space, the OCR World Championships promotes, participates and prepares skilled athletes sharing a passion for obstacle course racing.
All athletes must qualify to compete in the OCRWC by performing well at one of hundreds of qualifying events around the world. Qualifying events include the Spartan Race, Warrior Dash and BADASS Dash.
“The Events.com team far and away surpassed all of our expectations,” said Adrian Bijanada, OCRWC CEO. “Events.com provides superior customer service and a consultative approach. With mobile-first technology and streamlining the flow, the Events.com team has proven they understand our business while enhancing the user experience – for both organizers and participants.”
“The Events.com mission is to connect people with experiences they love,” said Julie Zattolo, Director of Business Development at Events.com. “The OCR World Championships bring together the best obstacles for the most elite participants and we are thrilled to power the event management software for this marquee event.”
The OCR World Championships is positioned as the first truly independent global championship for the burgeoning sport of Obstacle Course Racing. It is a singular event created to unify, promote and increase participation in the sport of OCR while celebrating its athletes and community.
Created by Adventurey, the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships is ‘the first and only independent championship event in Obstacle Course Racing’ and requires athletes to qualify for a limited number of spots through a network of qualifying events.
Designed to celebrate the athletes within the sport, the 2015 competition drew over 2,000 athletes from over 25 countries to compete for cash prizes in individual Elite, Age Group and Team competitions, making it ‘one of the broadest and most diverse races in obstacle course racing history’.
Events.com is a leading online marketplace aimed at uniting event organizers and event participants in a single place. Its cloud-based application bridges the gap between event organizers and event goers, ‘giving the event ecosystem an improved solution to planning and finding events’. Events.com is headquartered in San Diego with an office in Ottawa, Canada.
