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Decentraland teamed up with the Australian Open to host this year’s tournament entirely in VR, too.
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As cases of Omicron in Australia increase, the organizers of the Australian Open decided to make it easier for international spectators and even locals who are concerned about attending.
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Tennis fans are in for a double treat with one of the world’s biggest tournaments – the Australian Open – going crypto.
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The Australian Open is entering both the digital and virtual worlds, embracing NFTs and also incorporating blockchain-based events into their program
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This year’s tournament will also be held in Decentraland — a VR platform that has quickly become a world leader.
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At the same time, fans will be able to buy tokens linked to live match data and enjoy match day as if they were there.
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To make the tournament accessible to all, the matches will also take place in Decentraland. There, visitors can watch tennis matches.
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We will also be releasing 6,776 unique tokens called “Art Ball NFTs”, each one corresponding to a winning shot from all games of the 2022 championship. SAID CRAIG TILEY, THE AO DIRECTOR.
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There will be a log of all the non-fungible tokens as they’re judged with the exact same technology used to judge contests’ in-game points.
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The Art Balls NFTs will go on sale on January 10, the same day as the AO Decentraland event goes live.
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Earlier this week, Samsung unveiled their new metaverse experience at 837X. The feature uses Decentraland and enables customers to attend quests or live music events virtually.