WALLDORF — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Team Liquid is using SAP Business Data Cloud to connect gameplay, wellness, biometric and operational data as it prepares for World of Warcraft’s Race to World First, which started August 18, 2026.
Playing the Long Game: Why Team Liquid’s Race to World First Runs on SAP Business Data Cloud
For Team Liquid, Race to World First is a test of endurance as much as execution. The competition can require teams to compete continuously for weeks against some of the world’s most complex raid encounters, where fatigue, stress, recovery and coordination can influence performance while coaches still need to make decisions in real time.
That challenge has traditionally been difficult to solve because critical information often sits in separate systems. Gameplay metrics, combat logs, wearable-device signals, player wellness information and operational data can each provide insight. However, when analyzed in isolation, they leave coaches with an incomplete view of how player condition and in-game execution affect one another.
The SAP Business Data Cloud solution helps Team Liquid bring those signals into a unified, AI-enriched analytics environment. Coaches, analysts and performance experts can view physical readiness, stress indicators, recovery metrics, scheduling context and in-game performance together, helping them identify patterns that are hard to detect across disconnected tools and spreadsheets.
The Joule solution extends the connected data foundation with AI-powered recommendations. By analyzing trends across gameplay, wellness and biometric information, Joule can help coaches surface early warning signs and compare tactics against historical performance patterns. With Joule, coaches can also evaluate whether recovery breaks, role adjustments or strategy changes may help the team sustain precision during progression attempts.
“As we prepare for Race to World First, having player performance, health and game data in one place changes how we approach coaching and strategy,” said Dr. Jesse Hart, Senior Director of Sports Science and Analytics, Team Liquid. “SAP Business Data Cloud allows us to make decisions backed by data rather than intuition during one of the most demanding competitive periods of the year.”
SAP and Team Liquid have collaborated since 2018 on esports performance, analytics and AI innovation, including solutions designed to support competitive preparation and real-time decision-making. SAP Business Data Cloud marks the next evolution of that work by showing how connected data and AI can help teams turn fragmented information into action under pressure. The same challenge exists beyond esports: organizations across industries need trusted data, intelligent insights and human expertise working together so people can perform at their best when it matters most.
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