Participant, Team, and Player

This guide explains how participants, teams, and players are defined in TRADE360, so you can accurately work with fixture data across different sports.

Participant

In TRADE360, a participant is any entity that directly competes in a fixture. The participant can be either a team (e.g., Manchester City in football) or an individual (e.g., Rafael Nadal in tennis). The participant id always refers to the entity playing directly under the fixture—this can be a team or, in individual sports, a player. For example:

• In football, the participants are the two teams.

• In tennis, the participants are the two players.

Team

A team is a specific type of participant representing a group of players competing together (e.g., Real Madrid in football). In team sports, the team is the participant, and its participant id is the team id. Teams can have multiple players associated with them.

Player

A player is an individual entity who plays under a team in team sports. Players are not considered participants themselves in the context of the fixture—they are linked to a team (participant) and are referenced in player markets or lineups. For example:

• In football, Harry Kane is a player for the participant (team) Bayern Munich.

• In tennis, there are no "players" under a team; the tennis player is the participant.

Key Clarification

• In individual sports (like tennis), the participant is always the player, and there is no team or player entity under the participant.

• In team sports, the participant is the team, and players are entities under the team, used for lineups and player-specific markets.