SEATTLE, Oct. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- FanWide (http://www.FanWide.com) announced today their partnership with ZonePlay (http://zoneplaygames.com), makers of a live baseball prediction game, created by former MLB Pitcher Ryan Webb. FanWide will help promote ZonePlay at many MLB watch parties during the postseason and upcoming 2020 season. ZonePlay will be working with FanWide to even further engage with baseball fans and eventually evolve into other sports such as football, basketball, and soccer.
Ryan Webb, having spent countless hours alongside teammates watching baseball games, started creating these prediction games to pass time in the dugout. Webb and his teammates would call out predictions of events that would occur during each inning and keep score, often glancing at folders of advanced data, as a way to stay focused and help prepare for their opponents. Now retired, Webb wanted to bring these games to the MLB Fanbase in an effort to increase fan engagement and give them more to get excited about regardless of the outcome in a game.
All ZonePlay games are free to play and provide daily, skill based, competitions for fans. In ZonePlay's newest release, fans simply follow along with the live game and click the zone where they think the ball will be hit next. There are cash and other prize incentives for consecutively picking correct zones, predicting home runs, and beating out other fans on the points leaderboard. ZonePlay plans to release its next game, a pitch prediction game, in time for the World Series. By partnering with FanWide, ZonePlay will be gaining new fans and players at every sports bar that broadcasts MLB games.
"ZonePlay is excited to work with FanWide to help us reach new audiences through their extensive fan club network" said Ryan Webb, Founder of ZonePlay. "ZonePlay creates games by players for the fans bringing them closer to the sports they love and a byproduct of this is that we bring them closer to friends, family, and other fans in the process. This new partnership with FanWide is a great way to help reach and reward fans while they watch and play."
FanWide is a digital platform for sports fan clubs which helps fans find the closest game watch party for their favorite team at a local sports bar in any city. Seattle-based FanWide has promoted 1.3 million events for over 14,000 fan club chapters at 10,000 sports bars nationwide. The company partners with professional teams and leagues, their fan clubs, and other sports-minded companies who are also looking to introduce new ways to increase fan engagement at sports bars. FanWide promotes game watch parties to its network of sports fans, directing local supporters to meet up at the same bar which will be featuring their game on TV with sound. Through FanWide's platform, ZonePlay will be able to reach baseball fans everywhere.
"FanWide works with strategic partners who are going to deliver a great experience to our fan club members and enhance their game-watch experience," said Symon Perriman, CEO and Founder of FanWide. "ZonePlay offers unique gameplay which keeps MLB fans following the game closer than before, giving them a new reason to interact with each and show their passion."
ZonePlay is currently holding contests during all 2019 MLB Postseason games. Keep an eye on their website leading up to the World Series for special events, promotions, and new game releases. For more information and to sign up and create an account, visit http://bit.ly/2VzEjsX. To find an MLB Watch Party near you, please visit http://fanwi.de/zoneplay.
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About ZonePlay
ZonePlay is a skill based live action gaming destination for fans to compete in a single day online games for cash and prizes. We are currently running MLB baseball contests throughout the playoffs. ZonePlay was founded by MLB pitcher Ryan Webb and based on games he played with teammates to help study and prepare for opponents.
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Ryan Webb
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About FanWide
FanWide (http://www.FanWide.com) is a free digital platform for fan clubs which helps sports fans find the closest game watch party for their favorite team at a local bar. Fans check in for deals from the venue, to enter contests from sponsors, or to earn rewards. Now sports fans living in any city can feel like they are inside the stadium of their favorite team on gameday. FanWide has promoted over a million events, manages the world's largest database of sports fan clubs, and measures out-of-home TV viewership at over 10,000 sports bars nationwide. FanWide also provides services for professional sports teams and leagues, college athletics, alumni associations, fan clubs, booster clubs, sports brands, athletes, and TV broadcasters.
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