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The Opportunity

Massive partnered with Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) to deliver the UTS Grand Final in London — a high-profile international tennis event attracting world-class players and a global audience. Initially held at ExCeL London in 2022, the event moved to the Copper Box Arena in 2024. We’ve now delivered the Grand Final for three consecutive years.

With the UTS team based in France, we acted as their UK delivery partner — providing full event project management, supplier coordination, branding and temporary staffing. The first edition was delivered with just seven weeks’ notice, working across venue planning, ticketing, broadcast, media and operational logistics.

The Work

We led planning and on-site delivery across all phases — from supplier onboarding and production schedules to live day troubleshooting and guest experience. Our roles have included:

  • Project and production management

  • Player liaison, accommodation and transport coordination

  • Volunteer and hospitality support

  • Accreditation and security

  • Branding and signage installation

  • Wayfinding planning across the venue

  • Staffing for meet & greet, logistics, and guest services (via Event People)

Our team has adapted year-on-year as the event evolved — supporting a move to a new venue, scaling up branding, and helping to grow the audience and press presence.

The Highlights

  • Now in our third year as UK delivery partner for UTS

  • Supported the venue transition to the Copper Box Arena in 2024

  • Delivered with just 7 weeks’ lead time in year one

  • Managed full event operations from player logistics to media backdrops

  • Staffed by a dedicated team from Massive and our sister agency, Event People

  • Thousands of spectators, strong media coverage, and a home win for Jack Draper in 2022

What the
client said

UTS successfully partnered with Massive for the delivery of its Grand Final event operations. The event was held at ExCeL London with challenging deadlines – a 3 month lead-time –  and a high

UTS successfully partnered with Massive for the delivery of its Grand Final event operations. The event was held at ExCeL London with challenging deadlines – a 3 month lead-time –  and a high level of coordination across all parties (venue, broadcast, media, ticketing) was essential to the success of the event. 14,000 spectators came to this “Tennis like never before” tournament. Great expertise and mindset (anticipating as well as solving problems) from the massive team proved to be the right formula. Many thanks again and looking forward to our next cooperation

Emilien Bordet | Senior Manager Strategy & Development

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