Sports Federation Engages 3M+ Fans with Headless System

Delivered a scalable, zero-downtime platform for a major global sports event

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200%

Reduction in time to first render from 3 to 1 second.

0%

Ensuring zero downtime during new deployments.

100%

Scalable platform with the capacity to serve 100,000+ visitors concurrently.

Client Overview

The International Hockey Federation required a high-performance digital platform ahead of the Hockey World Cup.

The platform needed to deliver a seamless viewing experience, support real-time content updates, and scale reliably for a global fanbase accessing the site concurrently.

Challenges

Tight timelines, inconsistent publishing workflows, and outdated architecture made launching a high-traffic platform ahead of the global tournament challenging.

Legacy Platform Bottleneck

The legacy CMS architecture lacked the flexibility and performance to support scalable, content-driven experiences for global tournament audiences.

Content Publishing Delays

Content authors had limited control over updates and layout, making publishing event pages and tournament updates difficult without developer help.

Slow Deployment Cycles

Manual release workflows made pushing updates quickly during tournament periods hard, increasing the risk of delays and version mismatches.

Solution

We built a scalable content platform with a headless architecture, reusable components, and automated release processes to meet high-traffic and fast-publishing demands.

Modular Architecture

Used a headless CMS and component-based design to enable flexible page creation, allowing teams to update tournament content without redeploying or changing backend logic.

Reusable Component System

Built a standardized React component library that allowed faster assembly of event pages, reducing development overhead and improving visual consistency across the platform.

Cloud-Optimized Delivery

Configured scalable cloud infrastructure with caching and asset optimization to serve tournament content globally with low latency, even during peak audience surges.

Automated Deployment

Implemented a fully automated CI/CD pipeline to streamline releases, minimize errors, reduce manual intervention, and enable seamless content updates during live events.

Business Impact

The re-designed platform enabled faster load times, zero-downtime releases, and seamless performance during high-traffic tournament periods.

Faster Load Times

Improved time to first render by 200%, cutting load speed from 3 sec to 1, which enhanced user experience during high-traffic tournament windows.

Seamless Live Updates

Achieved 0% downtime during deployments, ensuring uninterrupted access and stable performance even during critical live event coverage periods.

Consistent Performance at Scale

Delivered a platform that supported 100,000+ concurrent users with no performance degradation across devices, locations, or content types.

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