EVENT FOCUS
U20 World Wrestling Championship RB Event Technology provides a turnkey creative and technical solution as the world’s best young wrestlers compete in Amman, Jordan.
With this year’s U20 World Wrestling Championship being hosted in Amman, the Jordanian Wrestling Federation tasked audio-visual company RB Event Technology with managing the event. “Our team member Adnan Al Dala is a former Jordanian Champion in wrestling, and after transitioning his career, he maintained an interest in the wrestling scene,” explained RB Event Technology Project Manager, Ahmad Al Haj. “With his background, the Jordanian Wrestling Federation reached out to him regarding the project.” With a reputation as one of Jordan’s most prominent AV companies, RB Event Technology has an active portfolio of sporting events, including Cage Warriors, which also took Middle East
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place in Amman. For the U20 World Wrestling Championship, the company’s co-founder, Muhannad Al Rabadi, met with the client several times to define the brief before the requirements were translated into a final technical design. “The brief revolved primarily around the sport, emphasising the artistic presentation of the show,” Al Haj said. “This artistic focus greatly influenced our approach to the lighting design. Our team of accomplished lighting designers, including Mahmoud Al Daraghmeh, Sachin Lele, and Ahmad Al Shurofat, demonstrated exceptional skill in bringing this vision to life.” An extensive inventory of lighting, audio, LED and trussing and rigging products were deployed. ADJ was the brand of choice on the
lighting rig, with 96 PAR Z Move, 48 Vizi Wash Z19, 24 Vizi Beam 12RX and 24 Focus Profile fixtures selected. “The pivotal fixture was the ADJ PAR Z Move,” said Al Haj. “We positioned 24 of the fixtures around each mat at a 45° angle, and an additional set of eight PAR Z Move units were suspended at the centre to light up each mat. Given the colour temperature of the fixture (3,000K), we sought equilibrium by incorporating the Focus Profile with a white colour. Following this methodology provided the best setting for the photographers, referees, and fighters.” A total of 200 sq m of Esdlumen Eastar Wing Series P3.9mm SMD indoor LED screen combined with 16 Samsung LED screens,