# \<sport\_event>

#### What is sport\_event element? <a href="#uofapi-less-than-sport_event-greater-than-whatissport_eventelement" id="uofapi-less-than-sport_event-greater-than-whatissport_eventelement"></a>

The *sport\_event* element provides information related to a match/fixture. This element identifies the match in a very similar way to the fixture element described in  [Fixture endpoint](https://docs.sportradar.com/uof/api-and-structure/api/static-sport-event-information/fixture-endpoint).&#x20;

#### Structure / Sub-elements <a href="#uofapi-less-than-sport_event-greater-than-structure-sub-elements" id="uofapi-less-than-sport_event-greater-than-structure-sub-elements"></a>

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* \<sport\_event>
* * \<tournament\_round>
  * \<tournament>
    * \<sport>
    * \<category>
  * \<competitors>
    * \<competitor>
      * \<reference\_ids>
        * \<reference\_id>

#### Example XML Response Snippet <a href="#uofapi-less-than-sport_event-greater-than-examplexmlresponsesnippet" id="uofapi-less-than-sport_event-greater-than-examplexmlresponsesnippet"></a>

```xml
<sport_event liveodds="bookable" status="ended" next_live_time="2024-03-03T16:00:00+00:00" id="sr:match:43901686" scheduled="2024-03-02T11:00:00+00:00" start_time_tbd="false">
      <tournament_round betradar_id="52058"/>
      <tournament id="sr:simple_tournament:52058" name="A2, Women">
        <sport id="sr:sport:23" name="Volleyball"/>
        <category id="sr:category:179" name="Greece" country_code="GRC"/>
      </tournament>
      <competitors>
        <competitor qualifier="home" id="sr:competitor:426097" name="Opath Perseas" abbreviation="OPA" country="Greece" country_code="GRC" gender="female">
          <reference_ids>
            <reference_id name="betradar" value="21222085"/>
          </reference_ids>
        </competitor>
        <competitor qualifier="away" id="sr:competitor:684473" name="Pas Giannina" abbreviation="PAS" short_name="Giannina" country="Greece" country_code="GRC" age_group="U20" gender="female">
          <reference_ids>
            <reference_id name="betradar" value="19949125"/>
          </reference_ids>
        </competitor>
      </competitors>
    </sport_event>
```

#### Element Attributes <a href="#uofapi-less-than-sport_event-greater-than-elementattributes" id="uofapi-less-than-sport_event-greater-than-elementattributes"></a>

The table below shows the attributes of the sport\_event element.

| Attribute          | Meaning                                                                                                                    | Possible values                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *id*               | Unique identifier of the event                                                                                             | <p>Numeric string</p><p>Example: <em>id="sr:match:43901686"</em></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| *scheduled*        | Specifies when the specific match will start                                                                               | <p>Datetime</p><p>Example: <em>scheduled="2024-03-02T11:00:00+00:00"</em></p>                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| *start\_time\_tbd* | Specifies if the starting time is confirmed or not                                                                         | <ul><li>TRUE</li><li>FALSE</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| *liveodds*         | Explains the situation of the liveodds for the match, if the match can be bought, booked or if it is not available at all. | <ul><li>BOOKABLE The match can be booked</li><li>BOOKED The match is booked</li><li>BUYABLE The match is bookable, if the client buys the proper package</li><li>NOT\_AVAILABLE Either the match does not exist, or the match is not visible by the client</li></ul> |
| *next\_live\_time* | specifies when the event is live, the next time                                                                            | <p> Datetime</p><p>Example: <em>next\_live\_time="2024-03-03T16:00:00+00:00"</em></p>                                                                                                                                                                                |

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