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Desso GrassMaster

Desso GrassMaster

GrassMaster is a hybrid grass sports playing field surface composed of natural grass combined with artificial fibres. It was developed and patented by Desso Sports in 1993. This hybrid grass system is now developed by Tarkett Sports after a takeover of Desso Sports and has been rebranded since as GrassMaster. Tarkett Sports developed PlayMaster in 2016, a new lay-n-play hybrid grass solution.

Technology

GrassMaster reinforces a natural grass pitch by vertically inserting 20 million polypropylene (PP) fibres into the soil. The 20-centimetre (7.9 in) long PP fibres are injected by computer-controlled machines, 18 centimetres (7.1 in) deep so 2 centimetres (0.79 in) remains above the surface, in a grid about 2 by 2 centimetres (0.79 in × 0.79 in). The grass roots entwine with the fibres and grow deeper and wider. The PP fibres above the surface are designed to ensure an even and stable surface. GrassMaster may be installed before seeding, after seeding or on grass sods.[1]

Major installations

StadiumClubSportCountry
Hillsborough[2][3]Sheffield Wednesday F.C.Association footballEngland
Camp NouFC BarcelonaAssociation footballSpain
Luminus ArenaKRC GenkAssociation footballBelgium
San SiroInter FC and A.C. MilanAssociation footballItaly
Stade Marcel PicotAS NancyAssociation footballFrance
Stamford Bridge[4]Chelsea F.C.Association footballEngland
King Abdullah Sports CityIttihad FC and Al-Ahli Saudi FCAssociation footballSaudi Arabia
Mapei StadiumUS Sassuolo CalcioAssociation footballItaly
Hidegkuti Nándor StadiumMTK Budapest FCAssociation footballHungary
Parc des Sports Marcel MichelinASM Clermont AuvergneRugby UnionFrance
CNFE ClairefontaineFrench Football FederationAssociation footballFrance
AnfieldLiverpool F.C.Association footballEngland
Carrow RoadNorwich City F.C.Association footballEngland
Parc des PrincesParis Saint-GermainAssociation footballFrance
Stade de RoudourouEn Avant GuingampAssociation footballFrance
Stade Louis IIAS MonacoAssociation footballMonaco
Stade OcéaneLe Havre ACAssociation footballFrance
Stade de France[5]FranceAssociation football and other eventsFrance
Stade Francis-Le BléStade Brestois 29Association footballFrance
Stade Auguste-DelauneStade de ReimsAssociation footballFrance
Estádio Parque São JorgeCorinthiansAssociation footballBrazil
Arena CorinthiansCorinthiansAssociation footballBrazil
Arena do Grêmio[6]GrêmioAssociation footballBrazil
King Power Stadium[7]Leicester CityAssociation footballEngland
Twickenham StadiumRugby Football UnionRugby unionEngland
Emirates Stadium[8]ArsenalAssociation footballEngland
Kirklees StadiumHuddersfield Town A.F.C. and
Huddersfield Giants		Association football and
rugby league		England
Ibrox StadiumRangersAssociation footballScotland
Leigh Sports VillageLeigh[9]Rugby leagueEngland
City of Manchester StadiumManchester City[10]Association footballEngland
Old Trafford[11]Manchester UnitedAssociation footballEngland
Trafford Training Centre[12]Manchester UnitedAssociation footballEngland
Adams ParkWycombe Wanderers
(and formerly Wasps)		Association football
(and formerly rugby union)		England
Vicarage Road[13]Watford F.C.
(and formerly Saracens)		Association football
(and formerly rugby union)		England
Wembley Stadium[14]EnglandAssociation football and other eventsEngland
Aviva StadiumIreland national rugby union team and
Republic of Ireland national football team		Rugby union and
association football		Ireland
Stadion GalgenwaardUtrechtAssociation footballNetherlands
EuroborgFC GroningenAssociation footballNetherlands
AFAS StadionAZ AlkmaarAssociation footballNetherlands
Sportpark De ToekomstAFC AjaxAssociation footballNetherlands
Forsyth Barr Stadium[15]HighlandersRugby unionNew Zealand
Lerkendal StadionRosenborgAssociation footballNorway
Arena KhimkiKhimkiAssociation footballRussia
Mbombela Stadium2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaAssociation footballSouth Africa
Peter Mokaba Stadium2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaAssociation footballSouth Africa
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and
South Africa Sevens		Association football and
rugby sevens		South Africa
Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia EaglesAmerican footballUnited States
Lambeau FieldGreen Bay PackersAmerican footballUnited States
Liberty Stadium[16]Swansea City and
Ospreys		Association football and
rugby union		Wales
Millennium Stadium[17]Welsh Rugby Union
Rugby union
(also Welsh international association football)		Wales
Cardiff City Stadium[18]Cardiff City
(and formerly Cardiff Blues)		Association football
(and formerly rugby union)		Wales
Rodney ParadeDragons
Newport RFC
Newport County		Rugby union and association footballWales
Volkswagen ArenaVfL WolfsburgAssociation footballGermany
Metalist StadiumMetalist KharkivAssociation footballUkraine
Donbass ArenaShakhtar DonetskAssociation footballUkraine
Central City StadiumNational Team of KazakhstanAssociation footballKazakhstan
MurrayfieldEdinburgh Rugby and
Scotland		Rugby unionScotland
Stadio Marc'Antonio BentegodiHellas Verona and Chievo VeronaAssociation footballItaly
Lokomotiv StadiumFC Lokomotiv MoscowAssociation footballRussia
Kazan ArenaFC Rubin KazanAssociation footballRussia
Estadio de la CerámicaVillareal CFAssociation footballSpain
Melbourne City Football AcademyMelbourne City FCAssociation footballAustralia
Ooredoo Training CentreParis Saint-GermainAssociation footballFrance
St Georges ParkNational Football Centre FAAssociation footballEngland
Bramall Lane[19]Sheffield United F.C.Association footballEngland
Imam Reza StadiumPadideh F.C.Association footballIran
Cairo International StadiumEgyptian national football teamAssociation footballEgypt

References

[1]
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[2]
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Citation Linkwww.prnewswire.co.uk"Manchester City inaugurates brand new stadium". Retrieved May 17, 2007.
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Citation Linkwww.insideworldfootball.comParsons, Tom (5 June 2013). "Pitch battle prompts Manchester United to switch to new surface". Inside World Football. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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Citation Linkwww.watfordfc.com"Pitch relay news Desso is go". WatfordFC.com. London. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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Citation Linkwww.thefa.com"The Wembley pitch". FATV. London. Retrieved August 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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Citation Linkwww.liberty-stadium.com"Liberty Stadium Pitch - Official Stadium Website".
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Citation Linkwww.bbc.co.uk"Millennium Stadium to have new hybrid playing surface". 23 May 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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Citation Linkwww.sufc.co.uk"A new pitch for the Blades". Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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[20]
Citation Linkgrassmastersolutions.comGrassMaster website
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