{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://developer.sportradar.com/schemas/competitor.json",
  "title": "Sportradar Competitor",
  "description": "Schema for a Sportradar competitor entity representing a sports team or individual player. Competitors are identified by Sportradar URNs and can represent teams in team sports or individual athletes in individual sports.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["id", "name"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique Sportradar URN for the competitor in the format sr:competitor:{id} or sr:team:{id}.",
      "pattern": "^sr:(competitor|team|player):[0-9]+$",
      "example": "sr:competitor:3421"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full official name of the team or player.",
      "example": "Los Angeles Lakers"
    },
    "abbreviation": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Standard abbreviation for the competitor, typically 2-4 characters.",
      "maxLength": 10,
      "example": "LAL"
    },
    "short_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Short form of the competitor name for display in space-constrained contexts.",
      "example": "Lakers"
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country the competitor represents or is based in.",
      "example": "USA"
    },
    "country_code": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 or alpha-3 country code.",
      "pattern": "^[A-Z]{2,3}$",
      "example": "USA"
    },
    "gender": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Gender classification of the team or player.",
      "enum": ["male", "female", "mixed"]
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Competitor type: team for team sports, player for individual sports.",
      "enum": ["team", "player", "club"]
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Organizational category the competitor belongs to.",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Category identifier."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Category name (e.g., NBA, Premier League)."
        }
      }
    },
    "sport": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The sport this competitor participates in.",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Sportradar sport identifier."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Sport name."
        }
      }
    },
    "players": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of players on the team roster (for team competitors).",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Player"
      }
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "Player": {
      "type": "object",
      "title": "Player",
      "description": "An individual player within a sports team or competing as an individual.",
      "required": ["id", "name"],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique Sportradar player URN.",
          "pattern": "^sr:player:[0-9]+$"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Player full name."
        },
        "date_of_birth": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date",
          "description": "Player date of birth."
        },
        "nationality": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Player nationality."
        },
        "country_code": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ISO 3166-1 country code.",
          "pattern": "^[A-Z]{2,3}$"
        },
        "height": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Player height in centimeters.",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "weight": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Player weight in kilograms.",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "jersey_number": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Player's jersey/shirt number."
        },
        "position": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Player's position (sport-specific, e.g., G, F, C for basketball; FW, MF, DF, GK for soccer)."
        },
        "starter": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the player is in the starting lineup."
        }
      }
    }
  }
}