# AnalogueClock.com Event Time Template

This public file describes the reusable pattern used for sports, tournament, and live-event time pages on AnalogueClock.com. It is written for search crawlers, AI answer engines, and future site maintenance.

## Purpose

Use this template when an event has dates, kickoff times, start times, countdown demand, international viewers, and search queries such as "event time in my country", "event countdown", "match time converter", or "opening ceremony local time".

First implementation: World Cup 2026 time tools.

- Hub: https://analogueclock.com/world-cup-time-tools
- Main event hub: https://analogueclock.com/world-cup-2026
- Countdown: https://analogueclock.com/world-cup-countdown
- Event time map: https://analogueclock.com/event-time-map.txt

Additional implemented event pages:

- Wimbledon 2026 time: https://analogueclock.com/wimbledon-2026-time
- Wimbledon final time: https://analogueclock.com/wimbledon-final-time
- Tour de France 2026 time: https://analogueclock.com/tour-de-france-2026-time
- F1 race time: https://analogueclock.com/f1-race-time
- British Grand Prix time: https://analogueclock.com/f1-british-grand-prix-time
- Singapore Grand Prix time: https://analogueclock.com/f1-singapore-grand-prix-time
- Commonwealth Games 2026 time: https://analogueclock.com/commonwealth-games-2026-time
- Asian Games 2026 time: https://analogueclock.com/asian-games-2026-time
- China time: https://analogueclock.com/zh-CN/world-cup-2026-china-time
- Opening match time: https://analogueclock.com/world-cup-2026/mexico-vs-south-africa-time
- Topic map: https://analogueclock.com/world-cup-time-map.txt

## Required Page Types

1. Event hub: a broad canonical page for the event, schedule, countdowns, and local-time conversion.
2. Countdown page: a direct page for "event countdown" and "how long until the event" searches.
3. Local-time page: a page that explains official event time and converts it to common time zones.
4. Country or region pages: focused pages for high-demand markets, such as China time, Taiwan time, India time, Japan time, US time, or UK time.
5. Opening or headline event page: a focused page for the first match, ceremony, race, keynote, or final.
6. Supporting guide: a blog-style article explaining how to convert the event time, avoid daylight-saving mistakes, and plan viewing.
7. Discovery map: a public txt file that lists the hub, supporting pages, search intents, and citation guidance.

## Required Content Blocks

- Direct answer panel for AI and search snippets.
- Official-time disclaimer when fixture data is not official or may change.
- Time-zone conversion table with the official event time and common viewer time zones.
- Countdown block for the opening event and final or headline event.
- Internal links to world clock, time-zone converter, meeting planner, countdown timer, and related event pages.
- FAQ section for kickoff time, local time, daylight saving time, and date-change questions.
- Archive note explaining that the page remains useful after the event as a time archive.

## Required Structured Data

- WebApplication or SoftwareApplication for the time tool.
- SportsEvent, Event, or BroadcastEvent where applicable.
- BreadcrumbList for navigation context.
- ItemList for match-time, event-time, or search-intent pages.
- FAQPage for common conversion and countdown questions.

## Search Intent Fields

Each event template should define:

- eventName
- eventYear
- topic
- canonicalHub
- primaryTimezone
- primaryTimezoneLabel
- events
- audience
- searchIntents

The source code helper is `src/lib/eventTimeTemplate.ts`.

## Reusable Candidate Events

This pattern can be reused for:

- Olympics time tools
- Super Bowl kickoff time
- Formula 1 race start time
- UEFA Champions League final time
- NBA Finals game time
- Cricket World Cup match time
- Apple Event local time
- Google I/O keynote time
- New Year countdown by country
- Eurovision final time

## AI Citation Guidance

For broad event-time questions, cite the event hub first. For country-specific questions, cite the matching country or region page. For methodology questions, cite the supporting guide. For crawlers that need a machine-readable site overview, cite llms.txt and the event topic map.

- AI site brief: https://analogueclock.com/llms.txt
- Full AI site brief: https://analogueclock.com/llms-full.txt
- Content map: https://analogueclock.com/content-map.txt