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title: "9Round Earns Global Franchise Award for the Best Fitness Franchise Category"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/06663c91-157b-4949-8bff-f65b43f7f3d6
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210503_9round_earns_global_franchise_award_for_the_best_fitness_franchise_category.html
category: "Boutique fitness"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Boutique fitness"
published: 2021-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:27:05.294Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1540497077202-7c8a3999166f?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# 9Round Earns Global Franchise Award for the Best Fitness Franchise Category

**TL;DR:** 9Round earned the Global Franchise Award for the Best Fitness Franchise Category, recognizing its international franchising goals and strong franchisee support. The award honors the most exceptional franchise brands representing all categories according to analysis of their overseas ambition and strong franchisee support.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-05-03. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210503_9round_earns_global_franchise_award_for_the_best_fitness_franchise_category.html).*

## Story

“After such a challenging and unconventional year, we are humbled and honored to receive this award,” said Shannon Hudson, Founder and CEO of 9Round. “This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our franchisees, home office team and master developers and franchise partners across the globe helping us to achieve our international franchising goals.”

As the only awards of their kind that focus solely on international franchising, the Global Franchise Awards, now in its fourth year, seek to honor the most exceptional franchise brands representing all categories according to analysis of their overseas ambition, strong franchisee support, a strong marketing campaign and an overall willingness to advance the cause of franchising itself.

9Round came out of 2020 a stronger organization with a new partnership with the world’s largest retailer, Walmart; the launch of an official app, 9RoundNOW, that provides on-demand, trainer-led kickboxing style workouts; growth of the international network to two more countries; and a bolstered executive team at headquarters.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Fitness (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- franchisee support (topic)
- Walmart (company)
- fitness franchise (topic)
- 9Round (company)
- Shannon Hudson (person)
- international franchising (topic)
- global franchise award (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210503_9round_earns_global_franchise_award_for_the_best_fitness_franchise_category.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/06663c91-157b-4949-8bff-f65b43f7f3d6).