XL Center
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The XL Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, known for hosting major college basketball games, concerts, and other large-scale events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| XL Center canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T243320 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: XL Center Context triple: [University of Connecticut women’s basketball, homeArena, XL Center]
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A.
Water Tower Place
Water Tower Place is a major mixed-use skyscraper and shopping complex in Chicago, known for its prominent location along the city’s Magnificent Mile.
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B.
McCormick Place
McCormick Place is a massive convention center complex in Chicago and one of the largest and most prominent exhibition facilities in North America.
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C.
Oakbrook Center
Oakbrook Center is a large upscale outdoor shopping mall located in the western suburbs of Chicago.
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D.
Convention Center District
The Convention Center District is a central neighborhood in Dallas known for housing the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and serving as a major hub for events, business, and tourism.
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E.
Wrigley Square
Wrigley Square is a landscaped plaza in Chicago’s Millennium Park best known for its classical-style Millennium Monument and open gathering space.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: XL Center Target entity description: The XL Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, known for hosting major college basketball games, concerts, and other large-scale events.
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A.
Water Tower Place
Water Tower Place is a major mixed-use skyscraper and shopping complex in Chicago, known for its prominent location along the city’s Magnificent Mile.
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B.
McCormick Place
McCormick Place is a massive convention center complex in Chicago and one of the largest and most prominent exhibition facilities in North America.
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C.
Oakbrook Center
Oakbrook Center is a large upscale outdoor shopping mall located in the western suburbs of Chicago.
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D.
Convention Center District
The Convention Center District is a central neighborhood in Dallas known for housing the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and serving as a major hub for events, business, and tourism.
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E.
Wrigley Square
Wrigley Square is a landscaped plaza in Chicago’s Millennium Park best known for its classical-style Millennium Monument and open gathering space.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor arena
ⓘ
multi-purpose arena ⓘ |
| city | Hartford ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| formerName | Hartford Civic Center ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | XL Center Arena ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concourse concessions
ⓘ
indoor seating bowl ⓘ locker rooms ⓘ luxury suites ⓘ scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasSurface |
basketball court
ⓘ
ice rink ⓘ |
| isInDistrict |
Hartford downtown entertainment district
ⓘ
linked to:
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
|
| isVenueFor |
Big East Conference basketball games
ⓘ
Hockey East games ⓘ |
| locatedIn | downtown Hartford ⓘ |
| location |
Hartford, Connecticut
ⓘ
linked to:
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| notableEventTypeHosted |
NCAA men’s basketball tournament games
ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
NCAA women’s basketball tournament games ⓘ major touring concerts ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
| opened | 1975 ⓘ |
| operator |
Spectra (Oak View Group subsidiary)
ⓘ
linked to:
Spectra Experiences
|
| owner |
State of Connecticut
ⓘ
linked to:
Connecticut
|
| primaryUse |
entertainment
ⓘ
sports ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Greater Hartford area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Hartford
|
| renovated |
1980
ⓘ
2014 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
approximately 14,000 for hockey
ⓘ
approximately 15,000 for basketball ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| tenant |
UConn Huskies men’s basketball
ⓘ
linked to:
UConn Huskies
UConn Huskies men’s ice hockey ⓘ
linked to:
UConn Huskies
UConn Huskies women’s basketball ⓘ
linked to:
University of Connecticut women’s basketball
|
| usedFor |
college basketball games
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ family shows ⓘ ice hockey games ⓘ large-scale events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: XL Center Description of subject: The XL Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, known for hosting major college basketball games, concerts, and other large-scale events.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.