Padel World Press - The private company Setpoint Events SA., owner of professional padel circuit World Padel Tour has issued a communicated to all its players. The writing is intended remind each player of the commitments made with the company by signing the current contracts. An important relevant part of these contracts is the exclusivity clause that the lawyers of Setpoint Events SA they have taken care of remember athletes.
This diary could exclusive access to said communication, so we will proceed to show you the most relevant points of the same. In First settle down marked differences between the higher positions (from first to twentieth) of the World Padel Tour ranking. The paddle tennis professionals that they are in a position higher than twentieth are not allowed to participate in competitions other than those organized by the Setpoint Events SA.
«The obligation of exclusivity in your activity as a paddle player, so that you will not be able to participate in any circuit, championship, tournament or sporting event, with the sole exception of those that belong to the categories expressly contemplated in your contract. It is clear that its participation in the aforementioned parallel circuit would frontally violate that obligation of exclusivity, without in any case being able to rely on any of said exceptions.s» – mentions the Toda & Nel-lo statement, Lawyers of Setpoint Events SA
In addition, no player involved by contract in World Padel Tour professional circuit has allowed to compete in tournaments seven days before or after of the WPT championship itself. This is how the writing of Toda & Nel-lo: "in any case with a ban on playing in any circuit, championship, tournament or event during the 7 days before and 7 days after any WPT competition«.
The Barcelona-based company are not willing to leave escape any of your players, so they have taken care of remind them that if they break any of the rules agreed by both parties by signing the contract, this will have legal repercussions and even Economic sanctions.
This aspect was indicated in release as follows: «In the event of failing to comply with any of the aforementioned obligations (or any of the others that the contract provides) we will have no choice but to initiate the corresponding legal actions in order to defend our rights and the value of the WPT circuit, as well as the interests of our sponsors and venues, including the claim for damages caused«.
Sanctions that, as indicated Miguel Crespo and Mario Hernando, letter writers, could range between €300.000 and €500.000 for each player who breaches the agreement. This is what the statement says: "your contract contains a trial clause, fully valid and enforceable in the event of non-renewal of the same and that the eventual violation of the same empowers SETPOINT to demand all direct and indirect damages caused by said conduct, in addition to specific penalties provided in the case of simulated offer, between €300.000 and €500.000 for each defaulting player«.
One thing is clear, the padel news is a hot space in which several international organizations looking for create and maintain in the time the best padel circuit.
* You can follow all the news of the world of paddle in our profiles of Facebook y Twitter as well as subscribe to our Newsletter .
