This week saw the unveiling of this innovative competition to be held in Madrid. The star-studded championship will take place in January.
Could the Hexagon Cup be considered the new King’s League of Padel? Let’s take a look.
Format
The Hexagon Cup will mix professional players with young padel talents, who will be divided into six private teams. Each of the teams will be made up of six players: two franchise players, one male and one female, two professionals and two new generation players who will be drafted.
Once the teams have been formed, they will be divided into two groups of three teams each, in which the two best teams from each group will play each other in a ‘Final Four’ to decide the winner of the tournament.
Another innovative aspect of the Hexagon Cup is the team model.
Each of the six teams will be chaired by a world-renowned figure from different sports, business or entertainment industries, with interesting names to be revealed in the coming weeks.
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Confirmed participants
During the presentation ceremony of the Hexagon Cup, the first two franchise players to form part of the competition’s private team were announced: Paquito Navarro and Alejandra Salazar.
In addition to them, the organization promises many more WPT and Premier stars present at the tournament (update with all of them).
360º spectator experience
The event, which will be held at the Madrid Arena between 31 January and 4 February, will feature a wide range of activities for the public.
As well as watching matches between top-level professional players, fans who come along will be able to enjoy concerts, take part in clinics and try out equipment from the different brands.
Juicy cash prizes
The tournament unveils a prize pool of one million euros, with an equal distribution guaranteed between male and female players and will be eligible for cash prizes.
cash prizes.
This amount will be shared between the players (65%) and the team (35%), and will be earned as they win matches and progress through the rounds.
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