We have received the sad news that the NXL Spanish Open will not go ahead as planned, and will now be delayed until October, The official notice from the NXL is below;
After careful consideration and several days of monitoring the evolving international travel restrictions and advisories in many countries, the NXL has taken the precautionary decision to postpone indefinitely the NXL Europe Spanish Open 2020.
Increasing uncertainty about the cross-border movement of our players, vendors, and staff forces us to consider everyone’s safety and well being and the dire impact a last-minute cancellation may have on participants traveling abroad. We have determined it is unavoidable that the April event must be canceled without further delay.
We appreciate the support and constructive input many of our players and sponsors have provided during this challenging period. The well-being of our players, sponsors, and staff is our priority. We look forward to welcoming everyone to Prague for our season opener this May.
The Spanish Government has communicated to all federations that sport, professional and non-professional, with a large number of followers must be held behind closed doors from now on due to the coronavirus. This has been confirmed by the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, after the Council of Ministers. Illa has stated that sporting events “involving a large influx of fans” must be held without an audience. And he has cited LaLiga of the First Division, the Second Division, the ACB League and the LEB Gold. In addition, the minister explained that in the areas most affected by the virus, the Community of Madrid, Vitoria and Labastida, and La Rioja, Collective activities with more than 1,000 people have to be held behind closed doors, and those with less affluence of that thousand people, with a capacity reduced to a third.
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