## 6. Forfeiture of Membership 

a. Causes 

## TOURNAMENTS SECTION XII - WTA TOURNAMENT MEMBERSHIPS 

A Tournament Class Membership shall be forfeited immediately in the event a member: 

i. Fails to conduct its Tournament for any reason; and 

ii. Fails to comply with the release requirements set out above. 

b. Tournament Implications 

Upon forfeiture, a member shall have no future rights or privileges with the WTA and shall lose the right to conduct a Tournament on the WTA. 

## H. TERMINATION OF TOURNAMENTS 

## 1. Tournament Disqualification 

The WTA may disqualify any Tournament from participation in the WTA if the Tournament commits any of the below acts. 

a. Grounds for Disqualification 

i. The Tournament fails to meet the prize money commitments. 

ii. The Tournament fails to provide the commercial identification required pursuant to all relevant agreements. 

iii. The Tournament fails to demonstrate financial responsibility to conduct a Tournament. 

iv. The Tournament fails to pay all expenses or prize money of a Tournament it has conducted. 

v. The Tournament fails to fulfill in a timely manner its financial obligations or breaches any other term or condition of the Rules, including Standards of Performance Requirements, or any relevant agreement. 

b. Disqualification Process 

The WTA must provide the Tournament thirty (30) days’ written notice (via email or certified mail) prior to disqualification, unless a Tournament 

