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Amateur players are getting an opportunity to earn A$1m when they compete against elite players - featuring world number one Carlos Alcaraz - in a one-point battle prior to the year's first major

Event planners of the Australian Open have revealed the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will pair everyday competitors against 22 professionals in a elimination competition at the Australian Open venue

This Innovative Competition Operates

Players will play 'the decision-making game' to establish who serves or receives, and the competitor securing the point will move forward to the subsequent phase

The champion of the event will receive a significant cash prize

Contextually, players who made it to the penultimate round of the main draw competitions in the last edition won A$1.1m

Previous Comparable Tournaments

The New York major staged a restructured, independent mixed doubles tournament in August which prompted top singles players to compete, with the winners receiving $1m

The year's first major held its first-ever single-point competition in the current season, but the total purse was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it generated little publicity

The Russian player was the single high-ranked athlete competing, and his progress came to an end when he put the one and only serve allowed failing to clear the net in his last eight match

Event Details

Planners have not specified precisely how the event will operate, but it is expected to follow a comparable structure to the most recent iteration

The elite players will be granted to serve once and the amateurs two times - as is the standard practice in traditional tennis

While it is not certain how the pairings will work, there will be five knockout rounds and the venue will be the main stadium rather than the smaller Kia Arena

The last matches will be held in a night session instead of midday timing

Participation Details

Domestic competitors - or overseas competitors who have signed up with the governing body - can compete in 'One Point Slam' events at their community centers

The champions of the community events will then go into a draw, with an everyday competitor from every geographic division selected to compete in the 'championship round' in a evening match on mid-January

There will also be a entry tournament in December which non-professionals, aspiring competitors, celebrities and sport stars can enter

It starts on the starting date and the pair of champions will go into Wednesday's 'final showdown' with the additional everyday players and elite competitors

"No matter your experience, the overall victor will claim the prize. Registrations will begin shortly at clubs throughout the nation"

Event organizers mentioned there were "further celebrities to be revealed shortly", while the tournament site said "celebrities" would be taking part