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Recreational competitors will have the possibility to earn A$1m when they take on world-class athletes - headed by leading player the Spanish champion - in a single-point showdown prior to the Australian Grand Slam

Event planners of the Australian Open have announced the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will pit 10 amateur players against elite athletes in a elimination competition at Melbourne Park

The Unique Tournament Functions

Participants must play 'rock, paper, scissors' to decide who serves or receives, and the player who wins the point will move forward to the subsequent phase

The victor of the event will take home a significant cash prize

Contextually, players who reached the final four of the primary tournaments in the 2025 Australian Open won over a million Australian dollars

Earlier Similar Events

The New York major hosted a restructured, independent combined gender tournament in the eighth month which prompted top singles players to take part, with the winners receiving $1m

The Australian Open held its inaugural single-point competition earlier this year, but the total purse was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it generated little publicity

One top competitor was the sole elite competitor participating, and his campaign came to an end when he put the sole serving chance allowed into the mesh in his quarter-final

Tournament Specifics

Officials have not said exactly how the event will operate, but it is anticipated to mirror a comparable structure to the previous version

The professionals will be permitted to serve once and the everyday players twice - as is the standard practice in traditional tennis

While it is uncertain how the pairings will work, there will be several competitive phases and the site will be the main stadium rather than the smaller Kia Arena

The last matches will take place in a nighttime schedule instead of midday timing

Entry Details

Domestic competitors - or overseas competitors who have signed up with the governing body - can enter 'One Point Slam' competitions at their neighborhood facilities

The victors of the local competitions will then go into a selection process, with one amateur player from every geographic division selected to compete in the 'final competition' in a night session on the specified date

There will also be a preliminary competition in late year which amateurs, lower ranked pros, celebrities and sports personalities can compete in

It starts on the starting date and the two winners will advance to the midweek 'final showdown' with the remaining non-professionals and 10 professionals

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

Event organizers stated there were "more big names to be announced soon", while the tournament site indicated "celebrities" would be taking part