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Recreational competitors are getting the chance to win one million Australian dollars when they face tennis' top professionals - headed by leading player Carlos Alcaraz - in a single-point showdown leading up to the Australian Grand Slam

Event planners of the year's first Grand Slam have unveiled the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will pair 10 amateur players against elite athletes in a single-elimination format at Melbourne Park

This Innovative Tournament Functions

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 £490,000

Contextually, players who reached the final four of the primary tournaments in the previous year's tournament won A$1.1m

Past Related Competitions

The American Grand Slam organized a revamped, standalone combined gender tournament in the eighth month which prompted top singles players to participate, with the winners receiving a million-dollar prize

The year's first major held its inaugural quick-fire event this year, but the cash prize was a smaller amount and it received minimal attention

Andrey Rublev was the single high-ranked athlete competing, and his progress concluded when he sent the one and only serve granted into the mesh in his penultimate round

Tournament Details

Planners have not detailed exactly how the event will work, but it is expected to mirror a comparable structure to the previous version

The top competitors will be permitted to make one service and the everyday players twice - as is the usual procedure in conventional tennis

While it is uncertain how the pairings will work, there will be multiple elimination stages and the venue will be the Rod Laver Arena rather than the secondary venue

The last matches will occur in a night session instead of early afternoon

Participation Requirements

Domestic competitors - or overseas competitors who have signed up with Tennis Australia - can participate in 'quick-match event' events at their neighborhood facilities

The winners of the community events will then go into a draw, with a single non-professional from every state and territory selected to participate in the 'championship round' in a night session on the specified date

There will also be a qualifying draw in late year which amateurs, developing professionals, celebrities and athletic celebrities can participate in

It commences on early January and the two winners will go into the following day's 'championship match' with the additional everyday players and 10 professionals

"No matter your experience, the overall victor will receive the prize. Applications will start imminently at clubs across the country"

Tournament officials stated there were "additional stars to be revealed shortly", while the official website indicated "celebrities" would be participating