Ten Amateur Tennis Players Can Prepare for the Most Valuable Points of Their Lives. They Will Play Against 22 Professionals, Including Carlos Alcaraz, at the Australian Open in January. The Stake is 1 Million Australian Dollars (over 550,000 euros).
A Total of 32 Tennis Players Will Compete in the Million Dollar 1 Point Slam Tournament at the Rod Laver Arena. Amateurs can Qualify for the Tournament in Melbourne Through Qualifications Throughhout Australia.
The Main Tournament Works Accordance to a Knockout System and Consists of Five Rounds. It is not clear How the Organization Determines The Opponents and Whether the Amateurs can also meet Each Other.
Each Round Consists of Only One Point. A game of rock-paper-scissors determines who gets to serve. The Player Who Wins The Point Advances to the Next Round. To win the Main Prize, a Tennis Player Only Needs to Win Five Points.
The Organization of the Australian Open Does Not Appear to Be Awarding Any Other Prizes Besides The Main Prize. The other participants will have to settle for a nice memory.
Alcaraz Earned Less in Melbourne Last Year
If Alcaraz Wins the Points Tournament, he can add more than he did last year at the australian open. The Spaniard Reached the Quarterfinals of the Grand Slam Tournament then and Earned 665,000 Australian Dollars.
The Winner of the Million Dollar 1 Point Slam Tournament Wins Almost as much as the prize that a semi-finalist Received at the Australian Open Last year (1.1 Million Australian Dollars). Jannik Sinner won the Final Last Year and was Allowed to Add 3.5 Million Australian Dollars.
The Points Tournament was introduced last year. Australian Pro Omar Jasika Received 60,000 Australian Dollars as the Winner. That was a nice bonus to his appearance in Melbourne. Jasika was Eliminated in the First Round of the Grand Slam Tournament and Earned 132000 Australian Dollars.
The Million Dollar 1 Point Slam is Played Before The Start of the Main Tournament of the Australian Open. The Grand Slam Tournament starts on January 18. The Finals are on the weekend of January 31 and February 1.