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Amateur players will have the possibility to earn one million Australian dollars when they take on world-class athletes - including leading player the Spanish champion - in a single-point showdown before the year's first major

Event planners of the Australian Open have revealed the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will pit 10 amateur players against top-ranked players in a elimination competition at the Australian Open venue

How the Competition Operates

Competitors are set to play 'the classic hand game' to decide who gets to serve or return, and the player who wins the point will progress to the following stage

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

Contextually, players who made it to the penultimate round of the main draw competitions in the last edition won over a million Australian dollars

Previous Similar Events

The American Grand Slam staged a restructured, standalone mixed doubles tournament in the eighth month which motivated top singles players to compete, with the champions receiving a million-dollar prize

The year's first major held its first-ever One Point Slam this year, but the total purse was a smaller amount and it received minimal attention

One top competitor was the sole elite competitor involved, and his run concluded when he sent the one and only serve permitted failing to clear the net in his quarter-final

Event Specifics

Planners have not said exactly how the event will operate, but it is anticipated to emulate a comparable structure to the most recent iteration

The elite players will be allowed to have a single serve and the amateurs on two occasions - as is the standard practice in standard play

While it is uncertain how the draw will work, there will be five knockout rounds and the venue will be the main stadium rather than the secondary venue

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

Competitor Details

Domestic competitors - or international players who have registered with the national federation - can enter 'One Point Slam' competitions at their community centers

The winners of the community events will then go into a draw, with an everyday competitor from every region and area chosen to take part in the 'championship round' in a nighttime event on mid-January

There will also be a entry tournament in December which non-professionals, aspiring competitors, famous personalities and athletic celebrities can compete in

It commences on the starting date and the two winners will go into the midweek 'championship match' with the other eight amateurs and 10 professionals

"Whether you're an amateur or a pro, the overall victor will walk away with the award. Applications will open soon at clubs nationwide"

Event organizers said there were "further celebrities to be announced soon", while the tournament site indicated "famous personalities" would be participating