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Amateur players are getting the possibility to earn a seven-figure prize when they take on elite players - featuring top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz - in a winner-takes-all point leading up to the year's first major

Organizers of the Melbourne major have revealed the Million Dollar One Point Slam, which will pit 10 amateur players against elite athletes in a elimination competition at the tournament grounds

The Unique Competition Operates

Players will play 'rock, paper, scissors' to decide who serves or receives, and the player who wins the point will advance to the next round

The champion of the event will earn a significant cash prize

For comparison, players who reached the semi-finals of the main draw competitions in the previous year's tournament won substantial prize money

Past Related Competitions

The American Grand Slam organized a redesigned, separate mixed doubles tournament in the eighth month which prompted top singles players to participate, with the victors receiving one million US dollars

The Australian Open held its inaugural quick-fire event this year, but the prize fund was a smaller amount and it received minimal attention

One top competitor was the single high-ranked athlete participating, and his run came to an end when he directed the one and only serve permitted into the net in his last eight match

Competition Specifics

Organizers have not specified precisely how the event will operate, but it is projected to mirror a comparable structure to the previous version

The top competitors will be allowed to serve once and the everyday players twice - as is the standard practice in conventional tennis

While it is not certain how the draw will work, there will be multiple elimination stages and the venue will be the main stadium rather than the smaller Kia Arena

The final stages will take place in a evening slot instead of 1pm local time

Competitor Information

Local players - or foreign participants who have registered with the governing body - can compete in 'One Point Slam' tournaments at their community centers

The victors of the community events will then go into a draw, with one amateur player from every state and territory picked to participate in the 'final competition' in a evening match on mid-January

There will also be a preliminary competition in late year which everyday players, lower ranked pros, well-known figures and sports personalities can participate in

It commences on the starting date and the pair of champions will go into the midweek 'championship match' with the additional everyday players and 10 professionals

"No matter your experience, the final champion will receive the prize. Entries will open soon at clubs across the country"

Tournament officials said there were "further celebrities to be announced soon", while the event portal said "famous personalities" would be participating