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Amateur players are getting an opportunity to claim a seven-figure prize when they compete against tennis' top professionals - including world number one Carlos Alcaraz - in a one-point battle leading up to the Australian Grand Slam

Organizers of the Melbourne major have revealed the Seven-Figure Quick-Fire Competition, which will pit a dozen non-professionals against 22 professionals in a elimination competition at the tournament grounds

This Innovative Competition Operates

Competitors are set to play 'the classic hand game' to establish who serves or receives, and the competitor securing the point will move forward to the subsequent phase

The victor of the event will earn approximately half a million pounds

For comparison, players who reached the semi-finals of the primary tournaments in the previous year's tournament won over a million Australian dollars

Earlier Similar Events

The New York major hosted a redesigned, separate combined gender tournament in the eighth month which encouraged top singles players to participate, with the champions receiving one million US dollars

The Melbourne tournament held its inaugural One Point Slam earlier this year, but the cash prize was a smaller amount and it had limited exposure

One top competitor was the sole elite competitor involved, and his campaign finished when he directed the sole serving chance permitted into the net in his last eight match

Tournament Information

Planners have not detailed exactly how the event will work, but it is anticipated to mirror a similar format to the previous version

The professionals will be granted to have a single serve and the everyday players on two occasions - as is the norm in traditional tennis

While it is not certain how the draw will work, there will be five knockout rounds and the location will be the primary court rather than the smaller Kia Arena

The last matches will take place in a evening slot instead of early afternoon

Competitor Details

Local players - or international players who have enrolled with the governing body - can enter 'One Point Slam' competitions at their local tennis clubs

The champions of the community events will then go into a random pairing, with an everyday competitor from every region and area picked to compete in the 'grand finale' in a nighttime event on mid-January

There will also be a preliminary competition in late year which amateurs, lower ranked pros, celebrities and athletic celebrities can participate in

It commences on the starting date and the successful competitors will go into the midweek 'grand finale' with the additional everyday players and elite competitors

"No matter your experience, the overall victor will claim the reward. Entries will start imminently at facilities throughout the nation"

Tournament officials said there were "more big names to be announced soon", while the official website said "famous personalities" would be involved