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Everyday tennis enthusiasts will have an opportunity to claim one million Australian dollars when they compete against tennis' top professionals - headed by world number one Carlos Alcaraz - in a single-point showdown before January's Australian Open

Organizers of the Melbourne major have revealed the Seven-Figure Quick-Fire Competition, which will match a dozen non-professionals against 22 professionals in a knockout tournament at the Australian Open venue

How the Event Will Work

Players will play 'rock, paper, scissors' to determine who gets to serve or return, and the competitor securing the point will advance to the following stage

The winner of the event will earn a significant cash prize

For comparison, players who made it to the semi-finals of the primary tournaments in the 2025 Australian Open won A$1.1m

Past Comparable Tournaments

The American Grand Slam organized a revamped, independent combined gender tournament in the eighth month which prompted top singles players to compete, with the victors receiving $1m

The year's first major held its inaugural quick-fire event earlier this year, but the prize fund was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it received minimal attention

Andrey Rublev was the only top-10 player involved, and his campaign concluded when he put the one and only serve permitted into the mesh in his penultimate round

Event Information

Planners have not said exactly how the event will operate, but it is anticipated to follow a akin setup to the previous version

The elite players will be granted to have a single serve and the everyday players twice - as is the usual procedure in traditional tennis

While it is not certain how the bracket will work, there will be five knockout rounds and the venue will be the primary court rather than the secondary venue

The concluding rounds will be held in a nighttime schedule instead of 1pm local time

Entry Details

Any Australians - or foreign participants who have enrolled with the governing body - can enter 'single-point competition' competitions at their community centers

The champions of the community events will then go into a draw, with an everyday competitor from every state and territory selected to take part in the 'championship round' in a evening match on the specified date

There will also be a preliminary competition in the final month which amateurs, developing professionals, celebrities and athletic celebrities can participate in

It begins on early January and the two winners will advance to Wednesday's 'grand finale' with the other eight amateurs and 10 professionals

"No matter your experience, the overall victor will walk away with the reward. Registrations will open soon at facilities nationwide"

Event organizers stated there were "additional stars to be revealed shortly", while the official website mentioned "celebrities" would be taking part