The 6 Kings Slam is a

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exhibition tournament held in

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, during the

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. The exhibition took place on October 16, 17 and 19, 2024. October 18 is a rest day in order to follow an ATP rule that players cannot compete on three consecutive days in an exhibition. The six players headlining this event were

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Daniil Medvedev Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev ( rus, Даниил Сергеевич Медведев, p=dənʲɪˈil sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 11 February 1996) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ...

and

Holger Rune Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune (; born 29 April 2003) is a Danish professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), making him the highest-ranked Da ...

. Since this is not an ATP-sanctioned event, players do not earn any ranking points and the match results do not count towards official head-to-head tallies. Each of the six participants is guaranteed a minimum prize of US$1,500,000, with the winner taking home the largest prize in tennis history, US$6,000,000—almost double the prize money for a Grand Slam champion (US$3.8M). The event is held in an 8,000 seat stadium purpose-built for the tournament named the Venue.

won the inaugural tournament by defeating

in the final and claimed the biggest prize check in tennis history, surpassing

's prize of $4,740,300 at the

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. Novak Djokovic defeated

for the third-place trophy.

Format and schedule

The official format is a single-elimination tournament, with two players getting byes directly to the semifinals: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. *Wednesday, October 16, 2024: Daniil Medvedev vs. Jannik Sinner; Holger Rune vs. Carlos Alcaraz *Thursday, October 17, 2024: Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner; Rafael Nadal vs. Carlos Alcaraz *Friday, October 18, 2024: rest day *Saturday, October 19, 2024: Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal; Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz

Draw

Broadcasting

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acquired the global rights to broadcast 6 Kings Slam, with T2 airing the matches in the US.

References

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