{"id":13061,"date":"2024-10-16T02:48:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T02:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=13061"},"modified":"2024-10-16T02:48:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T02:48:26","slug":"what-is-the-six-kings-slam-where-to-watch-schedule-format-and-prize-money-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=13061","title":{"rendered":"What is the Six Kings Slam? 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There is no action on October 18, which is being used as a rest day.<\/p>\n<p>The first day of action on October 16 sees Medvedev face Sinner while Rune locks horns with Alcaraz in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-factbox\" data-colour=\"grey\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"metro-factbox-title grey exclamation\"><i class=\"icon icon-exclaim\"><\/i>Six Kings Slam schedule explained<\/h2>\n<div class=\"metro-factbox-content grey\">\n<p><strong>October 16:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniil Medvedev vs Jannik Sinner<\/li>\n<li>Holger Rune vs Carlos Alcaraz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October 17:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Novak Djokovic vs Medvedev\/Sinner<\/li>\n<li>Rafael Nadal vs Alcaraz\/Rune<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October 18:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rest day with no matches scheduled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October 19:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Third-place match<\/li>\n<li>Grand Final<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nadal and Djokovic will not compete in the quarter-finals and have instead received byes directly to the semi-finals, which are being played on October 17.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic will face the winner of Medvedev\u2019s clash with Sinner while Nadal is set for a battle with whoever comes out on top between Rune and Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>Following the rest day on October 18, the third-place match and Grand Final will then take place on October 19.<\/p>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><a id=\"share-item-21798964-52\" class=\"anchor\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21798964 lazy-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/comp-1728990691.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C303\" alt=\"Rafael Nadal pictured in the official trailer for the Six Kings Slam\" width=\"540\" height=\"303\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/comp-1728990691.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C303\" data-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Rafael Nadal has a bye to the semi-finals (Picture: @Turki_alalshikh)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does the Six Kings Slam offer ranking points?<\/h2>\n<p>No, there are no ranking points up for grabs at the Six Kings Slam. That\u2019s because it\u2019s not an ATP-sanctioned event and does not feature on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to watch the Six Kings Slam on TV and live stream in the UK<\/h2>\n<p>The competition is being\u00a0<strong>streamed live on DAZN for free in the UK<\/strong>. You must sign up for their \u2018freemium\u2019 membership in order to watch it. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazn.com\/en-GB\/competition\/Competition:1llyb1t6dtgfo36ud9vgr9rhs\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dazn.com\/en-GB\/competition\/Competition:1llyb1t6dtgfo36ud9vgr9rhs\">here<\/a>\u00a0to register.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the prize money at the Six Kings Slam?<\/h2>\n<p>Each of the six players is guaranteed a minimum prize of $1.5 million (\u00a31.12m).<\/p>\n<p>The Six Kings Slam champion, meanwhile, will clinch the largest prize in tennis history with\u00a0<strong>$6,000,000 (\u00a34,500,000) up for grabs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot-container\"><\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s almost double the amount of what a Grand Slam singles winner earns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal headline the exhibition event (Picture: Getty) The Six Kings Slam tennis tournament gets underway on October 16 in\u00a0Saudi Arabia, featuring legendary duo\u00a0Rafael&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is the Six Kings Slam? 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