T&Cs

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2026 BRACKET CHALLENGE

Schedule to Terms of Entry

Name of Competition	Australian Open 2026 Bracket Challenge
Promoter	Tennis Australia Ltd (ABN 61 006 281 125) trading as Tennis Australia, Melbourne Park, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne, Victoria 3000.
Location	Australia
Entry Restrictions and Eligible Entrants	Entrants must be residents of Australia aged 18 years of age or older at the commencement of the Competition. The following persons are not eligible to participate in the Promotion and/or win any prizes: (a) Employees (and their Immediate Families) of the Promoter or any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries or affiliated companies, or any agencies associated with this Competition are ineligible to enter: "Employees" means any directors, management, employees, concessionaries, consultants, officers and contractors or other such people who perform work under the control of another in exchange for payment. "Immediate Family(ies)" means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child, parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or first cousin and the persons referred to above includes natural and non-natural relations (in the opinion of the Promoter). (b)Players participating in the Australian Open 2026, including qualifying rounds (AO Players); and (c)Coaches or any other support staff of AO Players, (Excluded Entrants). An entry submitted by an Excluded Entrant will be deemed invalid and disqualified from the Competition. The Promoter is responsible for determining whether a person is an Eligible Entrant in its absolute discretion. The Promoter may require entrants to provide reasonable proof that they meet the requirements for entry in the Competition.
Competition Period	The Competition begins at 4:00 pm AEDT on Thursday 15 January 2026 and closes at 10:00 am AEDT on Sunday 18 January 2026.
Entry Method	During the Competition Period, each Entrant must: Access ausopen.com or download the official AO App; Create or log into a registered Australian Open account on ausopen.com or the official AO App (providing full name, email address, and country of residence); Complete a full bracket entry by selecting a predicted winner for every scheduled match in the designated Australian Open 2026 singles main draw for one of the men’s or women’s draw. Qualifying rounds are not included. Entrants must manually select a winner on a match-by-match, round-by-round basis. Complete the answer to the tiebreak question, which will require each Entrant to estimate the total crowd attendance for the duration of the AO 2026 (i.e., between 12 January 2026 to 1 February 2026 inclusive) based on their knowledge of the event and previous crowd attendance records; and Submit the completed bracket selection. Entrants may update their previously submitted entry until the Competition closes. There is no fee to enter the Competition or download the official AO App except for any costs that may be incurred under the contract between the Entrant and his/her telecommunications provider. The use of any automated entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that allows an entrant to automatically enter repeatedly is prohibited and will render all entries submitted by that entrant invalid.
Maximum number of entries	Only one entry is permitted per person. The Entrant must elect to complete a bracket entry in either the men's or women's singles main draw – not both. If two entries are received by the Promoter from the same person, the entry received first in time will be entered into the Competition and, if found to be a valid entry, the second entry will be disqualified from the Competition.
Winner Determination	Winner(s) will be determined by 9 February 2026. Each match outcome in the singles main draw will be determined based on the official tournament results as published on ausopen.com. In the event of any discrepancy between the Promoter’s official results and any other source, the results published on ausopen.com will be used. If a player in the singles main draw (men's and/or women's) withdraws from a match for any reason after the Competition Period has closed or after an entry has been submitted during the Competition Period, the Entrant's selection for that match will be counted as a loss and no points will be awarded for that match. This means that Entrants who have one or more player withdrawals during the Competition Period will not be eligible to win the Grand Prize, however they will remain eligible to win the Consolation Prize. The Grand Prize will only be awarded to an entrant who correctly predicts every match outcome for their selected draw. If no entrant correctly predicts every match outcome for their selected draw, no Grand Prize will be awarded. If this occurs, the Consolation Prizes will be awarded to the entrants who earn the most points in each of the men’s and women’s brackets, i.e., there will be 2 (two) Consolation Prizes, 1 per men's and women's draw. Points will be awarded for each correctly predicted match winner as follows: Round 1: 3 point per correct prediction Round 2: 6 points per correct prediction Round 3: 12 points per correct prediction Round 4: 24 points per correct prediction Quarterfinals: 48 points per correct prediction Semifinals: 96 points per correct prediction Final: 192 points for correctly predicting the tournament champion The total number of points accumulated across all rounds will determine the entrant’s final score. Only correctly predicted matches will count toward an entrant’s point total. Player withdrawals, which are counted as a loss, will not be counted toward an entrant's point total. If two or more entrants finish with the same total score, either within the men's and women's bracket or as between the men's and women's bracket, the tie will be broken as follows: the entrant who provides the most accurate answer (closest to the official attendance number confirmed at the completion of AO 2026) to the official tiebreak question will be deemed the winner. if two or more entrants remain tied after application of the tiebreak question, the entrant who submitted their bracket entry first (based on the official timestamp) will be deemed the winner. In the unlikely event that two or more entrants submit their bracket entry at the exact same time (based on the official timestamp), the Grand Prize or Consolation Prize will be split equally amongst the relevant entrants. For completeness, if one entrant correctly predicts the bracket in the men's draw, and another correctly predicts the bracket in the women's draw, the above tiebreak question and process will also be followed. If no entrant correctly predicts every match outcome for their selected draw, no Grand Prize will be awarded. If only one entrant correctly predicts the bracket across both men's and women's draws, then the tiebreak question will not be referenced.
Prize Details	Grand Prize: 1 x $10,000,000 AUD incl. GST Consolation Prizes if the Grand Prize is not awarded: 2 x $10,000 AUD incl. GST.
Total Prize Pool	The total Prize Pool is valued at up to AUD$10,020,000 (incl. GST)
Notification of Winners	Winners will be notified by 9 February 2026 via their email address / used to register for the Competition and notified of how the Prize will be delivered.
Publication Details	Winners of Prizes will be published on the AO website: https://ausopen.com/legal
Prize Claim Date and Time	Prizes must be claimed by 5:00pm AEDT on 23 February 2026.
Unclaimed Prize Determination	If any prize remains unclaimed, the entrant with the next highest amount of points will be awarded the prize (with the tiebreak method described above) and claimed within 2 weeks of notification.
Prize Delivery	Payment of the Grand Prize or Consolation Prizes will be awarded in the form of an electronic funds transfer (EFT) into the winner's bank account which must be in the winner's name. The winner is responsible for providing full and accurate bank details. The Promoter will not be responsible for incorrect details being provided, a banking institution refusing to make or rejecting an EFT payment, any applicable bank fees or charges or any costs associated with receiving or locating any lost monies.

Tennis Australia Trade Promotion: Terms and Conditions

1. These Terms and Conditions (Terms) must be read together with the Schedule for the Competition, which defines certain terminology used in these Terms. Entry into the Competition is deemed acceptance of these Terms.

Eligibility to enter

2. Entry is only open to persons residing in the Location who comply with the Entry Restrictions (if any). Entrants can only enter in their own name.

3. The Promoter may require the winner to provide proof of age, identity and residential address, to claim the Prize, at the Promoter's discretion. If a winner cannot provide suitable proof, the winner will forfeit the Prize in whole and no substitute will be offered. Entrants may submit the Maximum number of entries.

Entry

4. To enter the Competition, you must follow the Entry Method during the Competition Period. All entries received after this time are ineligible for entry into the Competition and late, incomplete, incorrectly submitted, illegible, corrupted or misdirected entries won’t be accepted.

5. No entry fee is charged by the Promoter to enter the Promotion.

6. All eligible entrants will go into consideration for the Winner Determination.

7. The Prize will be awarded to the valid entrant(s) which meet criteria set out in the Winner Determination.

8. The Promoter’s decision and all matters pertaining to this Competition will be final. No correspondence will be entered into.

9. This is a game of skill and chance has no part in determining the winner.

Prize

10. The Prize and Total Prize Pool are specified in the Schedule.

11. The Prize is not transferable, exchangeable or unless paid in cash, redeemable for cash. The Prize values are accurate at the date of commencement of the Competition. Refunds will not be issued for unused services or Prizes. Where the Prize (or any part) is unavailable, the Promoter may substitute the Prize (or part) with a Prize (or part) of equal or greater value subject to any regulations in the Location.

12. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of all entries. If there is a dispute as to the identity of a Participant, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the identity of the Participant.

13. If a winner does not claim the Prize by the Prize Claim Date and Time then that element of the Prize will be forfeited by the winner.

14. All costs associated with the Prize not specifically included in the Prize Details including, but not limited to any taxes, insurance and other ancillary costs are the responsibility of the winner (and their companion(s) if applicable). The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any tax implications that may arise from the prize winnings. Independent financial advice should be sought. Where the operation of this Competition results in, for GST purposes, supplies being made for non-monetary consideration, Participants agree to follow the Australian Taxation Office's stated view that where the parties are at arm's length, goods and services exchanged are of equal GST inclusive market value.

Notification and collection of Prizes and redraw process

15. The winner(s) will be notified in accordance with the Notification of Winners section of the Schedule and have their details published in the manner set out in the Publication Details (if applicable).

16. The winner(s) must confirm their eligibility and contact the Promoter by the Prize Claim Date and Time. If a winner is unable to be contacted, and all methods of communication are unsuccessful, the relevant winner’s entry will be invalidated and the Promoter will conduct such further Unclaimed Prize Determinations as necessary to award the relevant Prize, subject to any regulations in the Location.

17. If the Prize is no longer available, the new winner(s) will receive a Prize of equivalent or greater value, as reasonably determined by the Promoter, subject to any regulations in the Location. If no Unclaimed Prize Determination Date is specified, the unclaimed Prize will be distributed by the Promoter, acting reasonably.

Privacy

18. By entering the Competition, you consent to the collection, storage, use and disclosure of your (and your child or ward’s, if applicable) personal information by the Promoter in accordance with the Promoter’s Privacy Statement (available at https://www.tennis.com.au/privacy-statement) and Privacy Policy (available at https://www.tennis.com.au/privacy).

19. The Promoter’s Privacy Policy contains a list of Australian Tennis Organisations and information about how you may access and seek correction of your personal information or complain about a breach of your privacy by the Promoter, and how the Promoter will deal with that complaint. The Promoter may from time to time disclose your personal information to third party service providers, for example IT service providers, in order to provide services to you. Such third parties may be located overseas (as further detailed in TA’s Privacy Policy).

20. If you provide someone else’s details as part of your entry or to redeem the Prize, you must ensure that you have their permission to do so and that they provide the same consent as detailed in the previous paragraph.

21. This Competition is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook, Instagram or any other platform where it is promoted.

Discontinuance and disqualification of Competition

22. The Promoter may, acting reasonably, cancel, modify or suspend the Competition and invalidate any affected entries, or not pay, suspend, modify or replace the Prize (provided that any substitute Prize is of the same or greater value as the original Prize), if for whatever reason the Competition does not run as planned, subject to any regulations in the Location. This includes but is not limited to scenarios in which:
    1. a)the Competition or Prize (or any part) becomes unlawful, or would expose or put the Promoter in breach of any law or regulation, or subject to any regulatory inquiry or investigation;
    2. b)the Competition or Prize (or any part) becomes unsafe for any reason;
    3. c)an event in connection with the Competition is cancelled or rescheduled;
    4. d)an operational or technical failure occurs;
    5. e)the Promoter reasonably considers a conflict of interest has arisen;
    6. f)there is a breach of these Terms by any entrant;
    7. g)the Promoter reasonably considers that the Competition has been tampered with; or
    8. h)an event beyond the control of the Promoter occurs (including but not limited to government intervention or restrictions or natural events).

23. The Promoter may, acting reasonably, disqualify your entry if it is objectionable, profane, potentially insulting, inflammatory, defamatory or not compliant with these Terms or if you have engaged in conduct in entering the Competition which is fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or generally damaging to the goodwill or reputation of the Competition and/or Promoter.

24. If the Promoter cancels, modifies or suspends the Competition and invalidates any affected entries, suspends, modifies or replaces the Prize, or disqualifies your entry for any reason contemplated in these Terms, the Promoter is not responsible or liable for any losses incurred by you in these circumstances.

Intellectual property rights and image rights

25. Any entries and materials you submit to the Promoter in connection with this Competition are licensed to the Promoter on a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable, worldwide, royalty free basis.

26. All prize winners must, as a condition of being awarded a prize, at the Promoter's request, participate in any reasonable marketing and promotional activity (e.g. participating in interviews, writing articles and being available for photographs for newspapers, websites, social media platforms and other media channels) in relation to winning any prize, free of charge.

27. You consent to the Promoter using your entry, name, likeness, image, voice and/or participation in the Competition (including any photograph, film or recording) in any media worldwide without notification or compensation for the purpose of promoting the Competition, its outcome, and/or any products or services manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Promoter.

28. If you submit a photograph or video, you must ensure that you have the rights or permission to do so. You will be responsible for any losses incurred by the Promoter if you submit a photograph or video without the right to do so.

Exclusion of liability

29. To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter and its associated agencies and companies:
    • are not responsible or liable for (a) any lost, damaged or delayed Prizes due to incorrect or imprecise delivery or contact details provided by you, (b) losses associated with any change to the value of the Prize (including any substitute prize), (c) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction, (d) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference in the conduct of the Competition, (e) any tax liability incurred by the winner(s), or (f) the taking of the Prize;
    • makes no representations or warranties as to the quality, suitability or merchantability of any of the goods or services offered as the Prize;
    • are not responsible or liable for any damages, losses, injuries or death (including any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage), except where such loss or damage is due to the Promoter failing to provide goods of acceptable quality or services with due care or skill.

30. Nothing in these official rules affects, nor is intended to affect, any rights a consumer might have which are not able to be excluded under applicable local consumer protection laws. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any liability of the Promoter or its servants or agents for breach of any such rights is limited to the supplying of the relevant goods or services again.

Governing law

31. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this Competition is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. In the event of any inconsistency, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.

32. The laws of Victoria, Australia apply to this Promotion to the exclusion of any other law, except to the extent that such laws cannot be excluded. Participants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria, Australia.