Diriyah Tennis Cup: Schedule, participants, prize money from the show fight in Saudi Arabia
From the 12th to the 14th of December 2019, for the first time, an international tennis tournament will take place in Saudi Arabia. Stan Wawrinka and Jan-Lennard Struff will compete at the Diriyah Tennis Cup.
by Lukas Zahrer
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Dec 11, 2019, 10:27 pm
In addition to the tennis matches, the audience is offered concerts by Calvin Harris and Swedish House Mafia.
Tennis in Saudi Arabia: Schedule on Thursday
On Thursday the tournament will be opened with the following games. The times correspond to Central European time.
| time of day | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 pm | Fabio Fognini | John Isner |
| followed by | Gael Monfils | Stan Wawrinka |
| 6:00 pm | Daniil Medvedev | Jan-Lennard Struff |
| followed by | David Goffin | Lucas Pouille |
Diriyah Tennis Cup: Participants in Saudi Arabia
The following eight players compete in Diriyah near Riyadh:
- Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
- David Goffin (Belgium)
- Lucas Pouille (France)
- Fabio Fognini (Italy)
- Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)
- John Isner (USA)
- Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany)
- Gael Monfils (France)
Mode: How is the Diriyah Cup played?
All matches will be played in best-of-three format. In a crucial third set, a match tiebreak is played up to ten points.
Each player comes in the Diriyah Cup at least two matches. All losers from the first round come in the so-called Konsolationsrunde, where a new grid with four players is opened. The losers of the first round of consolidation and the semi-finals are finally eliminated, the respective winners still deny a third game.
In addition, ATP pro Michael Mmoh (USA), together with Ammar Al Haqbani (KSA), will be competing on Saturday afternoon before the final two games.
Prize money: How much money do players get at the Diriyah Cup?
The athletes can look forward to a lot of prize money. The entry is worth 125,000 US dollars to the organizers, even with a win the prize money is doubled.
| tournament victory | $ 1,000,000 |
| finalist | $ 500,000 |
| semifinal | $ 250,000 |
| First round | 125,000 US dollars |
| Victory in the round of consolidation | $ 100,000 |
Diriyah Tennis Cup: TV Broadcast & Livestream
In the German-speaking area, Eurosport has secured the live broadcast rights to the Diriyah Cup. The exact transfer times at a glance:
- Thursday, December 12, 2019: 2-22 pm LIVE (Eurosport 2)
- Friday, December 13, 2019: 20: 50-22: 35 (record)
- Saturday, December 14, 2019: no transfer
- Sunday, December 15, 2019: 00: 05-01: 35 o'clock (recording), 07: 30-09: 00 o'clock (recording)
Exhibition in Saudi Arabia: Where to play
The tournament will take place in Diriyah, a suburb of the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. The tennis tournament is part of the Diriyah Season Festival, during which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted numerous other sporting events such as the boxing world heavyweight fight between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz, or Diriyah's ePrix as part of the Formula E Championship.
The venue for the tennis event is a 15,000-capacity outdoor stadium. Played on rebound ace hard courts.