Australian Open’s One Point Slam shows that merit still makes the best stories

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01/20

Jordan Smith's A$1m One Point Slam win at the Australian Open captured the imagination The Australian Open officially got under way this week, but the most talked-about moment of the year’s opening ...

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A punchy prize fund and a format that creates ready-to-post clips on socials.  \n\nBut the success of the One Point Slam raises an interesting question at an interesting time. Where, exactly, is the line between sport and entertainment now? And does it even matter? \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNews Updates\nStay ahead with our three daily briefings delivering all the key market moves, top business and political stories, and incisive analysis straight to your inbox.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOver the past decade, the worlds of sporting competition, content creation and celebrity culture have steadily converged.  Athletes are influencers, influencers are athletes, and sporting stories are often consumed through documentaries, social feeds and Hollywood films rather than live broadcasts. In this landscape, performance is no longer the only currency that counts. That shift puts pressure on one of sport’s oldest principles: merit. Traditional sporting competition is built on a simple Darwinian system. The fastest runner wins. The most skilful team lifts the trophy.  \n\nIt doesn’t always work out like that of course. On any given day any result is possible, but over time the averages aggregate and the best rise to the top. These meritocratic pyramids give sport its credibility and, crucially, its plotlines. Today, that model is being challenged. Like actors who are being cast because of their social following, athletes are building profiles on influence not competitive success. One Point Slam produced a story the old way Boxing offers the clearest example. 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