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Squash, sometimes called squash rackets, is a racket sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court.
Table squash is a sport for two players which is an evolution of table tennis and uses similar rules and equipment. The game is played by placing a table tennis table against a playing wall with the net remaining on the table perpendicular to the wall.
By the mid-1990s, the vast majority of squash players in North America had switched to playing the international version of the game. In 1996, 80% of squash ball sales in the United States were of the international-format balls. [2] Though hardball squash is no longer a very popular game for singles play, the hardball doubles game continues to ...
World Squash (until 2024: World Squash Federation) is the international federation for squash, an indoor racket sport. [1] It is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the International Federation for squash, and is also a member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations and the Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations.
Squash tennis is an American variant of squash, one played with a ball and racquets that are more similar to the equipment used for lawn tennis, and with somewhat different rules. [1] The game offers the complexity of squash and the speed of racquetball .
The 2028 Summer Olympics will include the sport of squash for the first time as an optional sport. [1] [2] Squash had previously been rejected from the Olympic Games on four occasions in a row. [3] The World Squash Federation has declared its intention to apply for squash's inclusion at the 2032 Summer Olympics. [4]
Win, lose or draw, all players proceed to the next round where winners are paired against opponents with equal performance scores (e.g. Round 1's winners play each other, Round 1's draws play each other, etc.). In later rounds (typical tournaments have anywhere from 3-9 rounds), players face opponents with the same (or almost the same) score.
As in all draughts variants, Russian draughts is played by two people, on opposite sides of a playing board, alternating moves. One player has dark pieces, and the other has light pieces. Pieces move diagonally and pieces of the opponent are captured by jumping over them. The rules of this variant of draughts are: Board.