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Squash Rules and Regulations
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Squash Rules
The basic rules of squash are fairly simple. First the winner of the toss gets to choose which side they want to serve from and alternates sides until they lose a point. The toss is typically done by spinning the racquet, with one player guessing whether the racquet will land up or down based on the direction of the logo at the end of the grip. The ball can hit any number of walls ( i.e sidewall, backwall ) but must eventually hit the front wall before bouncing on the floor. A rally ( the exchange of shots ) ends when one of the following occurs:
The serve is done by having at least one foot in the service box, then hitting the ball to the front wall, above the service line and having it bounce in the opposite quarter-court. The receiver can stand anywhere as long as they do not interfere with the server. Only one serve is allowed. There is no second serve as in tennis.
Your opponent has the option of volleying return your serve before it hits the ground. After hitting the front wall first, the ball may hit any other number of walls before landing in the opponent’s quarter court. However, a serve is illegal if it hits any sidewall before hitting the front wall! Following the serve, the ball can hit any number of sidewalls before hitting the front wall.
The red lines mark the out of bounds of the court. So all shots must be below the lines. If the ball touches the line it is considered out!
Scoring is to 11 or point-a-rally ( PAR ), where every rally is a point, regardless of who served. So if you serve and lose the rally, then your opponents get a point and gets to serve. The professionals play best of five games , PAR scoring to 11. Where the score reaches ten all, the game will be won by two clear points (which will be expressed as 11-10, irrespective of the actual score ).
You also have traditional English scoring to 9 points, where only the server can win a point. This means if you serve the ball and lose the point, then your opponent gets to serve and the score does not change. If you win the point , then you get a point and get to serve from the next side. When service changes it is often called 'hand-out'. When hand-out you can pick which side to serve from, after which you alternate sides if you continue to win points. The first player who gets to 8-8 chooses 9 or 10, called set 1 or 2.
The 11 point scoring is now the official scoring for squash so one should only use this to avoid confusion.
Some not-so-obvious rules of squash are you can not carry the ball or hit the ball twice, but you can make several attempts at striking the ball as long as only contact is made once.
Understanding interference
Regarding interference, one should always say "Let please" whenever you sense interference may occur. In the interest of safety one should never play the shot and allow the interference to occur. If your opponent is interfering with your path to the ball, it is usually a "Let" or play the point again. If your opponent is interfering with your direct swing to the ball, then it should be "stroke" or your point. There are a lot of grey areas and many other situations that could change the call. With experience you will learn what is let , no let, and stroke. As a beginner it is best to play a let on most interferences.
In squash you must make every effort to clear your shot to give your opponent direct access to the ball once you have played it. In other words you can not play your shot and remain standing directly in the path your opponent would take to retrieve your shot.
When interference does occur it results in either a "Let" which is to replay the point or a "Stroke" which is a point to the person who's shot was obstructed. Keep in mind the following rule of thumb regarding Let and Stroke.
Interference far from ball (>1m):
Interference close to ball (<1 m):
In the interest of safety you must NEVER attempt any shot that has a risk of either the ball or the racquet hitting your opponent. The correct thing to do is to hold your shot and ask for a "let". In the case where your shot would have hit your opponent you can ask 'Let Please'. Your opponent should then award you the stroke if there is no referee. If the ball hits the opponent, it depends where the ball is going. If going to front wall then stroke, if going to side wall then let. This is the simple answer though there are other situations that can result in other calls. Turning a full circle before hitting the ballTurning is when you rotate 360 degrees about a point, i.e spin one revolution around. The rule regarding turning has been changed in the 2001 rules. Turning is allowed, but now if the opponent is hit with the ball after the striker has turned the stroke is awarded to the opponent. However, if the opponent makes a deliberate movement to intercept the shot then the stroke is awarded to the striker. In general if you want to turn and do not know where your opponent is, you should hold your shot and appeal for a let which should be granted. If you are sure that your shot after turning will miss your opponent then you are entitled to continue with the rally and no penalty applies. If you find that in playing your shot after turning your swing is interfered with by the opponent not moving out of the way, you can request a let for interference. The let should be granted. |
4 players came and played
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Matpiz, Nazrin, Sharol and Affandi came and played. We extended the time until after 0700pm. Nazrin played with one antique wooden racket.
Score Sheet
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Our club's standard score sheet is available at the photo gallery. Just 'right click' and 'save image as' into your computer, and you can print anytime.
Winners of CIMB KL Open 2013
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Winners of CIMB KL Open 2013
Karim Darwish (Egy) and Laura Massaro (Eng)
Men’s Final:
Karim Darwish (Egy) bt Mohamed El Shorbagy (Egy) – 11/9,12/10, 11/7 (54 mins)
Women’s Final
Laura Massaro (Eng) bt Alison Waters (Eng) – 11/9,11/7,11/6 (44 mins)
Nicol lost to Nour of Egypt
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Nicol pays tribute to conqueror Nour
WHEN Nour El Sherbini arrived in Penang last week, she was not even expecting to win her first round match let alone play in today's final of the Penang-CIMB Women's World Championship in Bayan Baru.
Yet the 18-year-old Egyptian, a three-time world junior champion, will be doing just that after providing the biggest shock of the tournament with an 4-11, 11-9, 11-6, 2-11, 11-9 win over seven-time world champion Nicol David in yesterday's semi-finals at the Spice Arena.
The win not only made Nour the youngest World Championship finalist but also gave her a first win over Nicol in four meetings to set up a final showdown with England's Laura Massaro.
Nour had not even won a game against Nicol previously which made any expectation of success for the Egyptian non-existent and worked to her advantage.
"I was not thinking anything," said Nour, who will hope to go one better than the first Egyptian to reach the final, Omneya Abdel Kawy in 2010.
"I lost the first game so easily and I thought match over, 3-0 again.
"I don't know what changed. I just tried to play and it worked. I think I'm just playing without any pressure, with nothing to lose.
"I think Nicol was under a lot of pressure, she is a seven-time champion and the best in squash so maybe she had a lot to think (about).
"I'm so happy to be in the final and whatever records there are, I think I've broken them."
After failing to reach the final for the first time since 2007, Nicol admitted Nour had played better and deserved to be in the final.
"I think my focus was up and down. She had nothing to lose and was on a roll from the beginning," said Nicol, whose 42-match unbeaten run was snapped.
"Everyone plays their best squash against me and she did that and managed to win it.
"I was not sharp enough and she took her chances. I did the best I could. It was not my day today and she deserved to win."
Despite being hammered in the first game, Nour bounced back to take a 2-1 lead with some impressive placements.
Nicol took the fourth at a canter but once Nour edged ahead 6-5 in the fifth, Nicol had few answers to Nour's dominating display and risk-taking.
"It was not me who was slipping," said Nicol. "She was more assertive in attacking and did not make mistakes.
"It is harder for me to play my game when my opponent is playing good squash."
Laura prevented an all Egyptian final when she defeated Raneem El Weleily 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6.
Nour and Laura met once before with the latter winning that time at the 2012 CIMB Malaysian Open quarter-finals.
RESULTS -- S-finals: Nour El Sherbini (Egy) bt Nicol David (Mas) 4-11, 11-9, 11-6, 2-11, 11-9; Laura Massaro (Eng) bt Raneem El Weleily (Egy) 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6.
My family at the squash court
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My wife, daughter and me came to the squash court ... and before going back home we had roti telur, roti nan at the food court.
Visit Poca Squash Club, Subang Jaya
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On Saturday 22 March 2014, Affandi will visit Poca Squash Club at 3K Sports Complex, Subang Jaya. The intention is to get to know them and their weekly activities. Already informed Sofia of Poca our suggestion for a friendly match when Putrajaya is ready with players.
Notice on Club existence
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This Friday before noon, on 21 March 2014, Affandi handed over a notice on the existence of Putrajaya Squash Club to the counter at Kompleks Kejiranan Presint 16.
The girl on duty agreed to check with the management regarding Affandi asking for permission to paste this notice at the squash court B.
If approval is granted, the management will paste this notice at the court.
