HISTORIC OVERVIEW
The combination of rackets and fives sparked the creation of squash at the Harrow School outside London in the middle of the 19th century. Squash soon spread. Other public schools picked it up. In April 1907 the Tennis, Rackets & Fives Association was founded at Queen’s and a squash sub-committee was formed.
In 1912 this sub-committee issued a preliminary set of rules. Squash reached a turning point in the twenties. No longer an obscure pastime for schoolboys, it had national championships and league play and standard rules. A dramatic rise in popularity came after the Second World War.
To harness this growth and to promote and co-ordinate the sport, the International Squash Rackets Federation (ISRF) was formed in 1967, its name being changed in 1992 to the World Squash Federation (WSF).
In 1912 this sub-committee issued a preliminary set of rules. Squash reached a turning point in the twenties. No longer an obscure pastime for schoolboys, it had national championships and league play and standard rules. A dramatic rise in popularity came after the Second World War.
To harness this growth and to promote and co-ordinate the sport, the International Squash Rackets Federation (ISRF) was formed in 1967, its name being changed in 1992 to the World Squash Federation (WSF).
WSF
World Squash Federation
25 Russell Street
Hastings
TN34 1QU - UK
phone: +44 1424 447440
fax: +44 1424 430 737
Press contact:
Howard Harding
Magazine:
Squash Player
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE RULES
Squash is played by two players in a four-walled, 9.75 meters x 6.4 meters court with racquets and a small, hollow rubber ball. Players can hit the ball directly to the front wall or use the sidewalls and rear wall to create subtle winning shots.
Play starts with a service and continues until one player cannot return the ball correctly before it has bounced twice on the floor. The scoring in squash is five games to 11 points each.
Play starts with a service and continues until one player cannot return the ball correctly before it has bounced twice on the floor. The scoring in squash is five games to 11 points each.
MOST SUCCESSFUL ATHLETES
Men
Nick Matthew (ENG)
Ramy Ashour (EGY)
Amr Shabana (EGY)
James Willstrop (ENG)
Thierry Lincou (FRA)
Ramy Ashour (EGY)
Amr Shabana (EGY)
James Willstrop (ENG)
Thierry Lincou (FRA)
Women
Nicol David (MAS)
Rachael Grinham (AUS)
Jenny Duncalf (ENG)
Natalie Grinham (NED)
Alison Waters (ENG)
Rachael Grinham (AUS)
Jenny Duncalf (ENG)
Natalie Grinham (NED)
Alison Waters (ENG)
MOST SUCCESSFUL NATIONS
Men
EGY, FRA, ENG, AUS, PAK
Women
MAS, ENG, NED, AUS, EGY
TRIVIA
The first squash court was built in England in 1864. Now there are some 40,000 courts in more than 185 nations worldwide.
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