Scoring Changed to Point a Rally from 1 April 2009

On 1 April 2009 the primary and official scoring system for the game of squash changed to point a rally (“PAR”).

This change was adopted at the Annual General Meeting of the World Squash Federation held in Manchester, England in October 2008. A uniform scoring system is now in place at professional, national and club levels for Men and Women.

The official and primary scoring system for Singles is now as follows:

  • Play is PAR to 11 points.
  • At 10-10 a player must win by two points.

The official and primary scoring system for International Doubles is now as follows:

  • Play is PAR to 11 points.
  • At 10-10 the game is determined by “sudden death” - won by the first team to win 11 points.

For Singles, the traditional “hand-in, hand-out” scoring to 9 points and PAR to 15 points are included in Appendix 7 as alternative scoring methods. For Doubles, the traditional PAR to 15 scoring remains as an alternative in Appendix 7.

These alternatives allow administrators to adopt a different scoring system (often for social competition) if thought more appropriate.