NOTE:
The use of the word "shall" in the rules indicates compulsion
and the lack of any alternative. The word "must" indicates a
required course of action with considerations to be taken into
account if the action is not carried out. The word "may"
indicates the option of carrying out or not carrying out the
action.
1. THE GAME
The game of
Singles Squash is played between two players, each using a
racket, with a ball and in a court, all three of which meet WSF
specifications (see Appendix 5).
2. THE SCORING
2.1Only the server scores
points. The server, on winning a rally, scores a point; the
receiver, on winning a rally, becomes the server.
2.2 A match shall
consist of the best of three or five games at the option of the
organisers of the competition. The player who scores nine points
wins the game, except that on the score reaching eight-all for
the first time, the receiver shall choose, before the next
service, to continue that game either to nine points (known as
"Set one") or to ten points (known as "Set two"). In the latter
case the player who scores two more points wins the game. The
receiver shall clearly indicate this choice to the Marker,
Referee and the opponent.
The Marker shall call
"Set one" or "Set two" as applicable before play
continues.
The Marker
shall call "Game ball" to indicate that the server requires
one point to win the game in progress or "Match ball" to
indicate that the server requires one point to win the
match.
3. THE WARM-UP
(see definition in
Appendix 2)
3.1 Immediately
preceding the start of play both players shall be allowed onto
the court of play for a period of five minutes to warm-up
together.
After two and a
half minutes of the warm-up, the Referee shall call "Half time"
and the players shall change sides unless they have already done
so. The Referee shall also advise the players when the warm-up
period is complete with the call of "Time".
3.2 In the warm-up
both players must have equal opportunities of striking the ball.
A player retaining the strike for an unreasonable time is
warming up unfairly. The Referee shall decide when the warm-up
is unfair and apply Rule 17.
3.3 Either player
may warm the ball up during any interval.
3.4 The players
may warm the ball up to playing condition after any interval at
the discretion of the Referee.
