Appx 4

World Squash RULES - FLOWCHARTS

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APPENDIX 4.1 - FLOWCHART:

Referee’s line of thinking for Rule 12

INTERFERENCE

			Decision	Rule
Did interference occur?	Ù	NO	NO LET	12.7.1
t YES
Was the interference minimal?	Ù	YES	NO LET	12.7.1
t NO
Could the obstructed player have got to the ball and made a good return and was that player making every effort to do so?	Ù	NO	NO LET	12.7.2
t YES
Did the obstructed player move past the point of interference and play on?	Ù	YES	NO LET	12.7.3
t NO
Did the obstructed player create the interference in moving to the ball?	Ù	YES	NO LET	12.7.4
t NO
Did the opponent make every effort to avoid interference?	Ù	NO	STROKE to player	12.8.1
t YES
Did the interference prevent the player’s reasonable swing?	Ù	YES	STROKE to player	12.8.2
t NO
Could the obstructed player have made a winning return?	Ù	YES	STROKE to player	12.8.3
t NO
Would the obstructed player have struck the opponent with the ball going directly to the front wall or if going to a side wall would it have been a winning return?	Ù	YES	STROKE to player	12.8.4
	Ø	NO	YES LET	12.9

APPENDIX 4.2 - Flowchart:
Referee’s decisions under Rule 16

BLEEDING, ILLNESS, DISABILITY or INJURY.

Incident	Referee action	Recovery time	Decision	Rule
Bleeding	Stop play. Allow time to staunch bleeding, cover wound or change clothing. Allow play to continue, once bleeding stopped.	Referee discretion	Allot time	16.1
Bleeding recurrence	Stop play. Award game and allow 90 second interval between games.	None	Award game to opponent	16.1.1
	t
Bleeding unstoppable	If after 90 second interval between games bleeding continues Referee awards the match.	None	Award match to opponent.	16.1.1
Illness or disability	Require the player to play on, concede the game, taking the 90 second interval between games, or concede the match	None directl	Player decides	16.2
Injury	Confirm injury is genuine. Decide category of injury, announcing this to players.		Decide category	16.3
Either: Self-inflicted	Allow initial recovery time	3 minute	Allow time	16.3.3.1
	t
	If additional recovery time is required, award that game to the opponent and allow 90 second interval.	90 sec	Award game	16.3.3.1
Or: Contribute	Allow recovery time.	One hour	Allot time	16.3.3.2
	t
	If additional time is required, consider tournament schedule.	Referee discretion	Allot time	16.3.3.2
Or: Opponent inflicted	Apply Rule 17. If player unable to continue award the injured player the match.	None	Rule 17 penalty, award match	16.3.3.3

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