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Squash is a racket and ball sport played by two or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. The objective of the game is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. There are about 20 million people who play squash regularly world-wide in over 185 countries. The governing body of Squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF), is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but the sport is not part of the Olympic Games, despite a number of applications. Supporters continue to lobby for its incorporation in a future Olympic program. The Professional Squash Association (PSA) organizes the pro tour. The sport is infrequently called "squash rackets", to distinguish itself from the related sport of rackets.
Rackets or racquets is an indoor racket sport played in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. The sport is infrequently called "hard rackets", to distinguish it from the related sport of squash.
James Dear (1910–1981) was an English racquets, court tennis, and squash player who effectively won world titles in three different sports during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
Margaret Varner Bloss is a retired American athlete and professor of physical education from El Paso, Texas who excelled in three distinctly different racket sports: badminton, squash, and tennis. She is the only person to have represented the US at the highest level of international competition in all three sports, and is the only person to have won the U.S. national singles championships of both badminton and squash or to have been inducted into the respective U.S. halls of fame of both sports.
Laura Jane Massaro is a retired professional squash player from England. She retired after the British Open, in May, 2019.
England Squash is recognised by Sport England as the English national governing body of the racket sports of squash and squash 57. Based at the National Squash Centre in Manchester, it aims to increase participation in both sports.
Campbell Grayson is a retired professional squash player who represented New Zealand. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 24 in February 2020.
Squash is a popular recreational sport in India, and is gaining popularity as a competitive sport. It is governed by the Squash Rackets Federation of India. The India men's national squash team has participated in three quarter finals of the World Team Squash Championships since 1967.
The Philippines men's national squash team represents Philippines in international squash team competitions, and is governed by Squash Rackets Association of the Philippines.
James Stout, born 16 August 1984, is a world-ranked professional squash, rackets and real tennis player from Bermuda.
The 1984 Davies & Tate British Open Championships was held at Wembley Squash Centre in London from 3–10 April 1984.
Jahangir Khan won his third consecutive title defeating Qamar Zaman in the final.
Hiddy Jahan represented England from 1984.
The 1984 Hi-Tec Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 4–10 April 1984. Susan Devoy won her first title defeating Lisa Opie in the final.
The 2004 Women's Harris British Open Squash Championships was held at the Nottingham Squash Rackets Club with the later stages being held at the Albert Hall in Nottingham from 29 October - 7 November 2004. The event was won for the second consecutive year by Rachael Grinham who defeated Natalie Grainger in the final.
The 2005 Women's Dunlop British Open Squash Championships was held at the National Squash Centre in Manchester from 9–17 October 2005. The event was won by Nicol David who defeated Natalie Grinham in the final.
The 2008 Women's British Open Squash Championship was held at the Echo Arena in Liverpool from 6 to 12 May. Nicol David won the event for the third time, beating Jenny Duncalf in the final.
The 1979 Men's Stellar World Team Amateur Squash Championships were held in Brisbane in Australia and took place from October 17 to October 28, 1979. This was the last World Amateur Championship before the game went open.
Neil Harvey, is a former English professional squash player.
Bryan Beeson is a former English professional squash player.
Jamie Hickox is a former English and Canadian professional squash player.
Murray Charles Day was a New Zealand sports administrator. He served as president of the New Zealand Squash Rackets Association, the Oceania Squash Federation, and the International Squash Rackets Federation.
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- ↑ Squash, Rackets Association (1985). The SRA Squash Annual 1984-85. The Squash Rackets Association. ISBN 0-7207-1538-5.
