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Sport guide

Squash 57

Squash 57 is played on a squash court with a larger, bouncier ball and a shorter racket, which gives longer rallies and makes it easier to pick up than squash. It was known as racketball in Britain until England Squash renamed it, the name referring to the ball's 57 mm diameter.

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At a glance

Also known as
Racketball
Court
9.75 m × 6.4 m (32 ft × 21 ft)
Played with
A racket and a ball
Formats
Singles, Doubles
Governing body
World Squash Federation
Origin
Being verified

The court

9.75 m (32 ft)6.4 m (21 ft)
Squash 57 court, drawn to scale. Source: Specifications for Squash Courts, Page 3, note 1; Appendix 1.

Formats

  • Singles
  • Doubles

Explore squash 57

  • CourtsCourt size 9.75 m × 6.4 m (32 ft × 21 ft), drawn to scale
  • Organisations6 organisations, from World Squash Federation to national federations, by region

Sources

  1. Specifications for Squash Courts, World Squash Federation, January 2017 (file dated 28 November 2017)worldsquash.sportOfficial rulebook or governing body (tier 1 of 5)