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Squash Doubles
Doubles Squash is a type of gameplay of the racket sport squash played by four people in two-person teams. Doubles squash was first played at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia in 1907. Today there are four major doubles organizations overseeing the sport in North America and more than 15,000 players: Squash Canada, U.S. Squash, the ISDA (International Squash Doubles Association) and the WDSA (Women's Doubles Squash Association). The four groups organize and oversee the management of all aspects of doubles including junior and adult play from beginner to elite professional competition. In addition, the four organizations collaborate in efforts to grow and promote the game. In addition to the organizations mentioned above, thSDA(Squash Doubles Association) provides tournament supportplayer rankingsand broadcasting of tournaments played across the US and Canada. There are more than 165 courts in North America. The sport is played year round and courts are located in every major regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Men's doubles, Women's doubles or Mixed doubles are sports having two players per side, including; * Beach volleyball * Doubles badminton * Doubles curling * Footvolley * Doubles pickleball * Doubles squash * Doubles table tennis * Doubles tennis Doubles may also refer to: Entertainment * ''Doubles'' (1985 play), a Broadway production by David Wiltse * ''Doubles'' (2000 film), a 2000 Tamil-language film * ''Doubles'' (2011 film), a 2011 Malayalam-language film Other * Doubles (food), a Trinidadian sandwich * Doubles (bells), a ringing method rung on five church bells * A type of semi-trailer truck See also * Double (other) A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another. Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to: Film and television * Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gameplay
Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games. Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, connection between player and the game, challenges and overcoming them, plot and player's connection with it. Video game gameplay is distinct from graphics and audio elements. In card games, the equivalent term is play. Overview Arising alongside video game development in the 1980s, the term ''gameplay'' was used solely within the context of video games, though now its popularity has begun to see use in the description of other, more traditional, game forms. Generally, gameplay is considered the overall experience of playing a video game, excluding factors like graphics and sound. Game mechanics, on the other hand, is the sets of rules in a game that are intended to produce an enjoyable gaming experience. Academic discussions tend to favor ''game mechanics'' specifically to avoid ''gameplay'' since the latter is too vagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racket Sport
Racket sports are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or other object. Rackets consist of a handled frame with an open hoop that supports a network of tightly stretched strings. Paddles have a solid face rather than a network of strings, but may be perforated with a pattern of holes, or be covered with some form of textured surface. Sports that use a netted racket * Badminton * Ball badminton * Frontenis * Battledore and shuttlecock * Crossminton (previously "Speedminton") * Qianball * Racketlon (a series of other racket and paddle sports) * Rackets * Racquetball * Real tennis * Road tennis * Soft tennis * Speed-ball * Squash ** Hardball squash * Squash tennis * Stické * Tennis * Tennis polo * Touchtennis * Lawn Tennis Sports that use a non-netted racket, or paddle * Basque pelota * Beach tennis * The Downside Ball Game * Four wall paddleball * Frescotennis * Jokari * Matkot * Miniten * One wall paddleball * Paddle ball * Paddle tennis * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squash (sport)
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. History Squash has its origins in the older game of rackets which was played in London's prisons in the 19th century. Later, around 1830, boys at Harrow School noticed that a punctured b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunlop Sport
Dunlop Sport is a British sports equipment manufacturing company established in 1910 that focuses on racquet sports, more specifically tennis, squash, padel and badminton. Products by Dunlop Sport include rackets, strings, balls, shuttlecocks, and bags. Sportswear and clothing line includes t-shirts, shorts, skirts, jackets, pants, socks, caps, sneakers, and wristbands. Dunlop Sport is operated by SRI Sports, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Rubber Industries, which acquired the Dunlop brand in 2017. In the past, Dunlop also manufactured golf equipment. History Dunlop was established as a company manufacturing goods from rubber in 1889. The company entered the sporting goods market in 1910, when it began to manufacture rubber golf balls at its base in Birmingham. The company introduced the Maxfli golf ball in 1922. Dunlop extended into tennis ball manufacture in 1924. In 1925, F A Davis was acquired, which had tennis racket manufacturing expertise. Dunlop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Squash Doubles Champions
Men Men's Open Men's 40+ Men's 45+ Men's 50+ Men's 55+ Men's 60+ Men's 65+ Men's 70+ Men's 75+ Men's 80+ Women Women's Open Women's 40+ Women's 50+ Mixed Mixed Open Mixed 40+ Mixed 50+ Mixed Junior u13 Mixed Junior u15 Mixed Junior u17 Mixed Junior u19 Junior Boys Junior Girls Century Doubles Intercollegiate Men's Women's Mixed Mixed Father/son Siblings {, class="wikitable" ! Title ! Brother/Brother ! Brother/Sister ! Sister/Sister , - , 2008, , Matt Jenson & Dan Jenson, , Preston Quick & Meredeth Quick, , Narelle Krizek & Tarsh McEilhinney , - , 2009, , Tim Wyant & Jack Wyant, , Chris Reigeluth & Caroline Reigeluth, , Julia Drury & Lauralynn Drury , - , 2010, , Preston Quick & Meredeth Quick, , Katie Tutrone & Taylor Tutrone, , Katherine Rowan & Marie Vlcek , - See also *U.S. SQUASH *Squash Doubles *United States Open (squash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapham-Grant Trophy
The Lapham-Grant Trophy is an annual singles and doubles squash event contested between the United States and Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... The location rotates between the U.S. and Canada, and features the top singles and doubles players from each country. It is the oldest international doubles contest in the world. References External links * Official website and complete results:The Lapham-Grant Matches – Since 1922 {{Squash-stub Recurring sporting events established in 1922 Squash tournaments Squash in Canada Squash in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Squash Doubles
Professional Squash Doubles is played with two players on each team. It is governed by The Squash Doubles Association (SDA) Pro Tour. The men's professional doubles started in 1938, while the women's professional doubles association formed in 2007. Men's Professional Doubles Professional doubles started in 1938 at The Heights Casino in Brooklyn, NY. It had a viable tour starting in the late 1970s with events located in both the United States and Canada. In 2000, the doubles pro tour rebranded itself with the new name, International Squash Doubles Association (ISDA), and again in 2012 as The Squash Doubles Association Pro Tour (SDA Pro Tour). It is the governing body responsible for the men's world professional squash doubles tour and celebrated its 75th anniversary of professional doubles in 2013. Women's Professional Doubles Since the Women's Doubles Squash Association (WDSA) formed in 2007, it has reached several of its goals. It has increased the number of women playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Walker (squash Player)
Chris Walker (born 11 June 1967 in Chelmsford) is a male squash coach and former professional squash player from England. Squash career Walker started playing squash when he was eight years old. At 18 years old he took a job as a computer programmer but decided to devote his time to Squash, selling his car to finance playing on the World Squash tour. At that time it was called the ISPA (International Squash Players Association) since renamed, and currently, the PSA (Professional Squash Association) tour. He reached a career high world ranking of 4. He reached the semi finals of the 1993 Men's World Open Squash Championship and the 1996 Men's World Open Squash Championship. He represented England in the 1991 Men's World Team Squash Championships (finishing runner-up) and the 1993 Men's World Team Squash Championships (third Place) In addition he was twice a winning team member in the WSF World Team Squash Championships (1995 & 1997). He represented England, at the 1998 Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Heath
Martin Heath (born 31 January 1973, in Stirling, United Kingdom) is a former professional squash player from Oban, Scotland. Heath turned professional in 1994 after graduating from the University of Glasgow. He spent eleven years on the professional tour, including six consecutive years ranked in the world's top 10. His career-high ranking was World No. 4, which he reached in 1999. He won the Scottish national squash title six times. In 1996, Heath won the Singapore Open and repeated again in 1997, both times without losing a game. However, it was not until 1998 that Heath made his debut in the top 10 at No. 7 by reaching the final of the Al Ahram International, beating World No. 1 Peter Nicol in the semi-finals. At the time, the Al Ahram event was the largest purse to date at $175,000. In 1999, Heath reached the semi-finals of the World Open, losing to eventual champion Peter Nicol 3 to 1. In 2000, he finished runner-up at the Tournament of Champions in New York City (beating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Chaloner
Mark Anthony Chaloner (born 23 May 1972, in Nocton, Lincolnshire) is a male retired professional squash player from England. Squash career Chaloner was a member of the England team which won the World Team Squash Championships in 1995, and reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 7 in 2001. He won a gold medal for England in the men's doubles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, (partnering Paul Johnson).<. He was elected President of the Professional Squash Association
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the governing body for the men's and women's professional squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the ATP and the WTA for tennis. The PSA's highest professional level, the PSA Wor ... (PSA) in 2002.
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Paul Price (squash Player)
Paul Price (born 6 May 1976 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a squash player from Australia. He finished runner-up at the British Open The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ... in 2000, and reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 4 in August 2001. External links * * * 1976 births Living people Australian male squash players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Melbourne 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people {{Australia-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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