Squash

The competition shall be held in accordance with the General Rules of the Games and those of the World Squash Federation for singles play.

  1. Each team shall consist of a minimum of three men and a maximum of four men and one lady, plus one optional reserve. One of the players will act as captain. During any given encounter, a team must play as if four men and one lady were present. Any missing combinations will be forfeited.
  2. Play is Point a Rally (PAR) to 11 points (every point counts);
  3. At 10-10 a player must win by two points;
  4. A match is the best of 3 sets;
  5. A player may not play for more than one team;
  6. Before each encounter, the captains of the two teams shall exchange their team rosters, according to ranking, showing which players are scheduled for specific matches. Subsequently, no substitution shall be allowed, except if a player falls ill or is injured or fails to report for his or her scheduled match;
  7. Once an encounter has been scheduled, cancellation by either team shall be counted as a victory for the opposing team by default: 11-0, 11-0;
  8. Each encounter shall consist of four men’s singles matches and one ladies singles match;
  9. The competition shall consist of one round only, and each team shall play against every other team. In case of many participating teams, the games will be played in two groups. Semi finals shall be played between A1 vs. B2 and A2 vs. B1, and the final shall be played between the resulting winners. The best 3-4 teams of the previous year shall be seeded according to their placing of the previous IAGs. The host organization shall establish the schedule of encounters in accordance with paragraph 11 of the General Rules of the Games. Final group compositions depend on available courts;
  10. In case of a draw in any given group, the number of sets and eventually the points shall be the deciding factors.
  11. At the end of each encounter, the chief umpire shall communicate the results in writing to the discipline coordinator, together with the match records duly signed by the team captains;
  12. The host organization shall provide the services of a chief umpire to record the results and to resolve any dispute that may arise. The chief umpire’s decisions shall be final;
  13. The host organization shall designate an umpire for each match, and for this purpose may call upon players not involved in a match of their own;
  14. The host organization shall provide standard yellow dot balls.