KARACHI, Oct 25: The World Squash Federation has voted to change the scoring system in Squash to ‘Point-A-Rally’ (PAR) to 11 points per game and the new scoring system will take effect worldwide, across all areas of the sport, from 1st April 2009.

The decision was taken by an overwhelming vote by Member National Federations at the WSF AGM in Manchester last week.

Whilst PAR scoring has been used on the men’s professional circuit for many years - and was more recently introduced by the women’s tour - ‘hand-in-hand-out’ scoring to nine points a game has been practiced globally by recreational players for many decades. Thus from April 1, 2009, the principal scoring system for Squashwill change to PAR to 11 (going to two clear points if 10-all is reached).

Already used in both PSA and WISPA Tour events - and, as such, seen regularly on TV - PAR scoring will now extend to all WSF championships, and all Major Games in which squash is featured, e.g. Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Pan-American Games, World University Games, World Games, and others.

However, the principle of sudden death at 10-all will be retained.—Agencies