Editing Racquetball (section)

== United Kingdom ==

In 1976, Ian D.W. Wright created the sport of racketball based on U.S. racquetball. British racketball is played in a {{convert|32|ft|m|adj=on}} long by {{convert|21|ft|m|adj=on}} wide [[squash (sport)|squash]] court –{{convert|8|ft|m}} shorter and {{convert|1|ft|m}} wider than the U.S. racquetball court - using a smaller, less-dynamic ball than the American racquetball. In racketball, the ceiling is out-of-bounds. The racketball is served after a bounce on the floor then struck into play with the racket. Scoring is like [[Squash (sport)|squash]] with point-a-rally scoring of up to 11 points.<ref>[http://www.englandsquashandracketball.com/play-squash-and-racketball/rules-of-play/racketball]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210232150/http://www.englandsquashandracketball.com/play-squash-and-racketball/rules-of-play/racketball|date=February 10, 2015}}</ref> The [[British Racketball Association]] was formed on 13 February 1984, and confirmed by the [[English Sports Council]] as the sport's governing body on 30 October 1984. The first National Racketball Championship was held in [[London]] on 1 December 1984. The sport is now played in countries where squash is played, [[Australia]], [[Bermuda]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Malaysia]], the [[Netherlands]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]], [[Argentina]], [[Ireland]] and [[Sweden]]. Currently, racketball also is played in parts of [[North America]].

In 1988, the British Racketball Association merged with the Squash Rackets Association. [[England Squash & Racketball]] is now recognised by [[Sport England]] as the English national governing body for the sports of squash and racketball.<ref>[http://www.sportengland.org/about_us/recognised_sports.aspx]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520041023/http://www.sportengland.org/about_us/recognised_sports.aspx|date=May 20, 2013}}</ref> There is now an established UK Racketball Tournament Series consisting of 8 events around the UK, which forms the basis of the national rankings along with the National Racketball championships held annually at The Edgbaston Priory Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandsquashandracketball.com/competitions/racketball/discipline?page=2&path=%2Fcompetitions%2Fracketball%2Fdiscipline|title=Competitions – England Squash & Racketball|publisher=Englandsquashandracketball.com|access-date=11 January 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118171227/http://www.englandsquashandracketball.com/competitions/racketball/discipline?page=2&path=%2Fcompetitions%2Fracketball%2Fdiscipline|archive-date=18 November 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, World Squash Federation announced an international 're-branding' of racketball as '''Squash 57''', the 57 referring to the diameter of the ball, in order to emphasize both its membership of the 'squash rackets' family, and its distinctiveness from the U.S. racquetball.<ref>[http://www.worldsquash.org/ws/squash-57 Squash 57 Announcement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031085157/http://www.worldsquash.org/ws/squash-57 |date=2016-10-31 }} from WorldSquash.org</ref>