Racquet Sports

Badminton is governed internationally by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The rules of badminton are codified in the BWF Laws of Badminton, the current edition of which took effect in 2023 and applies through the 2025–2026 season. All BWF sanctioned e...

Padel was invented in 1969 in Acapulco, Mexico, by Enrique Corcuera, who adapted his squash court by adding walls and lowering the net to create a new racquet sport that could be played in his backyard. Corcuera's friend, Spanish businessman Alfonso de Hohenlohe, brought the sport to Marbella, Sp...

Pickleball was invented in the summer of 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington, by three fathers — Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney McCallum — who sought to create a game the whole family could enjoy. Using a badminton court, a lowered net, handmade plywood paddles, and a perforated plastic ...

Pro Pickleball under UPA-A (United Pickleball Association of America) governs the unified professional tour following the August 2024 merger of the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball (MLP). UPA-A maintains its own paddle-approval list, ranking system, and rules variations distinct from USA Pick...

Squash is governed internationally by the World Squash Federation (WSF), headquartered in Hastings, United Kingdom. The official rules governing competition are published in the WSF Rules of Squash, with the current edition effective from 2020 and incorporating subsequent amendments. All WSF-sanc...

Table tennis is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Players must allow the ball to bounce once on their side of the table before striking it. The sport is governed int...