WSF

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Recorded May 13, 2026

Foundational federation milestone — World Squash traces its rule-making lineage to a 5 January 1967 meeting at which the International Squash Rackets Federation (ISRF) was constituted to harness the growth of squash and coordinate the sport internationally. Every modern World Squash rule on contest format, scoring (the post-2004 11-point point-a-rally PARS system descends from this), equipment specs, court dimensions, anti-doping, and Olympic eligibility descends from the rule-making mandate established at this 1967 founding.

Recorded May 10, 2026

Federation-identity rebranding milestone. In 1992, the federation rebranded from the International Squash Rackets Federation (ISRF) to the World Squash Federation (WSF), signalling a broader portfolio scope and dropping the dated "Rackets" terminology that referenced an earlier era of squash equipment naming. The 1992 rename held until the 2025 rebrand to "World Squash" — between 1992 and 2025, all federation rule-making operated under the WSF name, including the 1990s-2000s scoring-system evolutions and women's-events expansion.

Recorded May 10, 2026

Most recent federation rebrand in this backfill — and the only one directly tied to an upcoming Olympic debut. In 2025, the World Squash Federation rebranded to "World Squash" as part of preparations for squash's LA 2028 Olympic debut. The 2025 rename signals the federation's positioning for the Olympic-era rule-making demands (intensified anti-doping protocols, qualification standards, broadcast rules, athlete commission expansion) that come with full Olympic-program inclusion. Every World Squash rule decision from 2025 onward operates under the post-rebrand identity, although the underlying contest-format rules are unchanged from the WSF era.

Recorded May 10, 2026