The ladder is provided as a service to the CMU squash community. It is intended to encourage friendly competition and aid players in finding partners at their approximate level of skill. It may also be used by the CMU squash teams to determine seeding. The squash ladder is not a scientific instrument to determine players relative strengths. We try to keep the rules as simple and unbureaucratic as possible.

Ladder Rules

• Any player may challenge any other player for a ladder match.
• When a higher-ranked player A beats a lower-ranked player B, standings remain unchanged.
• When an unranked or lower-ranked player B beats a higher-ranked player A, player B will take player A's ladder position and player A will drop one rank.
• When a player first registers, he or she will be unranked.
• A player becomes ranked upon the first win against a ranked player.
• A player that has been inactive during a whole month will be dropped by one rank on the first day of the following month.
• Results should be entered as soon as possible after a match.
• Players should agree on who will enter the score. When an unranked player wins against a ranked player, the unranked player must report the score.

Rules of Play

• Ladder matches are best-of-5 games.
• Games are scored to 9 points, where only server scores a point.
• Official rules are those of the United States Squash Racquets Association.
• Matches must be played with a standard yellow double-dot ball.
• Protective eyewear is encouraged and must be worn upon opponent's request.