1. You may challenge up to three positions above you on the ladder. When you join the ladder you may challenge any player at any position on the ladder for your first challenge.

2. All games should be played within 21 days of a challenge being made (unless there are extenuating circumstances) otherwise the challenger wins.

3. You should play your game at a mutually convenient time and place. When making a challenge, please exchange mobile numbers so that you can make contact at short notice in case of need.

4. If either player is more than 20 minutes late in attending an agreed match without prior contact, then, the ‘late’ or non-attending player loses the match.

5. If you make a successful challenge then you take the place of the person you beat on the ladder and the losing player drops one place. Any players between the challenger and challengee will shuffle down one place on the ladder.

6. The games will be the best of 3 sets

7. Please check with your opponent any 'local rules' prior to playing, e.g. club rules regarding attire.

8. If no result has been recorded by two thirds of the way through the challenge period a reminder is emailed to both parties.

9. If no result has been recorded by the end of the challenge period a warning is sent to record the result within a few days 'grace period'.

10. If the challenger wishes to cancel the challenge they may do so within the challenge and grace period with no consequences.

11. If the challenged person (challengee) wishes to forfeit the challenge they can record this within the challenge and grace period and the game is won by the challenger by forfeit.

You will have noticed a points score appear next to player names on the rankings page (if logged in). This is a trial points rating system based on the classic Elo system. Players will be awarded points for winning and lose points for losing depending on how difficult the system calculates your opponent to be. It will take a few games to settle down the scoring system. Currently the rating is displayed for information purposes only but in future it will be possible to arrange the ladder ranking system around this points score.

This software is provided free of charge. To support further development of the ladder please consider making a donation. Thank you.

The ladder is hosted on a not for profit basis by squash-ladder.net. The data held is not processed for any purpose other than to allow individuals to participate in the ladder. The information held is Name and Email address. It is your choice if you wish to include any further contact details. They are stored in a password protected database. Your password to access the site is stored in the database in an encrypted form. The data is relatively safe but no guarantee is made regarding security. It is believed that these uses do not necessitate that the database and squash ladder be notified under the Data Protection Act, UK. Your ladder operator may need to register as a data operator depending on their country of operation. If you have any concerns about data protection or data security please discuss this with your ladder operator.

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