No Let, Stroke, Yes Let – Referee’s Decision Flowchart

And as a special point of interest, we’ve added a Decision Flowchart to help people understand the Interference rule, with regards to awarding No Let, Stroke or Yes Let. Please check out the complete Official World Squash rules for a complete and detailed explanation of the rule.

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Did interference occur?

No = No Let

Yes

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Was the interference minimal?

Yes = No Let

No

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Could the obstructed player have got to the ball and made a good return and was that player making every effort to do so?

No = No Let

Yes

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Did the obstructed player move past the point of interference and play on?

Yes = No Let

No

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Did the obstructed player create the interference in moving to the ball?

Yes = No Let

No

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Did the opponent make every effort to avoid interference?

No = Stroke

Yes

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Did the interference prevent the player's reasonable swing?

Yes = Stroke

No

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Could the obstructed player have made a winning return?

Yes = Stroke

No

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Would the obstructed player have struck the opponent with the ball going directly to the front wall or if going to a side wall would it have been a winning return?

Yes = Stroke

No = Yes Let