THE RAM SCORING SYSTEM

Barely a week ago the world former champion G.O.A.T 2, Ramy Ashour introduced a new scoring system in squash developed by him. He claimed to have adopted this system in his career which have made him achieved so much in the sport.

Will try my best to summarize what this new scoring system is about alongside it technicalities.


A match is still best of 5 games. At the beginning of each game, 3 minutes are put on the clock. The clock runs down only when the ball is in play. At the end of those 3 minutes, the player who is leading must win one additional point to win the game.

For example, at the end of those 3 minutes, the score might be 5-3. If the player with 5 points wins the next point, they win the game 6-3. However, if the trailing player wins the next point, the score becomes 5-4. The trailing player will continue to play catchup until 5-5. I don't think it is win-by-2 so at this point whichever player wins the next point wins the game.

Additional information mentioned:

If a rally is going on when 3 minutes is up, the rally continues until that particular point is over

Time starts counting down anytime the ball is served and stops when the play ends. In other words, the point is won, a let occurs, or a stroke occurs. No time is added back to the clock for a let/stroke as far as I know.