Jombola Explained

Jombola is a racket sport combining several features of other racket sports, similar to pickleball in United States. It was independently developed by Sukdev Singh from Malaysia in 2006.

History

Sukdev Singh, principal of Sri Dasmesh International School in Taman Bukit Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, conceived the game using a wooden racquet, balls made of foam, and a badminton court. The game uses a 15 points scoring system.[1] [2] The net height is 4.4 feet (1.32 metres).[1]

As the game grown in popularity in the country, Jombola International Sdn Bhd was founded in 2010 to promote and manage the development of Jombola sport.[3] [4] The sports was introduced to Selangor state education department in 2014.[5] Malaysian Ministry of Education included this sport under 1Student1Sport programme in 2017 for secondary schools.[6] First Jombola open tournament was completed in November 2017.[7] By 2024, Jombola International was changed to Jombola Association Malaysia.[8]

Jombola was introduced to east Malaysian states of Sabah in 2020[9] and Sarawak in 2022.[10]

Sukdev also planned to make Jombola as Olympics demonstration sport between 2028 and 2032.[11]

Order of play

A "serve" is defined as the player's action of starting a ball when the game begins or the game is resumed after either player obtains a point. Each serve should start with the server and opponent in diagonally opposite courts.[12] The ball must be served diagonally and landed within the opposite rectangle in which the opponent is standing. Landing in the "short" or "long" service lines is a "fault" while landing in the other court is a "wrong court" In these cases, the server will lose points to his opponent. The opponent is obliged to return the ball to the server if the ball passes over the net and in his view, the ball will be landed in the appropriate rectangle.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Chong . Sulyn . Jombola, a new sport to rival badminton? . 1 June 2022 . New Straits Times . 17 November 2018 . https://archive.today/20220601010142/https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/pulse/2018/11/432016/jombola-new-sport-rival-badminton . 1 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Jombola Sport . Jombola International . 1 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200130154236/http://jombola.com/sport/ . 30 January 2020.
  3. Web site: About - Jombola . Jombola International . 1 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210518111009/http://jombola.com/about/ . 18 May 2021.
  4. News: The Company profile report for JOMBOLA INTERNATIONAL SDN. BHD. (201001038311 (922235-M)) . 1 June 2022 . Experian . https://web.archive.org/web/20220601005059/https://buy.experian.com.my/index.php/search/Malaysia-Company/922235/JOMBOLA-INTERNATIONAL-SDN-BHD . 1 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Selangor education department course . 4 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210619185538/http://jombola.org/selangor-education-department-course/ . 19 June 2021.
  6. News: Michael . Stuart . Jombola craze catching on . 4 June 2022 . The Star(Malaysia) . https://web.archive.org/web/20170823225507/http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/scoreboard/2017/07/29/jombola-craze-catching-on-tournament-shows-newly-created-racquet-sport-increasing-in-popularity/ . 23 August 2017.
  7. News: Lee . CY . Thrilling end to jombola tourney . 4 June 2022 . The Star (Malaysia) . 21 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124131257/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/community-sports/2017/11/21/thrilling-end-to-jombola-tourney-promising-youngster-pulls-out-from-finals-due-to-fatigue-as-competi . 24 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Contact Us . Jombola Association Malaysia . 23 October 2024 . https://archive.today/20241023125651/https://www.jombola.org/contact/ . 23 October 2024.
  9. News: Oh . GL . Sabah set to become hub for new sport Jombola . 4 June 2022 . Daily Express (Sabah) . 14 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604032412/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/152636/sabah-set-to-become-hub-for-new-sport-jombola/ . 4 June 2022.
  10. News: Rogers . Magdalene . Jombola, a sport for all walks of life . 4 June 2022 . New Straits Times . 14 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20220604032325/https://www.newsarawaktribune.com.my/jombola-a-sport-for-all-walks-of-life/ . 4 June 2022.
  11. News: Lee . CY . Jombola gaining popularity . 4 June 2022 . Sikhnet . 13 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021051306/https://www.sikhnet.com/news/jombola-gaining-popularity . 21 October 2020.
  12. Web site: Game Rules . Jombola Association Malaysia . 23 October 2024 . https://archive.today/20241023130443/https://www.jombola.org/game-rules/ . 23 October 2024.

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