Draft:Drop Roball

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Drop Roball

Players during a Drop Roball match.
Highest governing body	Drop Roball Federation - India (DRFI)
First played	28 October 2008
Characteristics
Contact	No
Team members	Singles, doubles and team events
Mixed-sex	Yes
Equipment	Ball and Net
Venue	Drop Roball Court
Presence
Country or region	India

Drop Roball is a sport developed in India in which players use the palm of the hand to play a ball across a net. The sport is played in several formats, including singles, doubles, triples, mixed doubles, Super Event and Challenge Event. It has been organised through national, university and school-level competitions in India, as well as international competitions involving teams from other countries.

History

The development of modern Drop Roball is associated with Ishwar Singh, who developed the sport in Rohtak, Haryana.

According to the historical account published by the Drop Roball Federation India, the modern form of Drop Roball was developed by Ishwar Singh and the game was started on 28 October 2008 at Ved Model School, Kalanaur, Rohtak, Haryana.

The sport subsequently developed through organised competitions at national and institutional levels. The federation's records document successive national championships and Federation Cup competitions.

Gameplay

Drop Roball is played between two sides separated by a net. Players use the palm of the hand to play the ball after it is dropped or bounced on the ground and send it into the opponent's court.

The sport is played in several formats, including singles, doubles, triples, mixed doubles and Super Event.

The playing court has a capsule-shaped layout and is divided into two halves by a net. The straight-line dimensions are 52 feet in length. The width is 20 feet for singles and mixed doubles and 24 feet for doubles, triples and Super Event.

A service is made from the designated service point after the referee's whistle and must be completed within five seconds. During play, the ball is played after a drop on the ground and is struck with the palm before being sent into the opponent's court.

Matches may be played over three or five sets. The rules provide for sets of 11, 15 or 21 points, with points awarded for faults and other rule violations.

National competitions

Drop Roball has been organised through national-level competitions in India, including the Senior, Junior and Sub-Junior National Championships. The sport's federation records also document the Federation Cup.

The 10th Senior National Drop Roball Championship was held at the Panjab University grounds in Chandigarh in June 2018. Contemporary reporting by The Tribune documented matches involving teams from Chandigarh, Kerala, Punjab, Madhya Bharat, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Odisha.

The federation's published records document successive editions of the national championships and Federation Cup.

University competitions

Drop Roball was included in All India Inter-University (AIIU) competition records by the 2017–18 academic year.

The annual report of Maharshi Dayanand University for 2017–18 lists men's and women's Drop Roball among its AIIU competitions. The report records first-place positions for both men's and women's Drop Roball and also records a general trophy for Drop Roball (men and women).

The 2018–19 All India Inter-University Drop Roball Championship was held at Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar. The Tribune reported that Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, won the overall men's and women's titles. The championship included singles, mixed doubles, doubles, triples and Super Event competitions.

Maharshi Dayanand University's 2018–19 sports calendar also listed Drop Roball for both men and women and identified Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, as the venue of the AIIU championship.

School competitions

Drop Roball has also been included in competitions organised under the School Games Federation of India (SGFI).

The SGFI calendar records an Under-19 boys and girls Drop Roball competition in Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, from 11 to 15 December 2016.

The SGFI calendar also records an Under-19 boys and girls Drop Roball competition in Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh, from 24 to 28 November 2017.

International development

Drop Roball has also been played in international competitions involving teams from India and other South Asian countries.

The Indo-Nepal Drop Roball Championship was held in Palpa, Nepal, from 6 to 8 January 2014.

An Indo-Sri Lanka Drop Roball Championship was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 7 to 19 June 2017.

The Indo-Bangladesh Drop Roball Championship was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 8 to 10 December 2017.

The South Asian Drop Roball Championship was held in Pokhara, Nepal, from 9 to 11 October 2018.

Organisation

The sport is administered in India by the Drop Roball Federation - India (DRFI). At the international level, the World Drop Roball Federation (WDRF) is associated with the organisation and promotion of the sport internationally.

The sport has been organised through national championships, Federation Cup competitions, university competitions and school-level competitions in India, as well as international championships involving teams from other countries.