BadmintonThe fastest racquet sport — 400 km/h smashes, Asia's passion, the BWF World Tour and the Thomas & Uber Cups.
Basque Pelota & Hand-Wall SportsThe Basque wall games, from hand pelota to cesta punta — jai alai, whose ball the FIPV says passes 300 km/h — plus Gaelic handball and American wallball.
PadelThe world's fastest-growing racquet sport — doubles on an enclosed glass court, born in Mexico, perfected in Spain and Argentina, booming in Miami.
PickleballAmerica's fastest-growing sport — a paddle game born on Bainbridge Island in 1965, now a professional tour, a national championship, and a global federation project.
RacquetballThe four-wall racquet game credited to Joe Sobek in 1950, governed internationally by the IRF, on the Pan American Games programme and played on the IRT and LPRT professional tours.
SquashThe four-walled racquet game governed by World Squash, with the PSA professional tour and an Olympic debut scheduled for LA28.
Table TennisThe world's biggest racquet sport by players — China's dynasty, the WTT tour and Olympic table tennis under the ITTF.
TennisThe global racquet sport — a year-round professional game played on every continent, from the four Grand Slams to worldwide tours.