Jeu de Paume

Jeu de Paume (French for "playing with the palm of the hand " ) was a precursor of tennis, the game is already occupied in medieval cloisters. It is like playing a game of squash with walls. A detailed description of its origin is found in the history of tennis.

Jeu de Paume was in 1908 in London Olympic discipline and at matches in 1924 in Paris and 1928 in Amsterdam demonstration sport. The only Olympic gold medalist in the history of this sport is the American George Jay Gould II

Today, this form of tennis is operated by about 10,000 athletes, including about one-third of women. They are spread over nearly 50 courts in the UK (Real Tennis ), the United States ( Court Tennis ), Australia ( Royal Tennis ) and France ( Jeu de Paume ). Unlike it suggests the French name, Jeu de Paume is usually played with a wooden bat, the eponymous origins lie in the game with bare hands or gloves area.

The World Championships will be held in two yearly intervals, most recently in 2012. Here, determine the four best-managed in the world rankings players (except for the reigning world champions ) the challenger, which then competes in a match seven winning sets in three days against the defending champion. Since 1994, the Australian Robert Fahey is world champion in this sport. Fahey is the only player out of the sport as a professional.

As Jeu de Paume ( German Ballhaus ) and the hall is often described in which this game was played.