Number of Players in Sports and Games
Here is a list of the number of players in different games and sports. This is an important topic of static GK. In almost every competitive exam, one or two questions are asked about this topic.
| Serial No. | Sports | Number of Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badminton | Single 1 Player Double 2 Players |
| 2 | Baseball | 9 |
| 3 | Basketball | 5 |
| 4 | Bandy | 11 |
| 5 | Bridge | 2 |
| 6 | Billiards/Snooker | 1 |
| 7 | Boxing | 1 |
| 8 | Carrom | 2 |
| 9 | Cricket | 11 |
| 10 | Chess | 1 |
| 11 | Football (Soccer) | 11 |
| 12 | Hockey | 11 |
| 13 | Lacrosse | 10 |
| 14 | Roller Hockey/ Rink Hockey /Quad Hockey | 5 Per side |
| 15 | Ice Hockey | 6 |
| 16 | Field Hockey | 11 |
| 17 | Handball | 7 |
| 18 | Kabaddi | 7 |
| 19 | Kho Kho | 9 |
| 20 | Kickball | 10 |
| 21 | Netball | 7 |
| 22 | Polo | 4 |
| 23 | Rugby Football | 15 |
| 24 | Tug of War | 8 |
| 25 | Tennis | Single – 1 Player and
Double – 2 Players |
| 26 | Table Tennis | Single – 1 Player
Double – 2 Players |
| 27 | Volleyball | 6 |
| 28 | Water Polo | 7 |
| 29 | Water Basketball | 5 |
| 30 | Golf | Not Specified as per golf rule. |
| 31 | Croquet | 2 , 4 or 6 players |
| 32 | Korfball | 8 (4 – Male and 4 – Female) |
| 33 | Curling | 4 |
📍 Fact:-
• Kickball is also known as soccer baseball in most of Canada.
◘ Kabaddi
• Kabaddi or Ha-du-du is the national sport of Bangladesh.
• Different names of Kabaddi in India
– kabaddi or chedugudu :- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
– Kabaddi :- Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala
– Kabadi or sadugudu :- Tamil Nadu
– Kauddi or kabaddi :- Punjab region
– Hu-tu-tu :- Western India
– Hu-do-do :- Eastern India
– Chadakudu :- South India
• Different names of Kabaddi in the World
– kabadi or ha-du-du :- Bangladesh
– Bhavatik :- Maldives
– Kapardi :- Nepal
◘ Kho Kho
• It is a popular tag team game invented in Maharashtra, India.
• Total 15 Players per side (9 in the field + 3 extra)
◘ Handball
• Highest governing body International Handball Federation.
• Headquarters located in Basel, Switzerland
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