Quanshi

Quanshi (Highinese: quanshi; Chinese: 球戏; pinyin: Qiú xì) is a popular sport in the Western World, more especially Highina, Squansheng, Betman and Baharat. The sport involves a small ball placed in a wooden spoon-like object (quanshi bat) and then the player holding it has to turn backwards, put the ball in the air and hit it with the quanshi bat. It has be catched by the other team to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal. The Quanshi industry is now worth 500 billion Highinese squans (100 billion Squarelandian dollars) with the largest being the Highinese Quanshi League with 250 billion Highinese dollars (50 billion Squarelandian dollars).

Etymology
The name, quanshi means "sport ball" in Highinese. In Classical Highinese, it was called shuanxi.

Early quanshi (1705 - 1911)
It was first invented in 1705. Quanshi was played as a traditional sport in the Quan Empire. The sport's gameplay was different than it is now, throwing a small ball to a person, which then has to catch it.

Middle quanshi (1911 - 1959)
The sport survived the end of most traditional Highinese games during the Xin Bugan Revolution. The sport became a little bit popular during this era, and the sport was played in stadiums at the end of the era. The sport survived again during the Highinese Rage. The 3 Quanshi leagues (Highina, Betman and Baharat) also forms during this era, in 1920. The well-known players at the time were Jieron Quan.

Professional quanshi (1959 - present)
After the Circlists took over, Quanshi fields were built in middle and high schools. This increased popularity dramatically since now it had spread everywhere in the Western World. The other small Quanshi leagues have a total of 15 billion Highinese squans (3 billion Squarelandian dollars).