Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Quimcy Dsouza Loses Semifinal, Keeps Asian Games Medal Hopes Alive
Quimcy Dsouza is an Indian player in a sport called Teqball.
Teqball uses football skills on a curved table, and players cannot use their hands or arms.
Dsouza won both of her Group A matches and reached the singles semifinal.
She beat Japan’s top-seeded Yuina Sakamoto and Cambodia’s Koemyean DY.
In the semifinal, she won the first game against Indonesia’s Sumaya.
Sumaya then won the next two games and advanced to the final.
Dsouza will now play for a bronze medal on Sunday.
India could still win its first Teqball medal at the Asian Games.
Dsouza and Mohammed Anas Imran Beg also remain in mixed doubles medal contention.
Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza lost her women’s singles Teqball semifinal to Indonesia’s Sumaya 12-7, 9-12, 7-12.
Dsouza had earlier topped Group A after defeating Japan’s top seed Yuina Sakamoto and Cambodia’s Koemyean DY.
She will play in Sunday’s bronze-medal playoff, keeping India’s hopes of a first Asian Games Teqball medal alive.
Dsouza and Mohammed Anas Imran Beg also remain in mixed doubles medal contention through the repechage round.
Teqball, a football-and-table-tennis combination, is making its Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya.
- Who
- India’s Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza and Indonesia’s Sumaya; Dsouza is also competing in mixed doubles with Mohammed Anas Imran Beg.
- What
- Dsouza lost the women’s singles semifinal but advanced to the bronze-medal playoff, while remaining in mixed doubles medal contention through repechage.
- When
- The semifinal took place on Saturday; the bronze-medal playoff is scheduled for Sunday.
- Where
- At the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Why
- Dsouza reached the semifinal by topping Group A, but Sumaya recovered after losing the opening game and won the next two.
- Semifinal result
- Sumaya defeated Dsouza 12-7, 9-12, 7-12.
- Next match
- Dsouza will compete in the women’s singles bronze-medal playoff on Sunday.
- Group-stage results
- Dsouza defeated Yuina Sakamoto 2-1 and Koemyean DY 2-0.
- Mixed doubles
- Dsouza and Mohammed Anas Imran Beg remain in medal contention after winning a repechage tie.
- Career achievements
- Dsouza is a seven-time national champion and reached a career-high world ranking of No. 24.
- Asian Games status
- Teqball is making its debut at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Sport format
- Teqball combines football and table tennis on a curved table; players cannot use their hands or arms.