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Quimcy D’Souza Advances Teqball Despite Two Asian Games Defeats

Quimcy D’Souza is an Indian athlete who plays teqball, a sport played on a curved table.

She came to the Asian Games hoping to help more people in India learn about it.

She nearly won a bronze medal in women’s singles but lost two very close games.

Only five minutes later, she played again in mixed doubles with Mohamed Anas Beg.

They also lost their bronze-medal match.

Quimcy has paid for her own training and travel for four years.

She and India’s other teqball players have also coached themselves.

She says India needs coaches and financial support to improve.

Even without a medal, she considers reaching the semifinals her biggest singles achievement.

Key facts

Women’s singles result: D’Souza lost to Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto 0-2, with both games ending 11-12.
Mixed doubles result: D’Souza and Mohamed Anas Beg lost to Vietnam’s Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen and Gia Ngih Trinh 0-2.
Match interval: The mixed-doubles bronze match began five minutes after D’Souza’s singles match.
Experience: D’Souza has played nearly 15 international competitions in Europe and Asia over four years.
Self-funding: She said she has funded herself and trained without a coach for four years.
National achievement: D’Souza is a seven-time national champion.
Indian contingent: India’s teqball contingent consisted of Quimcy D’Souza, Mohamed Anas Beg and Declan Marshall.

theprint.in · 4 days ago