Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Quimcy Dsouza Loses Teqball Bronze Match, Retains Mixed Doubles Chance
Quimcy Dsouza is an Indian Teqball player.
She played Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto for the women’s singles bronze medal.
Sakamoto won both sets by the very close score of 12–11.
Dsouza had leads in both sets but could not finish them with wins.
She had earlier lost her semifinal to Indonesia’s Sumaya.
Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg still have a chance to win a medal.
They beat a team from the Philippines in the repechage.
Their next match is against Vietnam in mixed doubles.
India’s Quimcy Dsouza lost the women’s singles bronze-medal match to Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto.
Sakamoto won both sets 12–11 after Dsouza held leads in each game.
Dsouza previously lost her semifinal 1–2 to Indonesia’s Sumaya after winning the first set 12–7.
Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg defeated the Philippines 2–0 in the mixed doubles repechage.
The Indian pair will face Vietnam in the mixed doubles bronze-medal match on Sunday.
- Who
- India’s Quimcy Dsouza, Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto, Indonesia’s Sumaya, and India’s mixed doubles pair of Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg.
- What
- Dsouza lost the women’s singles bronze-medal match, while remaining in contention for a mixed doubles medal.
- When
- The semifinal was played on Saturday, the singles bronze-medal match on Sunday, and the mixed doubles bronze-medal match is scheduled for Sunday.
- Where
- Nagoya, at the 2026 Asian Games.
- Why
- Sakamoto converted the decisive points to win the singles bronze medal, while Dsouza and Beg earned another medal opportunity through their repechage victory.
- Singles bronze result
- Yuina Sakamoto defeated Quimcy Dsouza 2–0.
- Singles score
- Sakamoto won 12–11, 12–11.
- Semifinal result
- Indonesia’s Sumaya defeated Dsouza 2–1; Dsouza won the opening set 12–7.
- Mixed doubles partners
- Quimcy Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg.
- Repechage result
- The Indian pair defeated the Philippines 2–0, winning 12–3 and 12–6.
- Next match
- The Indian pair are scheduled to face Vietnam in the mixed doubles bronze-medal match on Sunday.
- Tournament milestone
- The 2026 Asian Games mark Teqball’s debut at the continental multi-sport event.
Sources
Asian Games: Quimcy Dsouza loses Teqball singles bronze match to Japan’s Sakamoto
Asian Games: India's Quimcy Dsouza Misses Bronze in Teqball
Asian Games 2026: India's Quimcy Dsouza Loses Women's Teqball Bronze Match By Fine Margins Against Sakamoto Yuina
