Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Quimcy D'Souza Misses Two Teqball Bronze Medals at Asian Games
Quimcy D'Souza played for India in two Teqball bronze-medal matches.
She first played Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto in the women’s singles event.
Sakamoto won both sets by the very close score of 12-11.
D'Souza then played mixed doubles with Mohamed Anas Imran Beg against Vietnam.
India led early in the first set, but Vietnam came back and won 12-9.
Vietnam also won the second set 12-6.
D'Souza needed medical treatment after suffering back and muscle problems.
India finished fourth in both events and did not win a Teqball medal.
Quimcy D'Souza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg lost the mixed doubles bronze-medal match to Vietnam 9-12, 6-12.
India led 8-6 in the first set before Vietnam scored five consecutive points to take control.
Vietnam pulled away late in the second set, completing a 12-6 victory and securing India’s fourth-place finish.
D'Souza received medical attention for a back spasm and gluteus muscle strain during the mixed doubles match.
D'Souza also lost the women’s singles bronze match to Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto, finishing fourth in both events.
- Who
- India’s Quimcy D'Souza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg competed against Vietnam’s Nguyen Hoang Minh Tan and Trinh Gia Nghi in mixed doubles; D'Souza also faced Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto in women’s singles.
- What
- India lost both Teqball bronze-medal matches, leaving D'Souza fourth in women’s singles and mixed doubles.
- When
- Sunday, September 20.
- Where
- The matches took place at the Asian Games in Nagoya.
- Why
- Vietnam won through late momentum in both mixed doubles sets, while D'Souza was affected by back and muscle injuries after her closely contested singles match.
- Event
- Asian Games Teqball bronze-medal matches
- Mixed doubles result
- Vietnam defeated India 12-9, 12-6
- Indian mixed doubles pair
- Quimcy D'Souza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg
- Vietnamese pair
- Nguyen Hoang Minh Tan and Trinh Gia Nghi
- Singles result
- Yuina Sakamoto defeated D'Souza 12-11, 12-11
- Indian finish
- Fourth place in women’s singles and mixed doubles
- Medical issue
- D'Souza received treatment for a back spasm and gluteus muscle strain
