Archive · 17 Sep 2026
India’s Teqball Pair Eliminated After Two Asian Games Losses
India’s Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg played Teqball doubles at the Asian Games.
They were placed in Group B. The pair lost two matches and did not move on to the next stage.
Vietnam defeated them 12-10 and 12-8.
South Korea defeated them 12-4 and 12-7.
Because they lost both matches, they could not compete for a medal.
Teqball is played on a curved table using a football.
Players may use most parts of their bodies, but not their hands or arms.
Mohamed Beg is also scheduled to play in the mixed doubles event.
Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg were eliminated from the Asian Games men’s doubles Teqball event.
The Indian pair lost both Group B matches 0-2 and failed to reach the quarterfinals or medal rounds.
They lost 10-12, 8-12 to Vietnam’s Truong Giang Ba and Anh Khoa Le.
They then lost 4-12, 7-12 to South Korea’s Junsuk Lee and Taebeen Lee.
Reports differ on which opponent India faced first, while Teqball is described as one of six sports debuting at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Who
- Indian players Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg, plus teams from Vietnam and South Korea.
- What
- India’s men’s doubles Teqball pair was eliminated after losing both Group B matches 0-2.
- When
- Thursday; one report was datelined September 17 and identified the event as the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan; a specific venue was not stated.
- Why
- The Indian pair failed to advance after losses to Vietnam and South Korea.
- Event
- Asian Games men’s doubles Teqball
- Indian players
- Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg
- Group
- Group B
- Results
- Two defeats, both by 0-2
- Vietnam match
- Lost 10-12, 8-12 to Truong Giang Ba and Anh Khoa Le
- South Korea match
- Lost 4-12, 7-12 to Junsuk Lee and Taebeen Lee
- Sport debut
- Teqball is one of six sports making its debut at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
- Other event
- Mohamed Beg is scheduled to compete in mixed doubles Teqball
