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Quimcy Dsouza Reaches Teqball Semifinals at Asian Games
Quimcy Dsouza is an Indian player competing in teqball.
Teqball is a sport that mixes football skills with a curved table.
She won her first two women’s singles matches at the Asian Games.
Her victories came against players from Japan and Cambodia.
These wins took her to the semifinals.
She will next play Ima Sumaya from Indonesia.
Winning that match would guarantee Quimcy a medal for India.
She is also competing in mixed doubles with Mohamed Anas Imran Beg.
Indian debutante Quimcy Dsouza advanced to the women’s singles semifinals in teqball at the 2026 Asian Games.
She defeated Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto and Cambodia’s Koemyean Dy in her group-stage matches.
The reports differ on the group designation and Sakamoto score, listing Group A or B and 10-11 or 10-12.
Dsouza will face Indonesia’s Ima Sumaya, with victory guaranteeing her a medal.
She also won a mixed-doubles opener with Mohamed Anas Imran Beg, while India’s men’s doubles pair lost both group matches.
- Who
- Indian teqball player Quimcy Dsouza, along with mixed-doubles partner Mohamed Anas Imran Beg.
- What
- Dsouza reached the women’s singles semifinals at the 2026 Asian Games and won a mixed-doubles group opener.
- Where
- Nagoya, at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center.
- When
- During the 2026 Asian Games, before the official opening ceremony.
- Why
- Her wins over players from Japan and Cambodia qualified her directly for the semifinals and put her within one victory of a medal.
Key facts
- Athlete
- Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza, a 24-year-old test engineer at Decathlon.
- Singles result
- Reached the women’s singles semifinals after two group-stage victories.
- Key opponents
- Yuina Sakamoto of Japan and Koemyean Dy of Cambodia.
- Semifinal opponent
- Ima Sumaya of Indonesia.
- Mixed doubles
- Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg defeated a Philippines pair in their opening group match.
- Sport debut
- Teqball is making its Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
- Medal events
- The competition has five events: men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.
Sources
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