Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Quimcy Dsouza Reaches Teqball Semifinals at Asian Games
Quimcy Dsouza is an Indian player competing in teqball.
Teqball combines football skills with a curved table.
She won her first women’s singles match against Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto.
She came back after losing the opening game to win the match.
Dsouza then defeated Cambodia’s Koemyean Dy in straight games.
These victories sent her directly to the semifinals.
She will next play Indonesia’s Ima Sumaya.
Winning that match would guarantee her a medal.
Dsouza also won a mixed-doubles match with Mohamed Anas Imran Beg.
Indian debutante Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza defeated Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto 2–1 in women’s singles.
Dsouza then beat Cambodia’s Koemyean Dy 2–0 to qualify directly for the semifinals.
She will face Indonesia’s Ima Sumaya, with a victory guaranteeing her a medal.
Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg won their mixed-doubles opener against the Philippines.
Reports differ on whether Dsouza was in Group A or Group B and list Sakamoto’s first-game score differently.
- Who
- Indian teqball player Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza, with mixed-doubles partner Mohamed Anas Imran Beg.
- What
- Dsouza reached the women’s singles semifinals and won a mixed-doubles opener at the 2026 Asian Games.
- When
- Friday during the 2026 Asian Games, before the official opening ceremony.
- Where
- Nagoya, including the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center.
- Why
- Her victories over Yuina Sakamoto and Koemyean Dy earned her direct qualification for the semifinals and put her one win from a medal.
First Reported Account
Alternative Reported Account
Group designation
First Reported Account
Two reports identify Dsouza’s matches as taking place in Group A.
Alternative Reported Account
Another report identifies her first match as being in Group B.
Sakamoto opening-game score
First Reported Account
One report records Dsouza’s opening-game loss to Sakamoto as 10–12.
Alternative Reported Account
Another report lists the opening game as 10–11; the later games are consistently reported as 12–11 and 13–11.
- Athlete
- Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza, a 24-year-old test engineer at Decathlon and former under-19 football player.
- Singles result
- Defeated Yuina Sakamoto 2–1 and Koemyean Dy 2–0.
- Semifinal opponent
- Ima Sumaya of Indonesia.
- Medal prospect
- A semifinal victory would guarantee Dsouza a medal.
- Mixed doubles
- Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg defeated Jhoana Abulencia and Prince Agustin of the Philippines in their opener.
- Asian Games debut
- Teqball is making its Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
- Events
- Teqball has five medal events: men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.
