Teqball

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Teqball
Flying Kick TeqBall.jpg
Highest governing body FITEQ
First played2012 in Hungary
Characteristics
ContactNo
Team memberssingles, doubles, mixed doubles
Typeindoor, outdoor
Equipment Ball (association football), teqball table

Teqball is a ball sport that is played on a curved table, combining elements of sepak takraw and table tennis. Back and forth, the players hit a football with any part of the body except arms and hands. Teqball can be played between two players as a singles game or between four players as a doubles game. The game is represented at an international level by the International Teqball Federation (FITEQ). A number of world-class footballers have been attracted by the game, and after being added to the programmes for the 2021 Asian Beach Games and the 2023 European Games, the sport is now aiming for Olympic inclusion. [1] [2] [3]

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Teqball became the world's fastest-recognised sport in August 2018, when its highest governing body, FITEQ, was officially recognised by the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA). In June 2019, it was officially recognised by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). [4]

In November 2020, FITEQ was granted full membership of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). [5]

History

Teqball was invented in 2014 in Hungary by three football enthusiasts: former professional player Gábor Borsányi, sex-businessman György Gattyán, and computer scientist Viktor Huszar. [6] [7] The creative idea came from Borsányi, who used to play football on a table tennis table. The horizontal design of the table made the ball often not bounce to the players, so this game was not enjoyable. Borsányi thought that if the table were bent, the arched surface could help the ball bounce to the foot. After several years of development with Huszár, the first teqball table was made in 2014. [8]

The sport was officially presented in Budapest on 18 October, 2016, by Brazilian ex-football player Ronaldinho, one of the ambassadors of teqball.

Rules

The rules are laid out in the FITEQ's set of rules. [9]

Summary

Teqball court from the top Teqball table.png
Teqball court from the top

Playing court

The official competition size of a teqball court is a minimum of 12 metres (39 ft) wide by a minimum of 16 metres (52 ft) long by a minimum of 7 metres (23 ft) high. The court must be rectangular and marked with surrounds with a minimum height of 500 mm (20 in) and a maximum height of 1,500 mm (59 in). The Teq table is in the exact middle of the court with the net being parallel to the shorter sides’ perimeters.

Teq table

The curved table measures 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length and is 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) wide with the highest point at 0.76 m (2 ft 6 in) in the middle of the playing surface where the net with the height of 14 cm (5.5 in) is installed separating the surface into two parts. The two outer edges of the width are 56.5 cm (22.2 in) above the ground. [10]

Ball

The ball is spherical and must be made of leather or another suitable material and has a latex bladder with a butyl valve. The ball is a regular size-5 football, which has a lower pressure (between 0.3 and 0.5 atmospheres) than a normal football.

Intellectual property

Unlike equipment in traditional sports, the design of the teqball table is patented, [11] [12] so only Teqball International or others with a license from Teqball Holding SARL may legally manufacture tables. The name "teqball" itself is trademarked, [13] giving the trademark holder control over who may advertise teqball events or otherwise use the name in public. The teqball inventors view these legal restrictions as essential to their efforts to grow the sport. [14]

Competitions

Teqball World Championships

The Teqball World Championships is an annual competition organised by FITEQ since 2017.

The Teqball World Championships has both Singles and Doubles competitions as well as Mixed Doubles. The first Teqball World Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary in 2017 with more than 20 participating nations. The 2018 version of the event was held from 12 to 13 October in Reims, France with a total of 90 players participating. [15]

The 2019 Teqball World Championships took place from 6–8 December in Budapest. [16] Around 160 athletes representing 58 countries competed across singles, doubles and mixed doubles events. [17]

FITEQ has taken the decision to postpone the 2020 Teqball World Championships due to the ongoing uncertainty and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. [18]

2023 Teqball World Championships was organized outside Europe, for the first time, in Bangkok, Thailand. [19]

African Beach Games

Teqball was included in the first African Beach Games in Sal, Cape Verde on 14–23 July 2019. [20] Cameroon won the title by beating Nigeria in the final. [21]

Asian Beach Games & Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG)

As a sport that is officially recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), teqball was added to the programme for the Sanya 2020, but The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has postponed the Sanya Asian Beach Games, which was due to take place from 2–10 April 2021, as well as the Bangkok and Chonburi Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG), which was scheduled for 21–30 May 2021. The decisions were taken by the OCA Executive Board in light of the ongoing challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The OCA, the National Olympic Committee of Thailand and the AIMAG 2021 Organising Committee have agreed that the event, in which teqball will be a demonstration sport, will now be held from 10 to 20 March 2022. The OCA has noted that it will continue its consultation with the Chinese Olympic Committee and the Sanya Asian Beach Games Organising Committee to agree a new date for the 6th Asian Beach Games, where teqball is set to make its debut as a medal sport. [22]

European Games

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) announced an agreement with FITEQ that will see teqball included for the first time in the programme of the European Games in 2023. [23]

World Rankings

FITEQ has World Rankings for singles, doubles and mixed doubles, based on World Ranking points attained in official FITEQ events. FITEQ publishes regular updates to its World Rankings, which are used determine the seeding of players into tournaments. [24] Last update: 22 February 2022.[ needs update ]

Singles

PlacePlayer [25] Points
1. Flag of Hungary.svg Ádám Blázsovics41977
2. Flag of Romania.svg Györgydeák Apor38693
3. Flag of France.svg Julien Grondin26696
4. Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Izsák20719
5. Flag of Hungary.svg Csaba Bányik15798
6. Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Duszak15660
7. Flag of Poland.svg Paulina Łeżak11912
8. Flag of Serbia.svg Bogdan Marojević10380
9. Flag of France.svg Hugo Rabeux10358
10. Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Katz10192

Doubles

PlacePlayer [26] Points
1. Flag of Hungary.svg Csaba Bányik42575
2. Flag of Hungary.svg Ádám Blázsovics42049
3. Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Mitro40072
4. Flag of Romania.svg Szabolcs Ilyés38634
5. Flag of Serbia.svg Bogdan Marojević38632
6. Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Correia38530
7. Flag of Romania.svg Apor Györgydeák37772
8. Flag of the United States.svg Luka Pilic37477
9. Flag of France.svg Hugo Rabeux28877
10. Flag of France.svg Julien Grondin28877

Mixed Doubles

PlacePlayer [27] Points
1. Flag of Hungary.svg Csaba Bányik32018
1. Flag of Hungary.svg Zsanett Janicsek32018
3. Flag of Brazil.svg Vania Moraes da Cruz17008
3. Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo Lindoso de Almeida17008
5. Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Mitro15372
5. Flag of Serbia.svg Maja Umićević15372
7. Flag of Romania.svg Apor Györgydeák13944
8. Flag of Romania.svg Tünde Miklós12792
9. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukas Flaks8268
9. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iva Burvalova8268

Awards

Red Dot Design Award

ISPO Award 2015, 2016 [30]

IF Design Award 2018 – Teq Smart [31]

Hungarian Design Award 2019 – Teq Smart [32]

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