# Quimcy Dsouza loses bronze in teqball singles and mixed doubles

2026-09-20T03:44:50+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 5 independent outlets

India's Quimcy Dsouza lost the women's singles teqball bronze medal match 0-2 to Japan's Yuina Sakamoto at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Saturday, with both sets ending 12-11. Minutes later, Dsouza and partner Mohamed Anas Beg also lost their mixed doubles bronze medal clash 0-2 to Vietnam, capping a double setback. Dsouza, who beat Sakamoto in the group stage, had set point in the first game and a 10-8 lead in the second but could not close out either set. She saved a match point with a winner before committing a foul that handed Sakamoto the match. The 24-year-old, a seven-time national champion who works as a test engineer at Decathlon in Bengaluru, had earlier lost her singles semifinal to Indonesia's Sumaya 1-2. Teqball made its Asian Games debut at the 20th edition. The non-contact sport, which combines football and table tennis, is played on a curved table.

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## Coverage

- timesnownews.com (sensationalist) <https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/heartbreak-in-nagoya-quimcy-dsouza-denied-historic-teqball-bronze-article-156189576>
  Leads with the emotional angle of heartbreak and historic run, framing the fourth-place finish as dramatic
- economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/other-sports/quimcy-narrowly-misses-bronze-in-teqball/articleshow/134362844.cms>
  Straight match report focusing on the narrow scoreline and the fightback without emotional framing
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2026/quimcy-dsouzas-asian-games-heartbreak-indian-teqball-star-falls-short-twice-by-a-point-for-bronze/articleshow/134362746.cms>
  Neutral match report with detail on set rules and the backstory, no editorialising
- hindustantimes.com (sensationalist) <https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/asian-games-quimcy-dsouzas-teqball-way-falls-just-short-of-a-medal-101789872753881.html>
  Frames the result as a double heartbreak with focus on the physical toll and injury
- hindustantimes.com (sensationalist) <https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/quimcy-narrowly-misses-bronze-as-india-suffer-double-heartbreak-in-teqball-101789872142885.html>
  Frames the result as a double heartbreak with focus on the physical toll and injury
- newindianexpress.com (neutral report) <https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/sports-news/2026/Sep/20/asian-games-2026-quimcy-misses-womens-singles-bronze-in-teqball-after-defeat-to-japans-sakamoto>
  Concise report stating the loss and the upcoming mixed doubles bronze match

Tags: Asian Games, Nagoya, Quimcy Dsouza, Teqball, Yuina Sakamoto
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