Teqball - Wikipedia

Teqball is a ball sport that is played on a curved table, combining elements of football and table tennis. Back and forth, the players hit a football with ... Teqball FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Sportplayedwithafootballoveracurvedtable TeqballNataliaGuitlersmashingtheballHighestgoverning bodyFITEQFirstplayed2014CharacteristicsContactNoTeammemberssingles,doubles,mixeddoublesTypeindoor,outdoor, beachEquipmentFootball,teqballtable Teqballisaballsportthatisplayedonacurvedtable,combiningelementsoffootballandtabletennis.Backandforth,theplayershitafootballwithanypartofthebodyexceptarmsandhands.Teqballcanbeplayedbetweentwoplayersasasinglesgame,orbetweenfourplayersasadoublesgame.ThegameisrepresentedataninternationallevelbytheInternationalFederationofTeqball(FITEQ).Anumberofworld-classfootballershavebeenattractedbythegame,andafterbeingaddedtotheprogrammesforthe2021AsianBeachGamesandthe2023EuropeanGames,thesportisnowaimingforOlympicinclusion.[1][2][3] Teqballbecametheworld’sfastestrecognisedsportinAugust2018whenitshighestgoverningbodyFITEQwasofficiallyrecognisedbytheOlympicCommitteeofAsia(OCA).InJune2019itwasofficiallyrecognisedbytheAssociationofNationalOlympicCommitteesofAfrica(ANOCA).[4] InNovember2020,FITEQwasgrantedfullmembershipoftheGlobalAssociationofInternationalSportsFederations(GAISF).[5] Contents 1History 2Rules 2.1Summary 2.2Playingcourt 2.3Teqtable 2.4Ball 3Intellectualproperty 4Competitions 4.1TeqballWorldChampionships 4.2AfricanBeachGames 4.3AsianBeachGames&AsianIndoorandMartialArtsGames(AIMAG) 4.4EuropeanGames 5WorldRankings 6Awards 7References 8Externallinks History[edit] Teqballwasinventedin2012inHungarybythreefootballenthusiasts:formerprofessionalplayerGáborBorsányi[hu];HungarianbusinessmanGyörgyGattyán;andcomputerscientistViktorHuszár.[6][7]ThecreativeideacamefromGáborBorsányi,whousedtoplayfootballonatabletennistable.Thehorizontaldesignofthetablemadetheballoftennotbouncetotheplayers,sothisgamewasnotenjoyable.Borsányithoughtthatifthetablewerebent,thearchedsurfacecouldhelptheballbouncetothefoot.AfterseveralyearsofdevelopmentwithViktorHuszár,thefirstteqballtablewasmadein2014.[8] ThesportwasofficiallypresentedinBudapest,HungaryonOctober18,2016byBrazilianfootballex-footballplayerRonaldinho,oneoftheambassadorsofteqball.Thefirstall-women'steam,BellaTeq,wasfoundedin2020byco-foundersNancyAvesyan,MargaretOsmundson,andCarolynGrecoinCalifornia.[9] Rules[edit] TherulesarelaidoutintheFITEQ'ssetofrules.[10] Summary[edit] Teqballcanbeplayedwithballsusedinfootball,withsizefivebeingofficialandrecommended. Teqballcanbeplayedbytwoplayers(singlesgame)orbyfourplayers(doublesgame). Ateqballmatchconsistsofbest-of-threesets. Eachsetisplayeduntilaplayer/teamreaches12points. Everyplayer/teamhastwoattemptstocompleteasuccessfulservice. Theplayers/teamschangeserviceaftereachfourpoints. Itisforbiddentotouchtheballwiththesamebodyparttwiceconsecutively. Itisforbiddentoreturntheballwiththesamebodyparttwiceconsecutively. Everyplayer/teamisallowedtoreturntheballwithamaximumof3touchesbyanybodypart,exceptforthehandsandarms. Indoubles,ateamhasamaximumof3touches,however,theteammatesmustpasstheballatleastoncetoeachother. Whileplaying,neitherthetablenortheopponentcanbetouched. Incaseofanedgeball,therallyshallberepeated. Teqballcourtfromthetop Playingcourt[edit] Theofficialcompetitionsizeofateqballcourtisaminimumof12metres(39 ft)widebyaminimumof16metres(52 ft)longbyaminimumof7metres(23 ft)high.Thecourtmustberectangularandmarkedwithsurroundswithaminimumheightof500 mm(20 in)andamaximumheightof1,500 mm(59 in).TheTeqtableisintheexactmiddleofthecourtwiththenetbeingparalleltotheshortersides’perimeters. Teqtable[edit] Thecurvedtablemeasures3metres(9.8 ft)inlengthandis1.7 m(5 ft7 in)widewiththehighestpointat0.76 m(2 ft6 in)inthemiddleoftheplayingsurfacewherethenetwiththeheightof14 cm(5.5 in)isinstalledseparatingthesurfaceintotwoparts.Thetwoouteredgesofthewidthare56.5 cm(22.2 in)abovetheground.[11] Ball[edit] Theballissphericalandmustbemadeofleatheroranothersuitablematerialandhasalatexbladderwithabutylvalve.Theballisaregularsized5football,whichhasalowerpressure(between0.3and0.5atmospheres)thananormalfootball. Intellectualproperty[edit] Unlikeequipmentintraditionalsports,thedesignoftheteqballtableispatented,[12][13]soonlyTeqballInternationalorotherswithalicensefromTeqballHoldingSARLmaylegallymanufacturetables.Thename"teqball"itselfistrademarked,[14]givingthetrademarkholdercontroloverwhomayadvertiseteqballeventsorotherwiseusethenameinpublic.Theteqballinventorsviewtheselegalrestrictionsasessentialtotheireffortstogrowthesport.[15] Competitions[edit] TeqballWorldChampionships[edit] TheTeqballWorldChampionshipsisanannualcompetitionorganisedbyFITEQ. TheTeqballWorldChampionshipshasbothSinglesandDoublescompetitionswithmenandwomenparticipatingtogether.ThefirstTeqballWorldChampionshipswasheldinBudapest,Hungaryin2017withmorethan20participatingnations.The2018versionoftheeventwasheldfrom12–13OctoberinReims,Francewithatotalof90playersparticipating.[16] The2019TeqballWorldChampionshipstookplacefrom6–8DecemberinBudapest.[17]Around160athletesrepresenting58countriescompetedacrosssingles,doublesandmixeddoublesevents.[18] FITEQhastakenthedecisiontopostponethe2020TeqballWorldChampionshipsduetotheongoinguncertaintyandrestrictionsrelatedtotheCOVID-19pandemic.[19] AfricanBeachGames[edit] TeqballwasincludedinthefirstAfricanBeachGamesinSal,CapeVerdeon14–23July2019.[20]CameroonwonthetitlebybeatingNigeriainthefinal.[21] AsianBeachGames&AsianIndoorandMartialArtsGames(AIMAG)[edit] AsasportthatisofficiallyrecognisedbytheOlympicCouncilofAsia(OCA),teqballwasaddedtotheprogrammefortheSanya2020,butTheOlympicCouncilofAsia(OCA)haspostponedtheSanyaAsianBeachGames,whichwasduetotakeplacefrom2–10April2021,aswellastheBangkokandChonburiAsianIndoorandMartialArtsGames(AIMAG),whichwasscheduledfor21–30May2021.ThedecisionsweretakenbytheOCAExecutiveBoardinlightoftheongoingchallengeswiththeCOVID-19pandemic. TheOCA,theNationalOlympicCommitteeofThailandandtheAIMAG2021OrganisingCommitteehaveagreedthattheevent,inwhichteqballwillbeademonstrationsport,willnowbeheldfrom10–20March2022.TheOCAhasnotedthatitwillcontinueitsconsultationwiththeChineseOlympicCommitteeandtheSanyaAsianBeachGamesOrganisingCommitteetoagreeanewdateforthe6thAsianBeachGames,whereteqballissettomakeitsdebutasamedalsport.[22] EuropeanGames[edit] TheEuropeanOlympicCommittees(EOC)announcedanagreementwithFITEQthatwillseeteqballincludedforthefirsttimeintheprogrammeoftheEuropeanGamesin2023.[23] WorldRankings[edit] FITEQhasWorldRankingsforsingles,doublesandmixeddoubles,basedonWorldRankingpointsattainedinofficialFITEQevents.FITEQpublishesregularupdatestoitsWorldRankings,whichareuseddeterminetheseedingofplayersintotournaments.[24]Lastupdatedon:7September2021 Place Singles[25] Points 1. ÁdámBlázsovics 36147 2. GyörgydeákApor 33224 3. CsabaBányik 18740 4. AdrianDuszak 19676 5. JulienGrondin 19060 6. HugoRabeux 10201 7. SzabolcsIlyés 8576 8. MartinCsereklye 9640 9. BalazsKatz 8455 10. BogdanMarojevic 8484 Place Doubles[26] Points 1. CsabaBányik 42701 2. ÁdámBlázsovics 42175 3. DennisCorreira 33322 4. LukaPilic 32269 5. SzabolcsIlyés 30507 6. FrankieDiaz 27368 7. AporGyorgydeak 26495 8. JulienGrondin 22636 9. HugoRabeux 22252 10. AndresBerriel 20984 Place MixedDoubles[27] Points 1. MarcosVieradaSilva 12747 1. NataliaGuitler 12747 3. ZsanettJanicsek 9004 3. CsabaBányik 9004 5. MajaUmicevic 6093 5. NikolaMitro 6093 7. LukasFlaks 5933 8. VaniaMoraesdaCruz 5480 8. LeonardoLindosodeAlmeida 5480 10. 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