In Brief:
- The 24-year-old topped Group A by upsetting Japan's seventh-ranked Yuina Sakamoto 2-1 and defeating Cambodia's DY Koemyean 2-0.
- Dsouza fell 1-2 to Indonesia's Ima Sumaya in the semifinals on September 19, 2026.
- Dsouza will face Japan's Yuina Sakamoto in Sunday's playoff for India's first-ever Asian Games teqball medal.
- Dsouza holds a career-high world ranking of No. 24 in teqball while working as a test engineer for Decathlon.
Former Maharashtra state footballer Quimcy Dsouza produced a strong campaign in the women's singles teqball event at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The 24-year-old topped Group A by staging a 2-1 comeback victory over world No. 7 Yuina Sakamoto of Japan before sealing a 2-0 win against Cambodia's DY Koemyean to advance directly to the semifinals. On September 19, Dsouza lost 1-2 (12-7, 9-12, 7-12) to Indonesia's Ima Sumaya in her semifinal match, setting up a bronze-medal rematch against Sakamoto.
Dsouza took up teqball in 2022 and quickly established herself as a leading figure in the sport in India, winning seven national championships and reaching ninth place at the 2026 World Championships. Teqball—a sport combining elements of football and table tennis on a curved table—is making its official medal debut at the 2026 Asian Games. Dsouza, who works professionally as a test engineer at Decathlon, remains in contention to secure India's first-ever Asian Games podium finish in the sport across both the women's singles and mixed doubles events.
