Teqball as a sport
Short description:
Teqball is a football-based sport, played on a specially-curved table, which is attracting a new generation of athletes. The sport, which was created in Hungary in 2012 by three Hungarian, Gábor Borsányi, György Gattyán and Viktor Huszar. The governing body of Teqball is the International Teqball Federation (FITEQ) having 150 national sports federations all over the world. It is a truly gender-equitable game, as the rules define that Teqball shall be played between two (singles) or four players (doubles), irrespective of gender. The sport follows a points-based scoring format and can be played on various surfaces such as sand, acrylic or indoors. Teqball allows players a maximum of three touches before returning the ball to the opponent, so if you can juggle a football three times, you will excel at Teqball as well. Teqball is the purest use of a football, with the rule of no physical contact allowed between the players, or between the players and the table, helping eliminate the risk of impact injuries. Today, Teqball is officially one of the world's fastest growing sports and is used daily by world-class football teams and star players. Its main goal is to one day become an Olympic sport.