Teqball is a relatively new sport in Vietnam, combining elements of football, sepak takraw, and table tennis, played on a distinctive curved table surface.
Ho Chi Minh City is a developing locality for Teqball, attracting a large number of participants. This sport has gained great popularity thanks to its beautiful techniques, high entertainment value, and intense competition.
Over the past year, tournaments and professional training courses equipped with training equipment have contributed to the widespread development of Teqball throughout Ho Chi Minh City. This demonstrates the efforts of the Ho Chi Minh City Sports Department in developing the sport of Teqball.
With a long-term vision and a well-structured professional support system, Teqball Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Vietnam in general are gradually building a solid foundation to expand into the region and internationally. This is also the basis for Vietnamese Teqball's preparation for the 33rd SEA Games.
In mid-2024, the Ho Chi Minh City Sports Department conducted a study tour to Hungary and Spain, countries with some of the most developed Teqball movements in the world .
Subsequently, Ho Chi Minh City successfully hosted the Teqball World Championship at the end of 2024, attracting 221 athletes from 95 countries and territories, with a total of 301 matches.
Despite participating for the first time, the Vietnamese Teqball team competed in all events, including men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
Although they couldn't advance further, the Vietnamese athletes had a valuable tournament. Competing and facing top-tier opponents from around the world helped them gain experience and skills to develop their professional abilities in the future.
At the end of June this year, the first ever Ho Chi Minh City Teqball Championship was held, attracting the participation of over 100 athletes from 12 different organizations.
This tournament also served as a basis for Teqball Ho Chi Minh City to select and form a national team of 10 athletes (5 men and 5 women) and 3 coaches to train in Hungary.
Following this, an advanced training program for athletes and coaches of the Ho Chi Minh City Teqball team (the core of the national team) took place in Ho Chi Minh City, with instruction from experts from the World Teqball Federation. This was an in-depth activity covering technical and tactical training for athletes and enhancing the capabilities of Vietnamese coaches.
According to Coach Le Thanh Tung of the Vietnamese Teqball team, ahead of the 33rd SEA Games, the coaching staff will select 10 athletes for the official squad to participate in the Games. These athletes will include members who participated in the 2024 World Teqball Championship , as well as those selected from the recently concluded 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Teqball Championship.
Most of the team's athletes come from sepak takraw, kickball, and football, so the players already have a good foundation and adapt to Teqball very quickly. Over the past period, the team has been actively training to prepare and will strive to perform well in their first ever SEA Games appearance.
At this tournament, Teqball will feature the following events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
It is very difficult for countries in the region to compete for gold medals with Thailand because they are the leading country in the world in terms of Teqball development (at the 2024 World Championships, Thailand topped the overall standings by winning the championship in 4 out of 5 events: women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles). Therefore, the goal of Vietnamese Teqball is to compete to the best of their ability and strive for medals.
The 33rd SEA Games will not only be a simple tournament, but also a significant milestone marking the official presence of Vietnamese Tepball on the regional stage. If successful, this will be the foundation for the sport to develop widely in the country, attracting more young athletes and receiving more systematic investment.
With thorough preparation, determination, and the support of fans, Vietnamese Tepball can absolutely dream of a memorable journey at the 33rd SEA Games.
Regardless of the final outcome, simply participating and giving their best is a significant step forward, demonstrating Vietnam's aspiration to excel in a new but promising sport .
Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/no-luc-cho-lan-dau-tien-184286.html
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