16-Year-Old Teqball Player Upsets Former World Champion!','tags':['teqball','sports','youth athlete','world championship','Thailand']
The world-ranking teqball event "Teqball Tour - Si Racha 2026" kicked off with a bang as 16-year-old Athens Katanyu Phothong made his men's singles debut and stunned Adrian Duszak of Poland, the 2023 men's singles world champion and currently ranked No. 7 globally, by winning 2-1 sets. After losing the first set, Athens rallied to win all three group matches and topped Group E to reach the round of 16 knockout stage.','tags':['teqball','upset','world ranking','group stage','Thailand']
The Teqball Tour - Si Racha 2026 took place at Pacific Hall, Pacific Park Shopping Center in Si Racha, Chonburi Province, from 23-25 October 2026. Ninety-seven athletes from 23 countries competed across three categories: men's singles, women's singles, and mixed doubles. As host nation, Thailand fielded 18 players, including the national team members who won three gold medals at the recent Asian Games and youth wildcard entrants, all aiming for gold medals.','tags':['teqball','international competition','Chonburi','Thailand','Asian Games']
Major General Priyapat Charanpong, president of the Teqball Association of Thailand, stated that under collaboration with the International Teqball Federation, the association is organizing two international world-ranking events this year. The Teqball Tour - Si Racha 2026 is the first, with the gold medalist earning 400 world ranking points, attracting top teqball players worldwide competing fiercely, including the men's singles world No. 1, Apor Gyokidic from Romania, and the men's doubles world No. 1, Marek Pokwap from Poland.','tags':['teqball','international federation','ranking points','Major General Priyapat Charanpong']},{