Bangkok was awarded hosting rights for this year's World Teqball Championships, making it the first city outside of Europe to stage the event.
Ronaldinho Ga?cho, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, will be in the Bangkok Arena on December 2 and 3 to participate in a gala match as well as a meet and greet for fans.
The championships are being held at two venues:
- From November 29 to December 1 at Hua Mak Arena
- December 2 and 3 at Bangkok Arena
Media who would like to attend must register for accreditation at https://www.fiteq.org/signup
The World Teqball Championships event in Bangkok is drawing a record number of players, at 214, and record number of participating countries, at 61. In addition, this year's championships are setting a record number of total matches, at 404. A record number of 126 matches will be streamed (including two gala matches), of which 24 of these will be broadcast. In addition to Australia and Oceania, every continent is being represented.
Mr. Viktor Husz?r, Chairman of FITEQ and co-founder of Teqball, says, "Although this year's World Teqball Championships have not yet started, the history books have already been re-written twice. First, with Bangkok, Thailand hosting the event as the first World Championships held outside of Europe. Second, with the record numbers of participating players and countries. With two-hundred-and-fourteen teqers representing sixty-one nations, the biggest-ever teqball world championships will start on November 28. These numbers confirm that Bangkok is one of the most attractive places in our globe, and an ideal location for our event."
World Teqball Championships 2023 Categories:
Men's Singles: 56 (Seeded Players: 8 and 12 groups of 4 -->KO32-->KO16-->QF-->SF-->Bronze-->Gold)
Women's Singles: 39 (No seeded players, 3 groups of 4 and 9 groups of 3 -->KO32-->KO16-->QF-->SF-->Bronze-->Gold)
Men's Doubles: 46 (No seeded players, 10 groups of 4 and 2 groups of 3 -->KO32-->KO16-->QF-->SF-->Bronze-->Gold)
Women's Doubles: 27 (No seeded players, 3 groups of 4 and 5 groups of 3 -->KO16-->QF-->SF-->Bronze-->Gold)
Mixed Doubles: 39 (No seeded players, 7 groups of 5 and 1 group of 4 -->KO16-->QF-->SF-->Bronze-->Gold)
The top two players will go through from the Group Stage to the Knockout Stage.
Notable competitors participating in this year's championships include:
Thai players
- Uthen Kukheaw, multiple Teqball Tour medallist
- Jutatip Kuntatong, three-time Teqball Tour winner
- Phakpong Dejaroen, two-time Teqball Tour winner
- Boonkoom Tipwong
- Suphawadi Wongkhamchan, five-time Teqball Tour winner
International players
- Csaba B?nyik, two-time world champion (HUN)
- Carolyn Greco, title holder in WS (USA)
- Apor Gyorgydeak, title holder in MS (ROU)
- Nikola Mitro & Bogdan Marojevic, three-time world champions MD and current title holders in MD (SRB)
- Adrian Duszak, multiple world champion medallist (POL)
- ?d?m Bl?zsovics, record champion with 4 titles (HUN)
- Zsanett Janicsek, two-time world champion, current title holder in WD (HUN)
- Amelie Julian, European champion silver medallist (FRA)
- Hugo Rabeux, European champion bronze medallist (FRA)
- Vania Moraes Da Cruz, two-time world champion medallist, multiple Teqball Tour winner (BRA)
- Ester Viana Mendes, multiple Teqball Tour winner (BRA)
- Leonardo Lindoso De Almedia, two-time world champion medallist, multiple Teqball Tour winner (BRA)
- Yassine Sahli, Yousef Sahli, African Beach Games winners (TUN)
- Kinga Barabasi, European champion and multiple Teqball Tour winner (ROU)
