International Teqball Federation

The International Teqball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Teqball) (FITEQ) is the governing body for the sport of teqball and para teqball. FITEQ was established in March 2017 following the sport's inception in 2014.

International Teqball Federation (FITEQ)
SportTeqball
AbbreviationInternational Teqball Federation (FITEQ)
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary
PresidentGábor Borsányi
ChairmanViktor Huszár
Vice president(s)Gyuri Gattyán
Official website
www.fiteq.org

(FITEQ) is responsible for the governance and management of teqball at the international level; the development and promotion of teqball globally; the codification of the official rules and regulations of teqball; supporting the establishment of National Federations; the education and development of athletes, coaches and technical officials; sanctioning national and international competitions and events; establishing and maintaining world-ranking statistics; and the governance, management and development of para teqball.

FITEQ Board

The FITEQ Board consists of FITEQ President Gábor Borsányi[1], who is the inventor  of the sport, fellow co-founder and FITEQ Vice-President Gyuri Gattyán, teqball co-founder and FITEQ Chairman Viktor Huszár[2], General Secretary Marius Vizer Jr[3] and Board Member Jason Kirkbride.  The management team is led by Sport Director Matthew Curtain.[4]

Member Federations

List of Member Federations

There are currently 47 national teqball member federations, across five continents.

Competitions

Teqball World Championships

The annual Teqball World Championships (formerly Teqball World Cup) is the flagship teqball competition[5].

2017 Teqball World Cup

The first edition of the event took place in Budapest, Hungary in 2017.[6]

2018 Teqball World Cup

The 2018 competition was held in Reims, France with 42 nations.

2019 Teqball World Championships

The 2019 event was held in Budapest with 58 nations[7] with a total of 160 athletes. Ádám Blázsovics won gold in both the singles and doubles competitions.[8] He won the doubles gold with Csaba Bányik. The 2019 World Championships mixed doubles competition was won by Brazilian pair Natalia Guitler and Marcos Viera.[9]

Other major teqball events

Teqball events calendar

  • The African Beach Teqball Cup was held on 18 June 2019 during the 1st African Beach Games in Sal, Cape Verde.[10]
  • The Asia-Pacific Beach Cup took place in November 2019 as part of the Chinese Corporative Beach Games in Sanya.[11]
  • The inaugural Teqball Masters was held on 17-19 December 2019 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[12]
  • The Challenger Cup series began in September 2019 in Balassagyarmat, Hungary

International Partners
  • Recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in August 2018[13]
  • Recognised by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) in June 2019[14].
  • Observer of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) Observer.[15]
  • Partner of the International Testing Agency[16]

References
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  2. US</a>, <a target='_blank' href='https://www businessinsider com/author/charlie-wood/?IR=T'>Charlie Wood</a>, <a target='_blank' href='http://www businessinsider com/?IR=T'>Business Insider. "Brazilian soccer superstar Ronaldinho explains why Teqball is 'completely different' from the world's most popular sport, Business Insider - Business Insider Malaysia". www.businessinsider.my. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  3. "International Teqball Federation promotes Marius Vizer Jr. to general secretary". SportBusiness. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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  6. "Teqball World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 1549558860. Retrieved 2020-04-15. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  8. "Double delight for Blázsovics at Teqball World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  9. "Hungary dominate World Championships". 9 December 2019.
  10. "Cameroonian duo triumph as teqball demonstration event takes place at African Beach Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  11. "Ronaldinho to attend FITEQ Asia-Pacific Beach Cup as results platform launched". www.insidethegames.biz. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  12. "Puyol headlines Teqball tournament in Riyadh". Saudigazette. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  13. "International Teqball Federation officially recognised by Olympic Council of Asia". www.insidethegames.biz. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  14. "Teqball officially recognised by Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa". www.insidethegames.biz. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  15. btcom. "GAISF » FITEQ granted GAISF Observer Status". Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  16. "FITEQ signs landmark agreement with ITA for doping control". aroundtherings.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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