Have you ever heard of Teqball? It is a new sport created a few years ago in Hungary, which mixes soccer and table tennis and is played on a curved table.

It sounds crazy, but in countries like the United States it is gaining momentum, with a thousand professional players and 500,000 amateurs, and its promoters have already begun the long road to include it as an to include it among the Olympic sports.. In Chile, in any case, the sport is officially recognized and has a federation. (see here) that is in full campaign to recruit players.

What is Teqball about? Teqball is played with a curved table measuring 3 by 1.7 meters, with its highest point (76 centimeters) in the center of the table. A typical No. 5 soccer ball is used, but with less pressure. The players, two in singles and four in doubles, can touch the ball with any part of the body except the arms and hands, as in soccer. The sport was officially presented in Budapest in late 2016 by former Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho.

The take-off of Teqball-in 2020 the International Teqball Federation was integrated into the Global Association of International Sports Federations.-reflects the ability of social media to popularize ideas that might initially be niche. The fun of Teqball is that it has caught the attention of the world's soccer stars. Want to see Lionel Messi playing Teqball?