India’s Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza is just a win away from securing a historic medal for the country in Teqball after marching into the women’s singles semifinals at the Asian Games here on Friday.
Making her Asian Games debut, Quimcy stunned top-seeded Yuina Sakamoto of Japan 2-1 (10-12 12-11 13-11) in her opening Group A match that lasted 43 minutes at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center.
The young Indian carried the momentum into her second group match and defeated Cambodia’s Koemyean DY 2-0 (12-9 12-7) in 24 minutes to top her group and qualify for the semifinals.
Quimcy got a bye in the quarterfinals by virtue of topping her group.
She will take on Indonesia’s Sumaya in the semifinals on Saturday and a win will ensure the first-ever medal for India in Teqball, one of the six sports making its debut at the continental showpiece.
If the 24-year-old Indian loses in the last four match, she will have another shot at a medal through the bronze medal play-off tie.
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