Teqball records & milestones
Fact-checked records, champions and historic firsts.
Founding / Landmark Date
Sport invented in Hungary
Football-based sport played on a curved table; created by three Hungarians and combining elements of soccer and table tennis. The trio now lead FITEQ (Borsanyi president, Huszar chairman, Gattyan vice-president). · source
Gabor Borsanyi, Gyorgy Gattyan & Viktor Huszar
· 2012
Historic First
Inaugural Teqball World Championships
First World Championships (originally World Cup) held in Budapest in July 2017 with athletes from around 20 nations; same year FITEQ governing body was founded. · source
Budapest, Hungary
· 2017
First Asian women's singles world champion
Became teqball's first Asian women's singles champion (beating Rafaella Fontes in the final), making four individual women champions from four different continents. · source
Jutatip Kuntatong (Thailand)
· 2024
First Champion
First men's singles world champion
Won the inaugural singles title beating Mate Szolga in an all-Hungarian final. · source
Adam Blazsovics (Hungary)
· 2017
Most Titles (Men's Singles)
Most men's singles world titles
Blazsovics won 2017, 2019, 2021; Gyorgydeak won 2022, 2024, 2025 to equal the record. · source
Adam Blazsovics (Hungary) & Apor Gyorgydeak (Romania)
3 each · 2021 / 2025
Dominant Streak
Undefeated season as world No. 1
World No. 1 reclaimed the world singles title (beating Nikola Mitro in the final) while maintaining an undefeated 56-0 singles record across 2024. · source
Apor Gyorgydeak (Romania)
56-0 · 2024
Most Successful Nation
Most world championship gold medals
Hungary leads the all-time WTCH gold table ahead of Thailand (8) and Romania (6). · source
Hungary
9 golds · 2025
Emerging Power
Thailand women's doubles dominance
Thai pair won women's doubles three years running (2023, 2024, 2025); Kuntatong also took the 2024 women's singles title. · source
Jutatip Kuntatong & Suphawadi Wongkhamchan (Thailand)
3 straight golds · 2025
Record Versatility
First player to win medals in three categories
First player ever to medal in three different categories at a single Worlds (including singles silver), and Serbia's first individual medallist. · source
Nikola Mitro (Serbia)
3 categories · 2024
Historic First (Multi-Sport Games)
Teqball's debut at a major multi-sport games
Teqball debuted at the Krakow-Malopolska European Games as the 16th sport on the programme; Hungary topped the teqball medals with 3 golds. · source
Hungary (top nation)
16th sport added · 2023
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