In a tight 1‑2 showdown, Quimcy Dsouza fell to Indonesia’s Ima Sumaya, who clinched the decisive set 12‑7 to secure a spot in the final.
Quimcy opened strong, taking the first set 12‑7, but Sumaya rebounded in the second, turning a 10‑12 deficit into a 12‑9 win and forcing a third.
Sportswriter Rahul Sharma called the match a rollercoaster, noting Quimcy’s 4‑0 rally in the third set was undone when Sumaya re‑established control with a 12‑7 decider.
The Indian will now battle Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto for bronze; a win would make Quimcy the first Indian to medal in Teqball’s Asian Games debut.
From a 13‑year‑old middle‑distance runner to a Teqball trailblazer, Quimcy has already secured seven national titles and a ninth‑place finish at the World Championships.
The bronze showdown kicks off at 2:00 pm on Sunday, and the stakes are clear: bronze or nothing.