{"id":1038396,"date":"2018-06-17T00:37:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T04:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/?p=1038396"},"modified":"2018-06-17T00:37:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T04:37:19","slug":"teqball-the-hungarian-football-ping-pong-hybrid-sweeping-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/teqball-the-hungarian-football-ping-pong-hybrid-sweeping-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Teqball: The Hungarian, Football-Ping Pong Hybrid Sweeping the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20320002_85634579566ceb9db7ed611d829225ec_x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1038397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20320002_85634579566ceb9db7ed611d829225ec_x.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20320002_85634579566ceb9db7ed611d829225ec_x.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20320002_85634579566ceb9db7ed611d829225ec_x-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20320002_85634579566ceb9db7ed611d829225ec_x-600x378.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teqball,\u00a0a new football-based sport invented by Hungarians, has made it to the Football World Cup in Russia, as the Brazilian team, who are using the game as part of their training regime, have brought it to the tournament with them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time the Hungarian invention, developed by two Hungarian football fanatics, former professional player\u00a0G\u00e1bor Bors\u00e1nyi and computer scientist Viktor Husz\u00e1r, has received international recognition. Last week,\u00a0Prince Albert II of Monaco tried the game in his palace: together with Teqball ambassador William Gallas, who plays for both the French national team and Chelsea, the His Serene Highness played against the Hungarian inventors.<\/p>\n<p>Nor was he the only famous individual connect with the new game: in 2016, Brazilian superstar footballer (and former Teqball ambassador) Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, better known as Ronaldinho,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/brazilian-football-icon-ronaldinho-arrives-budapest-promote-hungarian-sport-invention-teqball-92617\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrived in Hungary<\/a>\u00a0to popularize the sport and film a commercial for the Hungarian company.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you can watch a previous \u201cAll-Star\u201d event in Monaco, where brand ambassadors\u00a0Lu\u00eds Figo and Sim\u00e3o Sabrosa played against William Gallas and\u00a0Christian Karembeu:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_72581\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QOcOTP82_qc?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QOcOTP82_qc\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Teqball, the name for both the multifunctional sport equipment and the new, football-based sport played on it, looks like a curved\u00a0ping-pong table at first sight; however, it can be used in much more ways than one may think.\u00a0According to the game\u2019s official website, it\u00a0is a training tool for both professionals and amateurs to develop their technical, concentration skills, and stamina. For this reason, several professional clubs have already incorporated the use of teqball into their workout regimes, as well as three national football federations: the Brazilian, Croatian and of course the Hungarian.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you can watch Neymar, Dani Alves, Philippe Coutinho and Gabriel Jesus take time out of Brazil national team training with a game of Teqball:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_86890\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0PbjBZOf5U?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/e0PbjBZOf5U\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And be sure to check out our article on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/best-of-budapest-61-places-to-watch-the-football-world-cup-in-the-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best places to watch the World Cup in Budapest<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 some of the places even have Teqball, so you can try it out for yourself as well.<\/p>\n<p><em>via teqball.com, index.hu \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/teqball-the-hungarian-football-ping-pong-hybrid-sweeping-the-world-cup\/\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>featured image: Hannah Mckay \/ Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20320002_85634579566ceb9db7ed611d829225ec_x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1038397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20320002_85634579566ceb9db7ed611d829225ec_x.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20320002_85634579566ceb9db7ed611d829225ec_x.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20320002_85634579566ceb9db7ed611d829225ec_x-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20320002_85634579566ceb9db7ed611d829225ec_x-600x378.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teqball,\u00a0a new football-based sport invented by Hungarians, has made it to the Football World Cup in Russia, as the Brazilian team, who are using the game as part of their training regime, have brought it to the tournament with them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time the Hungarian invention, developed by two Hungarian football fanatics, former professional player\u00a0G\u00e1bor Bors\u00e1nyi and computer scientist Viktor Husz\u00e1r, has received international recognition. Last week,\u00a0Prince Albert II of Monaco tried the game in his palace: together with Teqball ambassador William Gallas, who plays for both the French national team and Chelsea, the His Serene Highness played against the Hungarian inventors.<\/p>\n<p>Nor was he the only famous individual connect with the new game: in 2016, Brazilian superstar footballer (and former Teqball ambassador) Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, better known as Ronaldinho,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/brazilian-football-icon-ronaldinho-arrives-budapest-promote-hungarian-sport-invention-teqball-92617\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrived in Hungary<\/a>\u00a0to popularize the sport and film a commercial for the Hungarian company.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you can watch a previous \u201cAll-Star\u201d event in Monaco, where brand ambassadors\u00a0Lu\u00eds Figo and Sim\u00e3o Sabrosa played against William Gallas and\u00a0Christian Karembeu:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/QOcOTP82_qc<\/p>\n<p>Teqball, the name for both the multifunctional sport equipment and the new, football-based sport played on it, looks like a curved\u00a0ping-pong table at first sight; however, it can be used in much more ways than one may think.\u00a0According to the game\u2019s official website, it\u00a0is a training tool for both professionals and amateurs to develop their technical, concentration skills, and stamina. For this reason, several professional clubs have already incorporated the use of teqball into their workout regimes, as well as three national football federations: the Brazilian, Croatian and of course the Hungarian.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you can watch Neymar, Dani Alves, Philippe Coutinho and Gabriel Jesus take time out of Brazil national team training with a game of Teqball:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/e0PbjBZOf5U<\/p>\n<p>And be sure to check out our article on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/best-of-budapest-61-places-to-watch-the-football-world-cup-in-the-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best places to watch the World Cup in Budapest<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 some of the places even have Teqball, so you can try it out for yourself as well.<\/p>\n<p><em>via teqball.com, index.hu \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/teqball-the-hungarian-football-ping-pong-hybrid-sweeping-the-world-cup\/\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>featured image: Hannah Mckay \/ Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1038397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1038396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Teqball: The Hungarian, Football-Ping Pong Hybrid Sweeping the World Cup &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/teqball-the-hungarian-football-ping-pong-hybrid-sweeping-the-world-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Teqball: The Hungarian, Football-Ping Pong Hybrid Sweeping the World Cup &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Teqball,\u00a0a new football-based sport invented by Hungarians, has made it to the Football World Cup in Russia, as the Brazilian team, who are using the game as part of their training regime, have brought it to the tournament with them.\u00a0\u00a0  This is not the first time the Hungarian invention, developed by two Hungarian football fanatics, former professional player\u00a0G\u00e1bor Bors\u00e1nyi and computer scientist Viktor Husz\u00e1r, has received international recognition. Last week,\u00a0Prince Albert II of Monaco tried the game in his palace: together with Teqball ambassador William Gallas, who plays for both the French national team and Chelsea, the His Serene Highness played against the Hungarian inventors.  Nor was he the only famous individual connect with the new game: in 2016, Brazilian superstar footballer (and former Teqball ambassador) Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, better known as Ronaldinho,\u00a0arrived in Hungary\u00a0to popularize the sport and film a commercial for the Hungarian company.  Below, you can watch a previous \u201cAll-Star\u201d event in Monaco, where brand ambassadors\u00a0Lu\u00eds Figo and Sim\u00e3o Sabrosa played against William Gallas and\u00a0Christian Karembeu:  https:\/\/youtu.be\/QOcOTP82_qc  Teqball, the name for both the multifunctional sport equipment and the new, football-based sport played on it, looks like a curved\u00a0ping-pong table at first sight; however, it can be used in much more ways than one may think.\u00a0According to the game\u2019s official website, it\u00a0is a training tool for both professionals and amateurs to develop their technical, concentration skills, and stamina. For this reason, several professional clubs have already incorporated the use of teqball into their workout regimes, as well as three national football federations: the Brazilian, Croatian and of course the Hungarian.  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