Teqball

Teqball is a sport that is a cross between soccer and ping pong. Blending in the need to bounce the ball off the curved Teqball table adds a lot of action so, although it has the strange soccer-like aversion to opposable thumbs, at least it isn't a wheezing bore like soccer is. 

It was developed in Hungary in 22012 and has been gaining in popularity. A summary of its rules are:

• Teqball can be played with balls used in football, with size five being official and recommended.
• Teqball can be played by two players (singles game) or by four players (doubles game).
• Teqball follows a points-based scoring format and is played over a best of three sets, with each set played until a player/team reaches 12 points.
• The final decisive set must be won by at least a two-point margin.
• Players must switch sides after each set and the time between two sets must not exceed one minute.
• In the final decisive set players/teams switch sides at 6/12/18 points reached by the leading team.
• Points are started with a service, with the player/team having two attempts to complete a successful service.
• Once the point is in play, the ball must be returned to the opponent’s side onto the table by touching it a maximum of three times (hands and arms cannot be used).
• In doubles, both players on the team must touch the ball before it is returned.
• The ball cannot be touched by the same body part consecutively.
• A player/team cannot return the ball with the same body part consecutively.
• In the case of an edgeball, the point is to be repeated.
• Players/teams change service after every four points.
• While playing, neither the table nor the opponent can be touched.