OSAKA - Teqball, a sport combining elements of soccer and table tennis, will make its Asian Games debut when the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games open in September, giving Japan's players a major opportunity to raise the profile of a discipline that has so far attracted relatively little attention domestically. The sport is played using a soccer ball and a curved table, with competitors relying on ball control and technique rather than the extensive running required in conventional soccer. Another player, who is 40, said one attraction of teqball is that it can be played seriously even at an age when many soccer players have already retired. Japan's representatives also hope success at the Asian Games will help expand awareness of teqball at home. One competitor said the immediate objective at the Asian Games is clear: to win the championship and finish first.