08 Aug 2023

FITEQ agrees to two-year deal with MONO Next

With the upcoming FITEQ Teqball Tour event in Koh Samui, Thailand, a new partnership begins between Teqball’s governing body and MONO Next, the media and technology company.

With the upcoming FITEQ Teqball Tour event in Koh Samui, Thailand, a new partnership begins between Teqball’s governing body and MONO Next, the media and technology company.

Teqball and Mono29 share a lot in common as the TV channel was launched almost a decade ago, and since then, they have skyrocketed just like our beloved sport.

Mr. Patompong Sirachairat, Chief Executive Officer of Mono Group, revealed that "this collaboration with FITEQ is a significant step in elevating the accessibility of Teqball in Thailand's sports scene and propelling Teqball into a popular sport among athletes and enthusiasts worldwide." MONO supports the media by live broadcasting the matches through the MONOMAX platform from August 10th to 13th, in additionally on Sunday, August 13th, the 3BB Sports One channel via the 3BB GIGATV will also broadcast the championship matches.

MONO and FITEQ intend to cultivate a long-term relationship to strengthen Teqball's foundation in Thailand. MONO believes Thailand has the potential to become a hub for Teqball in Asia. The country has the ability to develop and improve skilled athletes, which would bring a unique flavour to the game.

“I see a great deal in this partnership with Mono, as we are working on expanding this partnership further through other forms of collaborations, such as joint creation of Teqball-related programs, press coverage around the Thai national team at tournaments, working with Teqball influencers and the national team to promote the sport in Thailand further. There is potentially a possibility that Thailand could be the Home of Teqball in Asia.”- said Raphael Chen, Head of Partnerships.

“Another huge step for FITEQ shows how people connect worldwide to Teqball. More and more TV deals mean a bigger audience and more youngsters to be teqers. Mono is one of Thailand’s biggest TV and video on-demand services which brings Teqball matches even from the group stage to millions of Thai homes.” – highlighted Gábor Felegyi, Commercial & Event Director of FITEQ.

In the two-year deal the finals of Teqball Tour will be broadcasted delayed or live on MonoMax and 3BB Sports One, while on MonoMax, Mono group’s streaming platform every game can be followed live.