Asian Games 2022 Men's Volleyball: The Indonesian National Team Is Much Superior Than The Philippines

Indonesian men's volleyball national team. (Photo: Instagram/@avcvolley)

JAKARTA The Indonesian men's volleyball national team will undergo the inaugural match of the 2023 Asian Games group phase against the Philippines. Garuda troops are in the position of being seeded.

The Group F preliminary clash will be held at the Deqing Sports Center Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China, Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Their duel starts at 19.00 local time or 18.00 WIB.

Indonesia and the Philippines already know each other's strengths because they often face each other at the SEA Games. This year the two teams even faced each other twice in the SEA V League.

In the two latest meetings, Indonesia successfully made a record of always winning. This result clearly puts the Red and White squad in a position that is quite superior.

Moreover, the strength that the Philippines has in this four-year event is likely not much different. If so, Indonesia could take advantage of the opportunity to gain points.

Victory against the Philippines will be very important for Indonesia. The reason is, in the second match, Hendra Kurniawan and his friends will face the strong Japanese team.

On paper, Indonesia is clearly under Japan. However, in the third match against Afghanistan, Indonesia's chances of winning were quite open.

At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, the Indonesian men's volleyball team managed to penetrate the quarter-finals and was ranked sixth in the final standings.