JAKARTA - Satria Muda Pertamina Bandung came out as the champion of IBL All Indonesian 2025 after sweeping two matches in the best-of-three format against Dewa United Banten.
The tournament played the second game final at GOR Manahan, Solo, Central Java, on Saturday, August 30, 2025, WIB night, in the midst of Indonesia's socio-political situation which was actually still hot due to various demonstrations.
Satria Muda locked the title following a 65-55 win in the second game. Previously, in the first game which took place Thursday, August 28, 2025, in the same place, they won with a score of 76-67.
The victory over Dewa United in the second game made Satria Muda maintain a record unbeaten of a total of nine matches played in the IBL All Indonesian 2025.
In the final match, Dewa United, who faced a living-dead situation, had to struggle to rise from behind since the first quarter. Satria Muda's slick performance in the quarter left them 5-17.
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Dewa United then managed to rise in the second quarter and thinned the score to 27-28. However, Satria Muda got a winning momentum in the last five minutes of the match, starting from three points M. Sandy Ibrahim Aziz.
After that, the combination of attacks by Abraham Damar Grahita and Yudha Saputera could not be stopped by Dewa United Banten.
Abraham and Yudha scored a combined 33 points in this match. Abraham contributed 22 points, while Yudha scored 11 points. Meanwhile, Widyanta Putra Teja scored 10 points.
The second game of IBL All Indonesian 2025 takes place in the midst of a demonstration that has not been conducive in several major cities in Indonesia, including several points in Jakarta.
The peak of the demonstration occurred after the death of Affan Kurniawan who was run over by a Brimob tactical vehicle (rantis) on Thursday, August 28, 2025, in Pejompongan, Tanah Abang, Jakarta.
The death of Affan provoked the anger of demonstrators in various areas. In Jakarta, the demonstration was hot throughout Friday, August 29, 2025, until Saturday, August 30, 2025, which led to riots and looting.
This social situation made the Surabaya DBL basketball competition and the National Police Chief Cup postponed. In addition, several 2025/2026 Super League matches also shifted their schedule.
The postponed Super League matches are PSM Makassar vs Persebaya Surabaya, Persita Tangerang vs Semen Padang, and Persib Bandung vs Borneo FC. All the matches were supposed to take place on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
However, things are different from IBL All Indonesian 2025. Before the final match of the second game, IBL continued to emphasize that the match continued with tight security.
The President Director of IBL, Junas Miradiarsyah, conveyed this decision after the results of coordination with the authorities and the belief that sports is a space for togetherness as well as a symbol that unity is in the midst of the dynamics of life.
"In a situation like this, we are aware that there are many things that happen around us. Therefore, we are working closely with the authorities so that the match can continue to run safely and pay attention to the safety of all parties," Junas said on the IBL website.
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