PP Perbasi Targets Women's U-19 World Championship Title In 2027

Secretary General of Perbasi Nirmala Dewi (doc. Perbasi).

JAKARTA The Central Board of the Indonesian Basketball Association (PP Perbasi) has set a target to hold the Women's U-19 World Championships in 2027.

The Secretary General of PP Perbasi, Nirmala Dewi, confirmed the information in a press conference that took place at the GBK Arena, Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday, June 2, 2024, morning WIB.

He said that his party had proposed to FIBA regarding the plan. This was done with the permission of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Dito Ariotedjo, after a meeting some time ago.

"We met with the Minister of Youth and Sports at that time with FIBA and the principle was approved," said Nirmala.

The permit considers Indonesia's success when holding the 2023 FIBA World Cup. At that time, Indonesia hosted it with the Philippines and Japan.

Nirmala said that Perbasi not only wanted to be the organizer of the Women's U-19 World Championships in 2027, but also to hunt for the achievements of the event.

"Therefore, we still have time to do the scoring (player). We have started in several areas, but we have not officially opened it," he said.

So far, the Indonesian basketball parent has received several player seeds from the scoring results. The players have a posture according to the criteria so they just need to be nurtured.

Nirmala explained that the high posture of Indonesian basketball players is a problem that has been faced so far. Therefore, they need to look for tall players.

"For women's players, there are some, but I won't mention their names first. One 13-year-old player already has a height of around 180 cm and we will continue to search," he said.

The player search effort carried out by Perbasi is because Indonesia does not yet have a women's basketball league. The effort was considered not too late.

The players who are called later still have enough time to undergo a long-term training camp before the tournament.

Nirmala explained that this step had previously been proven effective for the Indonesian Women's Basketball National Team by winning a gold medal at the 2023 Cambodian SEA Games.

"At that time they had a long training camp in Surabaya, then left again for China Taipei, then left again for several cities and several countries," said Nirmala.

FIBA has yet to provide clarity regarding whether Indonesia will host the Women's U-19 World Championships in 2027.

However, Indonesia's chances of becoming the host seem quite large. You see, so far only Indonesia has volunteered to hold the event.

Perbasi plans to hold a meeting with FIBA to get certainty. This opportunity is likely to be carried out in the near future because FIBA is currently in Jakarta.