JAKARTA The Indonesian Women's Bisbol National Team will try to catch a ticket to qualify for the 2026 World Cup when appearing in the 2025 Women's Bisbol Asian Cup in China starting this weekend.
The Garuda squad, which will compete in this important event, has just been released by the Deputy for Sports Achievement Improvement at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Surono, on Thursday, October 23, 2025, evening WIB.
Lise Gay Parapak as the Manager of the Indonesian Women's Bisbol National Team said that the team had made thorough preparations for more than a month to face the tournament above.
"If we can beat South Korea, hopefully it can penetrate the World Cup. The main target is to penetrate the World Cup," he said in Jakarta.
The Indonesian Women's Baseball national team qualified for the Asian Cup finals after winning the Qualification phase by beating India 5-4 in the final in Bangkok, Thailand, at the end of April 2025.
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Indonesia will depart with 18 athletes in China later. In detail, one Papuan athlete, four from West Java, four from Banten, five from DKI Jakarta, and four others from Bali.
"They are already together, coincidentally they were the ones who won in Thailand yesterday (Asyrapi Cup Qualification), we hope for the best results. The most important thing is to fight one heart for Indonesia," said Lise.
In the Asian Baseball Putri Cup later, the Indonesian squad will be included in Group B. Apart from South Korea, this group is also inhabited by Japan, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines.
Group A is inhabited by China Taipei, Hong Kong, China, India, Thailand. To qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Indonesia must win the top four in Hangzhou later.
Surono hopes that Indonesia can perform optimally to win tickets to the World Cup, including defeating Japan as the country that is considered the strongest in the group phase.
"With a percentage of more than 40, hopefully our team can make the best achievements. We hope that later we can advance to the World Cup," he said.
The 2025 Women's Bisbol Asian Cup will take place in Hangzhou, China, from 26 October to 2 November 2025. The Indonesian Women's Bisbol national team will depart for China on Friday, October 24, 2025.
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