BOGOR - The friendly match titled Padel Battle Black Cats vs Bogor City Government Team took place at Dream Padel, Friday (19/6/2026) evening. The match which brings together elements of local government, business actors, sports figures, and communities is competitive but still in a friendly atmosphere.
The Bogor City Government team came down with its best strength led by the Bogor City Regional Secretary Denny Mulyadi, along with Eko Prabowo, Boris Derurasman, Hanafi, Anang Yusuf, Ari Syarifudin, Muhamad Haris, Dheri Wiriadirama, and Atia and Rendra, Sarah from PDAM Bogor City and Ian Mulyana Perumda Pasar Pakuan Jaya.
Meanwhile, the Black Cats team is strengthened by a number of sports, organizations, and business figures, including Untung Kurniadi, a senior journalist who is also the chairman of the Bogor City Golf Association (PGI), Fahmy from BRI Suryakencana, Reflianosa Ibrahim chairman of the Kahmi Entrepreneurs Association (HIPKA) Bogor, Akhmad Hidayatullah alias Daday, Caesario and Yorry from HIPMI Bogor, Beninu Argoebie and Heri Cahyono, members of the Bogor City DPRD, Rivaldi Surya Pratama from Pancasila Youth, KDF Sundanese culturalist, Bagus Maulana chairman of the Bogor City Chamber of Commerce 2024-2026, Ivan from HJI Club, and Sarah from the Bogor City PGI.
The match format is unique and challenging. All participants are divided into seven pairs, with each pair playing three matches against opponents who are shuffled through the app. The team with the highest accumulated points at the end of the game is declared the winner.
At the start of the match, the Black Cats were dominant. The duet of Caesario-Yorry and the pair of Ivan-Sarah and Beninu-Rivaldi managed to contribute to a winning streak that gave the Black Cats an advantage in points.
However, the advantage did not last long. The Bogor City Government team rose through the solid game of the Boris-Hanafi pair and the Rendra-Atia and Dheri-Haris duet successfully turned the tide and led their team to the standings.
Entering the second half of the match, the mainstay pair of Black Cats, Untung Kurniadi-Fahmy, tried to catch up. But they got a fierce resistance from the pair of Denny Mulyadi-Eko Prabowo. The match ended in a draw 2-2 and made the competition for the title more open.
The peak of the match occurred in the last session when the City Government Team made changes to the composition of the players. The duet of Rendra-Hanafi was furious and deadly. They played aggressively and almost flawlessly until they managed to conquer the pair of Reflianosa Ibrahim-Daday with a landslide score of 3-1.
The victory ensured the Bogor City Government Team collected the highest points and emerged as the winner of the Dream Padel 2026 Friendship Padel Battle.
Chairman of the Bogor City KONI, Dedy Sumarna, welcomed the implementation of this activity. According to him, padel sports are an effective means to strengthen mutual relations as well as build a healthy life spirit among the people and stakeholders of Bogor City.
Meanwhile, the Regional Secretary of the City of Bogor, Denny Mulyadi, expressed his support for the development of the sports community in the City of Bogor because it was able to create new economic activities and strengthen the social network of the community.
"Sports communities such as padel can be one of the drivers of the regional economy. However, specifically for the State Civil Apparatus, sports activities must be carried out carefully in terms of time and carried out on holidays or outside working hours so as not to interfere with services to the community," said Denny.
The friendly match was closed with a group photo of all participants, emphasizing that victory is not the main goal, but rather strengthening collaboration, friendship, and the spirit of sports in Bogor City.
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