JAKARTA - The Central Management of the Indonesian Volleyball Association (PP PBVSI) has set a target for the Indonesian women's volleyball national team (Timnas) to come out as runners-up in the 2026 SEA V League which will take place at the end of this month to early August.
The Indonesian women's volleyball team, which will compete in the competition, was released by the General Chairman of the PP PBVSI Imam Sudjarwo at the Kunarto Police General Volleyball Training Center, Sentul, Bogor, West Java, on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
After directly leading the release of the squad under Marcos Sugiyama, Imam Sudjarwo said that Syelomitha Avrilaviza Injilia Wongkar and her friends had the ability to meet their targets in the event.
"Our target for the SEA V League is runner-up. With this high target, hopefully they can play by exerting all their abilities, energy, and also their minds," he told the media after the team's release.
The first leg of the SEA V League 2026 will take place in Vietnam from July 31 to August 2, 2026 and the second leg will be held in Thailand on August 7-9, 2026. Before appearing in the event, Syelomitha and colleagues first played three invitation matches against the South Korean senior national team.
Imam said that the Indonesian women's volleyball national team should be able to talk a lot after being able to perform amazingly at the 2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Cup and finish in fifth place by defeating Australia 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 26-24).
"We saw that the time the children played in the AVC Cup was very extraordinary and then added to the training again after returning from the competition so I tried to map it out and dared to set a high target for the runner-up," he said.
Indonesia is expected to overcome Vietnam and the Philippines in the 2026 SEA V League. Meanwhile, Thailand is still a tough opponent because it is likely to reduce their best strength as in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL).
Marcos Sugiyama who served as coach is also confident with the composition of the players. He said that the players who were called had understood each other so that it didn't take time to establish unity again.
"We have a better rhythm of play, communication between players on the field is also increasingly intertwined, and the game plan we prepared went very well. Therefore, the players are very satisfied with the process we have gone through," he said.
Tisya Amallya Putri as the team captain is also quite confident in the strength of the squad she leads. She said that they must perform without burden in every match to be able to achieve the best results.
"We shouldn't perform under pressure. I'm talking to my friends to enjoy so that they can show their best game. With the preparation we have, we try to compete for the best result," he said.
Indonesia women's volleyball national team squad for the 2026 SEA V Cup:
- Setter: - Arneta Putri Amelian- Tisya Amallya Putri
Opposite:- Syelomitha Avrilaviza Injilia Wongkar- Arsela Nuari Purnama
Outside Hitter: - Azzahra Dwi Febyane, - Medi Yoku- Ersandrina Devega- Venisa Dwi Oktaviani- Putri Nur Hidayanti Agustin
Middle blocker: - Chelsa Berliana Nurtomo- Maradanti Namira Tegariana- Geofanny Eka Cahyaningtyas
Libero: - Indah Guretno- Fajriahni Ema Herawati
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