2 Final Matches For PON Papua Basketball Held Today

Illustration - Balinese basketball player, Ida Bagus Ananta Wisnu Putra (right) competes for a drive with North Sulawesi basketball player, Greans Chandra Bartes Tangkulung (PHOTO: PB PON XX PAPUA/Rocky Padila)

JAKARTA - The PON XX Papua basketball competition arrived on the last day of the group stage match, Wednesday, all of which were held at Mimika Sport Complex, Mimika.

Launching Antara, there were four matches from the men's sector that were held on that day, two of which were the deciding parties to qualify for the semifinals.

The first decisive match is the East Java versus Bali Pool B match starting at 13.00 WIT.

East Java and Bali, which now both have five points in the group standings, are believed to be going all out because the winner of this match is certain to accompany North Sulawesi to the top four.

North Sulawesi itself has been confirmed to advance to the semifinals as the winner of Pool B.

Meanwhile, the second semifinal match came from Pool A, namely Central Java and DKI Jakarta, which started at 15.00 WIT.

Not only vital for Central Java and DKI Jakarta, the match will also determine the fate of West Java.

West Java temporarily tops the Pool A standings with seven points from three matches after defeating South Kalimantan 83-47 on Monday, October 4.

However, the number of points has not secured their way to the semifinals because DKI Jakarta (six points) will still face Central Java (five points).

West Java with a collection of seven points will advance to the semifinals if DKI Jakarta beats Central Java. Because, if that happened, then DKI Jakarta would pocket eight points and Central Java only six points.

However, for example, if DKI Jakarta loses to Central Java, it means that the three teams have seven points. Thus, the team that advances to the semifinals is determined by the difference in points scored in accordance with the technical regulations for the 5x5 basketball PON XX Papua when there are cases of more than two teams with identical points.

The other two matches on Wednesday, namely South Kalimantan versus Banten and North Sulawesi versus Papua, have no effect on their respective statuses in the group.

South Kalimantan, Banten and Papua have been confirmed to be eliminated from PON XX Papua.

The following is the complete schedule for the XX Papua PON basketball game on Wednesday, October 6.

09.00-11.00 WIT - South Kalimantan versus Banten (Pool A)

11.00-13.00 WIT - North Sulawesi versus Papua (Pool B)

13.00-15.00 WIT - East Java versus Bali (Pool B)

15.00-17.00 WIT - Central Java versus DKI Jakarta (Pool A).