Popsivo Record Ends, Pertamina Enduro "Final Four" Tickets

PALEMBANG, FRIDAY - The defeat of the women's volleyball team, Jakarta Popsivo Polwan, in the final week of the regular round ended their record of 10 consecutive wins in the 2025 Proliga. Meanwhile, for Jakarta Pertamina Enduro, the success of becoming the first team to defeat Jakarta Popsivo Polwan resulted in a ticket to the final four round.

Jakarta Popsivo Polwan was defeated by Pertamina Enduro with a score of 1-3 (30-32, 25-16, 25-16, 25-18) on the first day of the seventh week of Proliga 2025, Friday (21/2/2025). The loss at the PSCC Sports Hall in Palembang marked the first "blemish" for Popsivo Polwan, who had been dominant since the first week of Proliga 2025.

The 10-game winning streak was snapped. However, the ending of the streak did not mean much to Popsivo, who had enjoyed the fruits of their unwavering dominance in the previous weeks.

We need this defeat for future evaluation. I am proud of the players, in the competition every team feels defeat and victory.

Their dominance has resulted in a top position in the standings, first-round champions, and a first ticket to the last four. Coach Gerardo Daglio's team is also on the verge of becoming second-round champions.

Gerardo Daglio also chose to view the defeat as a valuable lesson for his team. "We need this defeat for future evaluation. I am proud of the players, in the competition every team feels defeat and victory," said Daglio.

Meanwhile, Pertamina Enduro coach Bulent Karslioglu was grateful that his team was able to win the important match. For Karslioglu, it was a much-needed victory for his team.

With this victory, Pertamina Enduro secured a ticket to the final four. Pertamina Enduro is in third place in the standings which cannot be shifted again by the fifth-ranked team, Gresik Petrokimia Pupuk Indonesia.

Despite losing 0-3 in the last match, Pertamina Enduro still has a better set ratio (min 1.15) than Gresik Petrokimia (max 1.09). Pertamina Enduro will face Jakarta Electric PLN on Saturday (22/2/2025) afternoon.

Although nothing has been decided, Pertamina Enduro is still targeting victory. "We still want to play perfectly," he said.

Pertamina Enduro's outside hitter, Junaida Santi, said that her team's success in winning was inseparable from their good and compact game. Junaida herself performed brilliantly by scoring the highest points (28).

In last season's Proliga, Pertamina Enduro also managed to break into the top four. However, they failed to advance to the final after only winning once in the first match against Jakarta BIN.

During the fight for third place, Pertamina Enduro lost to Popsivo Polwan. They were forced to settle for third place after losing with a score of 1-3 (18-25, 25-23, 16-25, 13-25).

Pertamina Enduro has been participating in the Proliga competition since the 2012 season. The team, which was once known as Jakarta Pertamina Energi Putri and Jakarta Pertamina Fastron, has tasted the Proliga title twice. The success was achieved in the 2014 and 2018 seasons.