LavAni and Popsivo's First Two Final Four Tickets

BANDUNG, SATURDAY — The men's volleyball team, Jakarta LavAni Livin' Transmedia, and the women's volleyball team, Jakarta Popsivo Polwan, secured tickets to the final four. Although the regular round has not been completed, the positive trend until the fourth and fifth weeks made both teams get tickets faster.

Jakarta Popsivo Polwan became the first women's team to secure a place in the final four after defeating Bandung bjb Tandamata, Friday (7/2/2025) night. In the match held at the Jalak Harupat Sports Hall, Bandung, Popsivo won 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19).

"In the first set we lost focus, but the guys fought very hard so we could win today's important match," said Popsivo's outside hitter, Arsela Nuari.

Thanks to these positive results, Popsivo has remained undefeated since the first week. The team owned by the police has collected eight victories, four of which were achieved with a 3-0 score. Arsela Nuari Purnama and her teammates are firmly at the top of the standings with 22 points.

Although there are still four matches remaining in the next two weeks, Popsivo's perfect record up to the fifth week is enough for them to secure a ticket to the top four. Their points are difficult to catch up with by teams currently outside the top four rankings.

Last season, Popsivo also managed to advance to the final four round with Jakarta Electric PLN, Jakarta BIN, and Jakarta Pertamina Enduro. However, this team was ranked third in the final four standings so it failed to reach the final and only competed for third place.

As for Bandung bjb Tandamata, the defeat from Popsivo makes their chances of reaching the final four even more difficult. Moreover, out of seven matches, the team coached by coach Samsul Jais was only able to win twice and is in sixth place in the standings with six points.

Hopefully we will remain consistent in the next matches. (LavaAni's assistant coach, Erwin Rusni)

In the men's sector, LavAni has already secured a ticket to the final four since the fourth week, the end of January 2025. The victory over Surabaya Samator, 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-17), ensured that LavAni reaped positive results in five consecutive matches.

Their collection of 15 points at that time was already impossible to be caught by the bottom-ranked team, Jakarta Garuda Jaya, which had only collected 1 point. In the sixth match against Jakarta Garuda Jaya on Friday (7/2/2025), LavAni added to their points by securing another victory with a score of 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-17).

LavAni's outside hitter, Boy Arnes Arabi, admitted that he really enjoyed the match so that he could achieve victory. However, Boy is not satisfied because there are still two remaining matches waiting for them in the next two weeks.

LavAni's assistant coach, Erwin Rusni, said the same thing. "Hopefully we will remain consistent in the next matches," he said.

With LavAni and Popsivo already secured their spots in the final four, the other teams are battling it out for three more tickets each to the round. On Saturday (8/2/2025), the fifth week of Proliga continues with a match between Jakarta Livin’ Mandiri and Yogya Falcons.

In addition, there is also the match between Jakarta Pertamina Enduro and Gresik Petrokimia Pupuk Indonesia. In the men's sector, Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi will face Palembang Bank SumselBabel.