Volleyball News: The victory of the Indonesian Men’s National Volleyball Team in the Match to Determine the Fruit of Success in the 2026 SEA V-Cup!
The Indonesian Men’s National Volleyball Team performed brilliantly at the Jakarta International Velodrome, Rawamangun, by beating Cambodia 3-1 in the race for third place in SEA V-Cup 2026 Leg 2. Despite achieving this important victory, Indonesia’s position in the world ranking remains stuck at 44th position, according to the latest FIVB release.
Last week, precisely on July 26 2026, Indonesia’s struggle in this tournament stopped in the semifinals after losing to Vietnam. In this tight match, the Indonesian volleyball player had to accept a 4.85 point drop, before finally recovering with a win over Cambodia, giving an additional 1.26 points. In the final, an exciting match brought together Thailand and Vietnam.
This victory over Cambodia was also an important note for Hendra Kurniawan and his colleagues, considering that from four meetings, the Indonesian National Team recorded three wins in the SEA V-Cup 2026 Leg 2. In the match against Cambodia, the coach’s team made several changes to the starting line-up, by including Luvi Febrian Nugraha, Sigit Ardian, and Tedi Oka Syahputra from the start. Fauzan Nibras is again trusted to fill the opposite position.
The start of the match in the first set presented tension as both teams chased each other for points until arriving at 16-15 in the second technical time out. After the break, Indonesia showed consistent performance and walked away with a 25-18 win.
In the second set, control changed when Cambodia took the lead by 12-19 after the first break, forcing Indonesia to surrender 19-25. However, the enthusiasm of the Indonesian players flared again in the third set, winning 8-5 at the start and continuing to dominate until 16-9 after the break. Indonesia finally closed this set with a score of 25-20.
The fourth set presented another tight duel. Cambodia took the lead at the start, but Alfin Daniel impressed with three service aces, which put Indonesia back in front 12-10, although Cambodia took the lead again. After the resistance forced the score to stay at 24-24, Indonesia secured victory with a final score of 26-24 in the deciding set.
With this result, Indonesia confirmed itself as third place in the SEA V-Cup 2026 Leg 2. Even though Indonesia’s world ranking remains at 44, the performance shown gives bright hope for the team’s future. (mad)
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