SEABA CHAMPIONS CUP 2007
JAKARTA INDONESIA
JAKARTA INDONESIA
12-20 May 2007
1. GENERAL
1.1. Indonesia has the privilege to inaugural SEABA 2007 events. It was pitched right in the home of the newly elected SEABA President Mr. Erick Thohir in Jakarta city.
1.2. This is the first time that a major event of SEABA is held in Indonesia. It needs be emphasized that this event is truly significant as to qualify only the champion for the 18th FIBA Asia Champions Cup which will be held from 12-20 May 2007 in Tehran Iran.
1.3. Wide publicity and advertisement including TV coverage were deployed to welcome the sport event. Fine sunny weather greeted the athletes throughout the season. Of course the massive traffic congestion, typical of Jakarta city was amazing.
1.4. The program for the occasion was well planned and executed. It was graced with the present of the Ministry for Youth and Sport Mr. Adhyaksa Dault who officiated the opening ceremony. Also present was the President of the Olympic Committee Indonesia Ibu Rita Subowo and President IBA Ibu Noviantika Nasution. The closing ceremony was officiated by Mr. Muhammad Lutfi, Kepala BKPM from Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board, amidst a simple ceremony accompanied by the performance by young dancers to the delights of the spectators.
2. PARTICIPATION
2.1. Invitation to participate was open to all the 10 members of SEABA. At the closing date for entry 5 federations that confirmed to participate were; Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam and host Indonesia. Thailand withdrew from participation due to the clash with its national program.
3. COMPETITION SYSTEM
3.1. Since there were only 4 teams participation, competition system as stipulated in the FIBA Asia constitution governing the competition was adopted. A round robin was played among the 4 teams and a final match for the 2 top teams to decide the champion. The position of the other 2 teams in the preliminary round remained.
3.2. Competition schedule was prepared accordingly and distributed to all parties concerned. Details as per the Annex attached.
4. COMPETITION VENUE
4.1 The stadium. Britama Arena, situated in Kelapa Gading (North Jakarta) was chosen to pitch the competition. It belongs to the Mahaka Club and owned by the humble SEABA president himself Mr. Erick Thohir. Being fully air-conditioned with a seating capacity is about 5000 spectators. A good architectural design with the commercial business amenities including a supermarket. The headquarters of Mahaka Club is located at the second floor of the arena.
4.2 The arena. The court has full specifications with a well maintained Taraflex flooring material. Only basketball lines were drawn and the perimeter was well decorated with the advertising boards.
4.3 Basket Supports. The hydra-ribs branded Schedule heavy duty system with base-plates of 2 meters from end lines provided good service
4.4 24 second clock mounted on the basket supports, were well maintained. The device functioned faultlessly without hiccup.
4.5 Two big electronic scoreboards were mounted on the walls on both sides of the court. They were fully operational without any problem and designed with all the required datas for basketball. However the devices used for the score table could be something better to enhance the system.
5. TEAM MANAGERS MEETING
5.1 The meeting was held at the Grand Cempaka Hotel meeting room on 9 April 2007 at 2030 hours. Dato’ Yeoh Choo Hock chaired the meeting to coordinate the events of the championship. Matters were conducted as per the agenda provided
5.2 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
(a) President : Dato’ Yeoh Choo Hock (Sec-Gen SEABA)
(b) Member (host) : Mrs. Novantika Nasution (President of IBA)
(c) Member (coopted) : Col. Lee Kak Kuan (Technical Director, FIBA ASIA)
5.3 Jury of Appeal
(a) President : Mr. Erick Thohir (President SEABA)
Members Alternates
(b) Malaysia - Philippines
(c)Indonesia - Vietnam
5.4 COMMISSIONERS
(a) Col. Lee Kak Kuan ( FIBA ASIA )
(b) Mr. Zainul Hilal ( Host Country )
5.5 NEUTRAL REFEREE
(a) Mr. Yeung Ying Wai ( HONG KONG CHINA)
5.6 FIBA Internal regulations governing the status of player and basketball nationality was highlighted. The agenda also included the duties of participating teams and penalty for refusing to play etc.
5.7 Confirmed team list as per the annex attached.
6. TECHNICAL OFFICIALS AND REFEREES MEETING
6.1 The meeting was held immediately after the team managers meeting at the same venue at 2130 hours. FIBA ASIA Secretary General chaired the meeting and Matters were discussed as per the agenda.
6.2 By SEABA ruling all teams must have an accompanied FIBA referees. It was well responded except Vietnam did not provide the referee. The total referees for the championship was 6 including a neutral referee and referees from the host. The list of referees and the record of assignment as per the annex attached.
7. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD
7.1 Two good rating hotels were selected to house all the officials and participating teams as given below. Full hotel facilities were provided with food of changing varieties were served on buffet system. No complaint on the quality or quantity was reported on the food served. The organizer tried it’s best to solve any problem raised.
7.2 Grand Cempaka Hotel. FIBA Asia officials were housed here together with the commissioners, and referees.
7.3 Alia Cikini hotel. It was chosen as the game village for the participating teams
8. TRANSPORTS
8.1 Transportation for the officials and the athletes formed an integral part of good organization. Tour buses were catered to ferry the team whereas limousines and MVP were provisioned for FIBA Asia Officials. It took about 30-60 minutes from the hotel to the competition venue, depending on the heavy traffic situation. LOC Staff ensured the smooth transporting system and no complaint was reported.
9. WELCOME DINNER
9.1 An official dinner to welcome all the officials and players of participating teams were held at the Ballroom Grand Cempaka Hotels on 12 April 2007 at 1900 hours. Colorful lighting against a well designed backdrop enhanced the occasion and good presentation. The officials and players were treated to an informal dinner. It was a very good occasion to unwind oneself from the pressure of the competition
10. THE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
10.1 The competition catered for 7 matches to be completed in 5 days. An average of 2 matches were played daily with a rest day. From the minute of the play-off, the event was plain sailing and concluded in full success.
10.2 The championship was keenly contested, good performance was displayed at every stage of the competition, especially the final. The results were only known in the last minute of the contest. Due to the lack of international exposures, the weak Vietnamese team was unable to meet the pressure from the stronger teams, but went down fighting.
10.3 After 3 days of intensive and thrilling competition, Philippines and Indonesia were berthed for the final. Reinforced with 2 imports, both teams were equally matched. However, in the final show-down the speedy Philippines with their sharp shootings and superb team work asserted immense pressure on Indonesia. In the intense battle for supremacy, Philippines took the lead and the half time score was 40 against 25 and continued to lead till the time expired. With the support from the fairly packed stadium, Philippines successfully captured the “Champions Cup”. The score was 67 against 85.
10.4 Detail results as per the Annex attached. The standing results are as follows:-
10.4.1 Champion Philippines (Philippines Harbour Centre)
10.4.2 1st Runner-up Indonesia (Satria Muda Britama)
10.4.3 2nd Runner-up Malaysia (Petronas)
10.4.4 4th Place Vietnam (Vietnam)
11. OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
11.1 Indonesia Basketball Association (IBA) has executed tremendous effort to achieve a spectacular success. The organisation was so complete that it befits the higher level of major FIBA Asia events. Some of the observations are mentioned below.
11.2 SEABA Office. By design the headquarters of Mahaka Club is located in the stadium, its office also served as the SEABA secretariat. It has the full facilities which includes computer, photocopy machine, fax and stationary etc.
11.3 TV Coverage. Production Room was fully equipped to provide TV coverage. The program was elaborate and systematic.
11.4 Press Room. Press Room was allotted for press conference. Coaches and players were interviewed at the end of every match.
11.5 Publicity and Advertisement. The promotion of any sport depends very much on publicity and advertisement. This aspect was under the direct influence of Mr. Erick Thohir, President SEABA. Apart from sponsors of A boards, Mass Media, the event also has a big column in sport magazine “ARENA” which is widely circulated.
11.6 Souvenir Magazine. In the absence of producing this issue, newsletter in lieu would suffice to capture the events for reference.
11.7 Score Table Equipment. The using of small worn out red flags as the team foul indicators, the plastic arrow for the jump ball situation for example, did not commensurate with the beautiful arena, with Hi-Tech equipment used. Hopefully, more updated devices would be looked into as replacement.
11.8 Security. Better security should be considered to cater for any untoward incident that may occur anytime during the tournament. There was no crowd control during the closing ceremony and the crowd was jamming the occasion during photo session.
11.9 Entertainment Program. This was well coordinated with the presentation of well synchronized pomp pomp dances. The basketball skills displayed by youth aging from 6 to 16 years was very entertaining to the public.
12. CONCLUSION
12.1 The tournament achieved tremendous conclusion in high note. It has cemented a solid launching pad for major international championships. On behalf of SEABA, I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to the Chairman and every member of the Organising Committee for their sacrifices in presenting the wonderful result. Money was not a problem and success was vitally coined as an inspiration for future endeavors.
12.2 Thank you for the close cooperation from the participating teams that ensured the smooth running of the competition. Also not forgetting to thank all the sponsors, TV and mass media for their generous contributions provided in publicity.
12.3 Finally, congratulations and best wishes to Philippines. Their splendid performance has gained the ticket to participate in the 18th Champions Cup in Iran.
Thank you “Peace Through Basketball”
1. GENERAL
1.1. Indonesia has the privilege to inaugural SEABA 2007 events. It was pitched right in the home of the newly elected SEABA President Mr. Erick Thohir in Jakarta city.
1.2. This is the first time that a major event of SEABA is held in Indonesia. It needs be emphasized that this event is truly significant as to qualify only the champion for the 18th FIBA Asia Champions Cup which will be held from 12-20 May 2007 in Tehran Iran.
1.3. Wide publicity and advertisement including TV coverage were deployed to welcome the sport event. Fine sunny weather greeted the athletes throughout the season. Of course the massive traffic congestion, typical of Jakarta city was amazing.
1.4. The program for the occasion was well planned and executed. It was graced with the present of the Ministry for Youth and Sport Mr. Adhyaksa Dault who officiated the opening ceremony. Also present was the President of the Olympic Committee Indonesia Ibu Rita Subowo and President IBA Ibu Noviantika Nasution. The closing ceremony was officiated by Mr. Muhammad Lutfi, Kepala BKPM from Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board, amidst a simple ceremony accompanied by the performance by young dancers to the delights of the spectators.
2. PARTICIPATION
2.1. Invitation to participate was open to all the 10 members of SEABA. At the closing date for entry 5 federations that confirmed to participate were; Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam and host Indonesia. Thailand withdrew from participation due to the clash with its national program.
3. COMPETITION SYSTEM
3.1. Since there were only 4 teams participation, competition system as stipulated in the FIBA Asia constitution governing the competition was adopted. A round robin was played among the 4 teams and a final match for the 2 top teams to decide the champion. The position of the other 2 teams in the preliminary round remained.
3.2. Competition schedule was prepared accordingly and distributed to all parties concerned. Details as per the Annex attached.
4. COMPETITION VENUE
4.1 The stadium. Britama Arena, situated in Kelapa Gading (North Jakarta) was chosen to pitch the competition. It belongs to the Mahaka Club and owned by the humble SEABA president himself Mr. Erick Thohir. Being fully air-conditioned with a seating capacity is about 5000 spectators. A good architectural design with the commercial business amenities including a supermarket. The headquarters of Mahaka Club is located at the second floor of the arena.
4.2 The arena. The court has full specifications with a well maintained Taraflex flooring material. Only basketball lines were drawn and the perimeter was well decorated with the advertising boards.
4.3 Basket Supports. The hydra-ribs branded Schedule heavy duty system with base-plates of 2 meters from end lines provided good service
4.4 24 second clock mounted on the basket supports, were well maintained. The device functioned faultlessly without hiccup.
4.5 Two big electronic scoreboards were mounted on the walls on both sides of the court. They were fully operational without any problem and designed with all the required datas for basketball. However the devices used for the score table could be something better to enhance the system.
5. TEAM MANAGERS MEETING
5.1 The meeting was held at the Grand Cempaka Hotel meeting room on 9 April 2007 at 2030 hours. Dato’ Yeoh Choo Hock chaired the meeting to coordinate the events of the championship. Matters were conducted as per the agenda provided
5.2 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
(a) President : Dato’ Yeoh Choo Hock (Sec-Gen SEABA)
(b) Member (host) : Mrs. Novantika Nasution (President of IBA)
(c) Member (coopted) : Col. Lee Kak Kuan (Technical Director, FIBA ASIA)
5.3 Jury of Appeal
(a) President : Mr. Erick Thohir (President SEABA)
Members Alternates
(b) Malaysia - Philippines
(c)Indonesia - Vietnam
5.4 COMMISSIONERS
(a) Col. Lee Kak Kuan ( FIBA ASIA )
(b) Mr. Zainul Hilal ( Host Country )
5.5 NEUTRAL REFEREE
(a) Mr. Yeung Ying Wai ( HONG KONG CHINA)
5.6 FIBA Internal regulations governing the status of player and basketball nationality was highlighted. The agenda also included the duties of participating teams and penalty for refusing to play etc.
5.7 Confirmed team list as per the annex attached.
6. TECHNICAL OFFICIALS AND REFEREES MEETING
6.1 The meeting was held immediately after the team managers meeting at the same venue at 2130 hours. FIBA ASIA Secretary General chaired the meeting and Matters were discussed as per the agenda.
6.2 By SEABA ruling all teams must have an accompanied FIBA referees. It was well responded except Vietnam did not provide the referee. The total referees for the championship was 6 including a neutral referee and referees from the host. The list of referees and the record of assignment as per the annex attached.
7. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD
7.1 Two good rating hotels were selected to house all the officials and participating teams as given below. Full hotel facilities were provided with food of changing varieties were served on buffet system. No complaint on the quality or quantity was reported on the food served. The organizer tried it’s best to solve any problem raised.
7.2 Grand Cempaka Hotel. FIBA Asia officials were housed here together with the commissioners, and referees.
7.3 Alia Cikini hotel. It was chosen as the game village for the participating teams
8. TRANSPORTS
8.1 Transportation for the officials and the athletes formed an integral part of good organization. Tour buses were catered to ferry the team whereas limousines and MVP were provisioned for FIBA Asia Officials. It took about 30-60 minutes from the hotel to the competition venue, depending on the heavy traffic situation. LOC Staff ensured the smooth transporting system and no complaint was reported.
9. WELCOME DINNER
9.1 An official dinner to welcome all the officials and players of participating teams were held at the Ballroom Grand Cempaka Hotels on 12 April 2007 at 1900 hours. Colorful lighting against a well designed backdrop enhanced the occasion and good presentation. The officials and players were treated to an informal dinner. It was a very good occasion to unwind oneself from the pressure of the competition
10. THE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
10.1 The competition catered for 7 matches to be completed in 5 days. An average of 2 matches were played daily with a rest day. From the minute of the play-off, the event was plain sailing and concluded in full success.
10.2 The championship was keenly contested, good performance was displayed at every stage of the competition, especially the final. The results were only known in the last minute of the contest. Due to the lack of international exposures, the weak Vietnamese team was unable to meet the pressure from the stronger teams, but went down fighting.
10.3 After 3 days of intensive and thrilling competition, Philippines and Indonesia were berthed for the final. Reinforced with 2 imports, both teams were equally matched. However, in the final show-down the speedy Philippines with their sharp shootings and superb team work asserted immense pressure on Indonesia. In the intense battle for supremacy, Philippines took the lead and the half time score was 40 against 25 and continued to lead till the time expired. With the support from the fairly packed stadium, Philippines successfully captured the “Champions Cup”. The score was 67 against 85.
10.4 Detail results as per the Annex attached. The standing results are as follows:-
10.4.1 Champion Philippines (Philippines Harbour Centre)
10.4.2 1st Runner-up Indonesia (Satria Muda Britama)
10.4.3 2nd Runner-up Malaysia (Petronas)
10.4.4 4th Place Vietnam (Vietnam)
11. OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
11.1 Indonesia Basketball Association (IBA) has executed tremendous effort to achieve a spectacular success. The organisation was so complete that it befits the higher level of major FIBA Asia events. Some of the observations are mentioned below.
11.2 SEABA Office. By design the headquarters of Mahaka Club is located in the stadium, its office also served as the SEABA secretariat. It has the full facilities which includes computer, photocopy machine, fax and stationary etc.
11.3 TV Coverage. Production Room was fully equipped to provide TV coverage. The program was elaborate and systematic.
11.4 Press Room. Press Room was allotted for press conference. Coaches and players were interviewed at the end of every match.
11.5 Publicity and Advertisement. The promotion of any sport depends very much on publicity and advertisement. This aspect was under the direct influence of Mr. Erick Thohir, President SEABA. Apart from sponsors of A boards, Mass Media, the event also has a big column in sport magazine “ARENA” which is widely circulated.
11.6 Souvenir Magazine. In the absence of producing this issue, newsletter in lieu would suffice to capture the events for reference.
11.7 Score Table Equipment. The using of small worn out red flags as the team foul indicators, the plastic arrow for the jump ball situation for example, did not commensurate with the beautiful arena, with Hi-Tech equipment used. Hopefully, more updated devices would be looked into as replacement.
11.8 Security. Better security should be considered to cater for any untoward incident that may occur anytime during the tournament. There was no crowd control during the closing ceremony and the crowd was jamming the occasion during photo session.
11.9 Entertainment Program. This was well coordinated with the presentation of well synchronized pomp pomp dances. The basketball skills displayed by youth aging from 6 to 16 years was very entertaining to the public.
12. CONCLUSION
12.1 The tournament achieved tremendous conclusion in high note. It has cemented a solid launching pad for major international championships. On behalf of SEABA, I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to the Chairman and every member of the Organising Committee for their sacrifices in presenting the wonderful result. Money was not a problem and success was vitally coined as an inspiration for future endeavors.
12.2 Thank you for the close cooperation from the participating teams that ensured the smooth running of the competition. Also not forgetting to thank all the sponsors, TV and mass media for their generous contributions provided in publicity.
12.3 Finally, congratulations and best wishes to Philippines. Their splendid performance has gained the ticket to participate in the 18th Champions Cup in Iran.
Thank you “Peace Through Basketball”
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