15 clubs set for Livoli event

15 clubs set for Livoli event

JAKARTA: Fifteen first division clubs will compete in the Rp
100 million 2005 Livoli Sampoerna Hijau volleyball competition
when it makes a long-awaited stop in the capital beginning on
Thursday.

"The city government's intention is not only to put on a first
division team competition, but also to provide entertainment for
the volleyball fans," Indonesian Volleyball Association chairman
Firman Gani said on Tuesday of the annual event, which was
previously held in cities in Sumatra, West and East Java.

The eight men's teams are defending champion Yuso Gunadarma
(Yogyakarta), BP2K (Jakarta), Bandung Tectona (West Java),
Military Headquarters (Jakarta), Jasa Marga (Jakarta), Apacinti
(Semarang), Indomaret Sidoarjo (East Java) and Bank Sumsel (South
Sumatra), Antara news service reported.

The seven women's teams are titleholder Bandung Tectona, Yuso
Gunadarma (Yogyakarta), Military Headquarters (Jakarta), PLN
(Jakarta), Popsivo (Jakarta), Petrogres Junior (Jakarta) and
Perkasa Blitar (East Java). Jasa Marga withdrew from the women's
competition without providing a reason.

The competition at Senayan Basketball Hall, Central Jakarta,
will consist of a round-robin format. The winning teams at the
end of the six-day competition each receive Rp 20 million
(US$2,000), with the runners-up entitled to Rp 15 million. -- JP