Jakarta, 22 May 2017 - As one of the sports that has bring Indonesia to the international arena, badminton remains the most enthused sport for the Indonesian public. This year, badminton fans will once again watch the BCA Indonesia Open Superseries Premier (BIOSSP) 2017, sponsored by PT Bank Central Asia (BCA) and fully supported by Djarum Foundation. The grand tournament of Badminton World Federation (BWF) will be held on 12 - 18 June 2017 at the Plenary Hall, Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC).
The tournament, included in the Superseries Premier category, is one of the world-class tournaments, followed by world badminton stars. Approximately 310 athletes from 21 countries will compete at the tournament, with a total prize of USD 1,000,000 (1 million dollar) or more than Rp 13,5 billion.
“BCA has once again shown its commitment to supporting an international event that has been given accreditation by BWF as the Best Tournament in the world. This is also in line with BCA’s Become Better commitment at its 60th anniversary, where we also conduct various social activities to provide value added to the public and to contribute positive impacts on all our stakeholders, one of which is through this 2017 badminton tournament. With this support, we hope that the badminton sport in Indonesia can continue to grow and achieve more international victories,” said the Executive Deputy President of CSR of BCA Inge Setiawati.
“BCA has once again shown its commitment to supporting an international event that has been given accreditation by BWF as the Best Tournament in the world. This is also in line with BCA’s Become Better commitment at its 60th anniversary, where we also conduct various social activities to provide value added to the public and to contribute positive impacts on all our stakeholders, one of which is through this 2017 badminton tournament. With this support, we hope that the badminton sport in Indonesia can continue to grow and achieve more international victories,” said the Executive Deputy President of CSR of BCA Inge Setiawati.
This badminton tournament, that has developed rapidly and achieved excellence in international stage, is not separable from the support of Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation that has been supporting the BIOSSP since more than 10 years ago.
“The involvement of Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation in this big event has been a great pride for us, to be given the opportunity to partake once again and complete our commitment to help produce world-class Indonesian badminton athletes. Since 1969, the Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation has paid special attention to the development of Indonesia’s badminton sport through PB Djarum and Djarum Badminton Scholarships. With the support of the entire community, we hope that our athletes can achieve great heights we are all proud of,” said Budi Darmawan, Communication Manager of Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation.
The most prestigious Indonesian badminton championship is to be different from the previous years. According to the renovation for the upcoming Asian Games 2018, BIOSSP will be held at the Plenary Hall Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC), Senayan. This location change has been through the verification process by the BWF and is expected to give new spirit for all Indonesian athletes competing in this tournament.
The BIOSSP 2017 serves as a proving ground of athlete’s achievement by aiming for one gold medal. To achieve these targets, the PBSI is relying on senior athletes and giving more confidence in young Indonesian athletes.
“Our target in this tournament, in my opinion, is very realistic, considering that we have a number of athletes who have achieved many glorious victories in various prestigious international championships. Young athletes in men’s singles such as Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Jonatan Christie, Ihsan Maulana Mustofa will compete in the tournament together with other young athletes. Young men’s doubles such as Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon who completed a remarkable Superseries hat-trick title in All England Open Super Series Premier 2017, India Open Super Series 2017 as well as Malaysia Open Super Series Premier 2017 will also compete in this tournament. Also to compete in this tournament is Angga Pratama, Ricky Karanda Suwardi, Praveen Jordan, and Debby Susanto together with senior athletes who return to strengthen the Indonesian team, such as Rian Agung Saputro, Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir. They will compete against athletes from China, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, India, Denmark, England, Russia and other countries,” explained the Head of Public Relations and Media of the Executive Committee of Badminton Association of Indonesia (PP PBSI) Ricky Soebagja in the BIOSSP press conference at Kempinski Hotel, Jakarta, today.
People who want to watch this prestigious badminton tournament can purchase tickets online on blibli.com and ibudibjo.com that have been opened since 21 April 2017. As for the purchase of ticket directly can be done in the ticket box during the tournament. Indonesian Open ticket sales are divided into two categories, daily ticket and 7-day ticket. Daily ticket is starting from the price of Rp 35.000, while ticket canals sale starting from the price of Rp 1,500,000. As for the ticket category provided by the committee are divided into three classes of tickets, namely VVIP, VIP A and VIP B.
The festivity of the BIOSSP 2017 will not only be seen on the court, but also outside the arena. The area around JCC will come alive with various badminton decorations for all visitors to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the warm, lively BIOSSP tournament. The committee will also present a variety of entertaining attractions and exciting badminton-related games with a variety of exciting prizes. The public can also visit www.djarumbadminton.com for live streaming, checking scores and latest updates of BIOSSP 2017.
Executive Deputy President of CSR of BCA Inge Setiawati (third left), Communication Manager of Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation Budi Darmawan (second right), the Head of Public Relations and Media of the Executive Committee of Badminton Association of Indonesia (PP PBSI) Ricky Soebagja (third right), Representative of the Organizing Committee BIO 2017 Yoppy Rosimin (second left) and mascots are showing the prize of BCA Indonesia Open Superseries Premier (BIOSSP) 2017 in the amount of USD 1,000,000 (one million dollar). The top tournament Badminton World Federation (BWF) sponsored by BCA will be held on 12 - 18 June 2017 at the Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC).
This support is also in line with BCA’s Become Better commitment at its 60th anniversary, where BCA also conducts various social activities to provide value added to the public and to contribute positive impacts on all its stakeholders, one of which is through this 2017 BIOSSP badminton tournament. With this support, BCA hopes that the Indonesian badminton sport can continue to grow and achieve more international victories.
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