Disappointed against China, Indonesia missed tickets to the basketball World Cup on ... home ground

All eyes poured into Indonesia at Fiba Asia Cup because the achievement in this tournament will directly affect the opportunity to attend their World Cup next year.

Unlike the other two host countries, the Philippines and Japan, Indonesia needs to reach the quarterfinals to ensure a capacity to attend the World Championship. This is FIBA's request when Southeast Asia has never attended this arena.

Indonesia's campaign started to win against Saudi Arabia, but everything became more difficult after the defeat to Australia and Jordan.

Ranked 3rd in Group A, the host of the Asia Cup had to meet China in the ticket to attend the quarterfinals. Indeed, the most achievement team in Asian history has shown that the level that Indonesia should achieve to compete for the World Cup.

The team who won the Asia Cup 16 times led on November 29 in the first half and sometimes created a difference of 55 points. In the end, the champion of the SEA Games lost 58-108.

All 12 Chinese players played and scored. Leading the score once again is a taste with 23 points. The host of the nearest Fiba World Cup entered the quarterfinals and will confront the Li-Lang in the next round.

On the other side of the battle line, Marques Bolden is the only bright spot with 21 points and 6 rebounds, while Brandon Jawato contributes 10 points in a bitter defeat.

"We don't want to feel sad at this moment," Chief Coach Milos Pejic shared after the defeat at Istora Senayan. "We don't want to be disappointed. We want to continue our journey. We want to continue our difficult work."

"You can see the advantages and difficulties. We have tried our best but unfortunately, it is not the result we want," veteran Arki Wisnu lamented after failure. "We will learn from experience at Fiba Asia Cup and patiently on the next way."