SANGGA MUARA PUTRA FROM VOCATIONAL UI WON THE ICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT AT SINGAPORE LION CITY CUP 2023
Apart from excelling in the academic area, Universitas Indonesia (UI) provides opportunities for students to develop their potential in the arts, culture, and sports. This opportunity was felt by Sangga Muara Putra, a student of Tourism Study Program, Vocational Education Program, Universitas Indonesia (UI). Thanks to that, he is still able to combine the world of academics and sports—even he was able to make achievements in sports.
Recently, Sangga and the Batavia Demons team won the Singapore Lion City Cup 2023 tournament at The Rink, Singapore. Batavia Demons is the oldest ice hockey club in Indonesia and is Indonesia’s representative at the international level. Last year, they won the ice hockey tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.
According to Sangga, who holds the position of goalkeeper at Batavia Demons, in the match against Mantis Vanguard—which is the team from the host country, the first game in the preliminary round ended with 4-4 points. “The next game, we won a landslide victory over Dons, a team from Canada, with 8-0 points and beat Hot Wheels, a team from Singapore, with 7-2 points,” said Sangga.
“The challenge we face was against the Mantis Vanguard. This is because Mantis Vanguard is a senior national team, so it made us pessimistic. Of course, this victory and the previous wins have motivated us to win other tournaments at a higher level,” said Sangga.
Sangga and the team managed to win with 11-1 points in the final round against Mantis Stealth. Strengthened by U-20 members, Sangga will return to participate in the ice hockey tournament at the World Champion Qualifiers Division IV championship, which will be held in Mongolia on March 20, 2023, as the national team from Indonesia.
Currently, as a vocational student who is required to do an internship, Sangga is a finance staff at a hotel. He mentioned that the challenge he is currently facing is dividing his time between ice hockey and internship. “Even in the midst of my busy schedule as an athlete, I still have to do my responsibilities as a student,” said Sangga.
Batavia Demons has won various competitions, including Indonesia Ice Hockey Tournament (IIHT) 2014 and 2015, Malaysia Ice Hockey Tournament (MIHT) 2015, Singapore Lion City Cup 2016 Ice Hockey Tournament, annual tournament of Movenpick Land of Smiles Ice Hockey Classic Tournament 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand, and Singapore Lion City Cup 2023 tournament at The Rink, Singapore which was held on February 15-20, 2023.
Vocational Education Program UI Director Padang Wicaksono, S.E., Ph.D., appreciated Sangga’s achievements and said, “Hopefully, the achievements that Sangga has made can make UI and Indonesia proud. I am waiting for other achievements from Sangga and other students.”
