PB Djarum

PB Djarum
Full namePerkumpulan Bulu Tangkis Djarum
SportBadminton
Founded1974
RegionNationwide
LocationKudus Regency
ArenaGOR Bulutangkis Djarum, Jati Kudus Jl. Raya Kudus – Purwodadi KM 0,3.[1]
OwnerDjarum Group by Djarum Foundation
CEORobert Budi Hartono
Websitepbdjarum.org

PB Djarum is an Indonesian badminton club in Kudus, Central Java. The club was founded at the Djarum brak (cigarette factory) located at Jl. Bitingan Lama (now called Jl. Lukmonohadi) No. 35 in Kudus in 1969. Djarum's CEO, Budi Hartono, encouraged the use of an on-site badminton court among his employees. A young athlete, Liem Swie King, played well, leading Budi Hartono to seriously develop the Kudus community's activities into the PB Djarum organization.[2]

PB Djarum's name gained recognition when Indonesia won the Thomas Cup in 1984 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At that time, out of eight players, seven came from PB Djarum, namely, Liem Swie King, Hastomo Arbi, Hadiyanto, Hariamanto Kartono, Rudy Heryanto, Christian Hadinata, and Hadibowo. The eighth player was Icuk Sugiarto.[3]

  1. ^ "Audisi Umum Atlet PB Djarum Kembali Dibuka" (in Indonesian). Portal Bulutangkis Indonesia. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ Liem, Swie King (2009). Panggil aku King (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kompas. p. 30. ISBN 978-979-709-421-8.
  3. ^ "Ada 'Bau Asap Rokok' di Balik Kegemilangan Piala Thomas Indonesia" (in Indonesian). INDOSPORT. Retrieved 24 November 2017.