PB Djarum
PB Djarum PB Djarum is a badminton club in Kudus, Indonesia. Brak, located at Jl. Bitingan Lama No. 35 â€" Kudus, was used as a badminton court in 1969 in the afternoons under the Kudus community. PT Djarum's CEO, Budi Hartono, encouraged its use among his employees, who enjoyed playing there. A young athlete, Liem Swie King, played well, leading Budi Hartono to seriously develop the Kudus community's activities into the PB Djarum organization. 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, Kartono, Heryanto, Christian Hadinata, and Hadibowo. The eighth player was Icuk Sugiarto. The 1st PB Djarum GOR was located at Bitingan Lama. In 1982, it was replaced by Kaliputu and known as the 2nd GOR. Both were used by PB Djarum Kudus and now are used by local residents to practice badminton, as GOR Jati...