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. 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. History 1969 – PT Djarum's employees regularly practiced badminton at brak Bitingan Lama. 1970 – Brak turned out to be a popular exercise spot for Djarum's employees. 1972 – PT Djarum began to play tournaments and won Piala Munadi; Liem Swie King was awarded Junior Boys' Singles Winner, the first national accomplishment. 1974 – PB Djarum Kudus was established with Setyo Margono as its leader. 1976 – PB Djarum Semarang was founded. In the same year, Liem Swie King reached All England Final. He lost to Rudy Hartono. 1978 – Liem Swie King became the first PB Djarum player to achieve the All England Men's Singles and was noted as the third Men's Singles Winner from Indonesia. 1979 – Liem Swie King won the All England again. 1981 – Liem Swie King conquered the All England for the third time. At the Men's Doubles, Kartono and Heryanto won. 1982 – Integrated badminton facility opened at Kaliputu – Kudus. 1984 – Kartono and Heryanto hold the same position in All England Men's Doubles. Also, Indonesia won the Thomas Cup with seven out of eight team members from PB Djarum. 1985 – PB Djarum Jakarta was set up. 1986 – PB Djarum Surabaya was established. 1989 – Supported by Christian Hadinata, one of the Indonesian badminton legacies, the badminton facility opened at Kaliputu, Kudus in 1982 was chosen to facilitate the Doubles Players (Men, Women, and Mixed). Ardy B. Wiranata from PB Djarum was the Runner-up for the World Tournament in the Men's Singles. 1990 – PB Djarum Kudus and PB Djarum Jakarta were united as PB Djarum. 1991 – Ardy B. Wiranata became the fourth champion from