Campus League Badminton debuts in Semarang with 17 universities

The inaugural Campus League Badminton Regional Semarang took place from August 26 to 29, 2026, at the Polytron Stadium, Universitas Diponegoro. The tournament featured 149 student-athletes representing 17 universities from various regions, including Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Surakarta, Purwokerto, and Makassar.

This year's competition implemented the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) scoring system, utilizing a best-of-three format to 15 points for individual categories and a relay point system for team categories. Akhmad Khafidz Basri Yusuf, Chairman of PBSI Central Java, noted that the league serves as a positive step for athlete development and university-PBSI cooperation.

On the opening day, several top seeds were eliminated. The first seed, Arga Rabbani Abbyasa from Universitas Diponegoro, lost to Akmal Zaidan Pemuji of Universitas Jenderal Soedirman. The second seed, Muhammad Ibrahim Razavi from Universitas Negeri Surabaya, was defeated by Muhammad Bangkit Satrio Wibowo of Universitas Negeri Semarang. Additionally, fourth seed Daniel The Nalley from Universitas Airlangga was knocked out by Agil Firmansyah of Universitas Terbuka.