Nova Widianto

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Andreas Nova Widianto (born 10 October 1977) is an Indonesian former badminton player, and now works as a mixed doubles badminton coach in Malaysia.<ref>INDONESIA – Sudden split of world number #1 Widianto-Natsir</ref> After ended his duty as an Indonesian mixed doubles national coach, he moved to Malaysia joining the Badminton Association of Malaysia as a mixed doubles national coach, and officially carry out his duties on 1 January 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CareerEdit

Nova Widianto is considered one of the greatest doubles player in his era. He is known for his superb movement on court and versatility to be paired with various players. Widianto specialized in mixed doubles. He enjoyed some international success with Vita Marissa, winning the SEA Games in 2001, the Asian Badminton Championships in 2003, and the Japan Open in 2004. However, his greatest success came from a partnership with Lilyana Natsir. They have been one of the world's two or three leading teams. In 2005, they were able to win the World Championships in 2005, beating Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen in the final. The pair once more captured the gold medal at the 2007, by beating Zheng Bo and Gao Ling. They claimed the silver medals at the 2008 Olympic Games, having a shocking loss to the world number 10, Lee Yong Dae and Lee Hyo-jung. At the 2009 BWF World Championships, they also earned the silver medal, losing to the Danish pair. He was the runner up three times in a row, from 2006 to 2008, at the Japan open. They have been runner up at the All England Championships twice, and probably the narrowest one was at 2010, beaten by future Olympic champion, Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, 18-21 25-23 18–21 in an hour and 31 minutes, considered one of the best mixed doubles game that ever played. Widianto has represented Indonesia in the Sudirman Cup (combined men's and women's world team championships) five times: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009.

2004 Summer OlympicsEdit

He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics at the Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece, in the mixed doubles with partner Vita Marissa and only reached the quarterfinal, after being defeated in the quarterfinal by the Danish pair.<ref>Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref>

2004 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
First round	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa [8]	-	Bye	Win
Second Round		Template:Flagicon Robert Blair Template:Flagicon Natalie Munt	15–8, 15–12	Win
Quarterfinal		Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Mette Schjoldager	12–15, 8–15	Lost

2008 Summer OlympicsEdit

He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics as the 1st seed in the mixed doubles with partner Lilyana Natsir and reached the final by beating He Hanbin and Yu Yang in the semifinal with thrilling scores, 15–21 21–11 23–21. In the final, they were defeated by gold medalists, Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in straight sets, 21–11 and 21–17.

2008 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
First round	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir [1]	Template:Flagicon Han Sang-hoon Template:Flagicon Hwang Yu-mi	23–21, 21–19	Win
Quarterfinal		Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol Template:Flagicon Saralee Thungthongkam	21–13, 21–19	Win
Semifinal		Template:Flagicon He Hanbin [4] Template:Flagicon Yu Yang	15–21, 21–11, 23–21	Win
Final		Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	11–21, 17–21	Silver Silver

Personal lifeEdit

When he was young, he joined the Tangkas Jakarta badminton club. The parent's names are Santoso (father) and Sutari (mother). His hobby is football. Normally, people called him Nova or Kedheng. He's married former Indonesian national player Eny Widiowati.

Men's doublesEdit

He also followed some tournaments in men's doubles. He played with Candra Wijaya for a few months, preparing for Thomas Cup event and succeeded to be the runner up of Asian Badminton Championships, lost to Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong-dae in the final, 21–16 21–18. He also helped Indonesia to claim gold medal in men's team in Southeast Asian Games, partnering with Mohammad Ahsan and beat Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif and Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari, 21–18 21–17 to give 3–1 win against Malaysia .

Playing styleEdit

His powerful smash and accurate placement on the court have been a crucial part of Nova's game to dominate the mixed doubles and being at the top level. His mental strength and great spirit also become the decisive factor to win the game and somehow manage to be the other source of his power. The other thing is his ability to keep retrieving the shuttle with such tricky technique also able to make his opponent goes into the trouble.

AchievementsEdit

Olympic GamesEdit

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	11–21, 17–21	File:Silver medal.svg Silver

BWF World ChampionshipsEdit

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	13–15, 15–8, 15–2	Gold Gold
2007	Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	21–16, 21–14	Gold Gold
2009	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl	13–21, 17–21	Silver Silver

World CupEdit

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	19–21, 10–21	Silver Silver
2006	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	21–16, 21–18	Gold Gold

Asian GamesEdit

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Template:Flagicon Saralee Thungthongkam	11–5, 5–11, 5–11	Bronze Bronze

Asian ChampionshipsEdit

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	Template:Flagicon Jung Jae-sung Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae	16–21, 18–21	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Anggun Nugroho Template:Flagicon Eny Widiowati	15–2, 15–11	Gold Gold
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	15–13, 7–15, 3–15	Bronze Bronze
2006	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol Template:Flagicon Saralee Thungthongkam	21–16, 21–23, 21–14	Gold Gold
2008	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	17–21, 17–21	Silver Silver

SEA GamesEdit

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Bambang Suprianto Template:Flagicon Emma Ermawati	3–15, 15–7, 17–15	Gold Gold
2005	PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Anggun Nugroho Template:Flagicon Yunita Tetty	15–6, 15–2	Gold Gold
2007	Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol Template:Flagicon Saralee Thungthongkam	21–13, 22–24, 16–21	Bronze Bronze
2009	Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Songphon Anugritayawon Template:Flagicon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	21–10, 20–22, 21–9	Gold Gold

BWF Superseries (5 titles, 9 runners-up)Edit

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	16–21, 11–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	19–21, 14–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	China Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol Template:Flagicon Saralee Thungthongkam	15–21, 21–18, 21–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
2007	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	21–23, 21–18, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2008	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	21–18, 14–21, 9–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Anthony Clark Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg	17–21, 21–14, 21–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
2008	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Muhammad Rijal Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	21–14, 15–21, 19–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008	China Masters	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	17–21, 17–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008	Superseries Finals	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl	19–21, 21–18, 20–22	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	21–14, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	French Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	21–7, 21–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Robert Mateusiak Template:Flagicon Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	20–22, 16–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2010	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Zhang Nan Template:Flagicon Zhao Yunlei	18–21, 25–23, 18–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2010	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl	12–21, 15–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

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BWF/IBF Grand Prix (7 titles, 11 runners-up)Edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Lee Sheng-mu Template:Flagicon Chien Yu-chin	10–21, 21–23	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Philippines Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Han Sang-hoon Template:Flagicon Hwang Yu-mi	21–17, 21–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	21–11, 18–21, 17–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Zhao Tingting	20–22, 19–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Mette Schjoldager	23–21, 21–18	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	17–21, 23–21, 21–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	21–16, 20–22, 23–21	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	19–21, 15–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Anggun Nugroho Template:Flagicon Yunita Tetty	15–13, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
2005	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	14–17, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat Template:Flagicon Wong Pei Tty	15–1, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol Template:Flagicon Saralee Thungthongkam	15–10, 15–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 5–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	3–7, 2–7, 2–7	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Bambang Suprianto Template:Flagicon Minarti Timur	7–11, 3–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Hwang Yu-mi	6–11, 11–4, 7–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Tri Kusharjanto Template:Flagicon Emma Ermawati	11–8, 11–13, 7–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2001	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Tri Kusharjanto Template:Flagicon Emma Ermawati	5–7, 1–7, 7–2, 1–7	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

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IBF International (1 title, 1 runner-up)Edit

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Jakarta International	Template:Flagicon Karel Mainaky	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto Template:Flagicon Aras Razak	15–11, 11–15, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Jakarta International	Template:Flagicon Eny Widiowati	Template:Flagicon Endra Mulyana Mulyajaya Template:Flagicon Angeline de Pauw	4–15, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Performance timelineEdit

Indonesian teamEdit

Senior level

Team event	2001	2005	2007	2009
SEA Games	Silver Silver	Silver Silver	Gold Gold	Gold Gold

Team event	2002	2006
Asian Games	Silver Silver	Bronze Bronze

Team events	2008	2010
Thomas Cup	Bronze Bronze	Silver Silver

Team event	2005	2007	2009
Sudirman Cup	Silver Silver	Silver Silver	Bronze Bronze

Individual competitionsEdit

Senior level

Event	2001	2005	2007	2009
SEA Games	Gold Gold	Gold Gold	Bronze Bronze	Gold Gold

Event	2003	2004	2006	2008
Asian Championships	Gold Gold (XD)	Bronze Bronze (XD)	Gold Gold (XD)	Silver Silver (MD) Silver Silver (XD)

Event	2002	2006
Asian Games	Bronze Bronze	QF

Event	2005	2006
World Cup	Silver Silver	Gold Gold

Event	2001	2003	2005	2006	2007	2009	2010
BWF World Championships	QF	R2	Gold Gold	R3	Gold Gold	Silver Silver	QF

Event	2004	2008
Olympics	QF	Silver Silver

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	Best
BWF Super Series
Template:Flagicon All England Open	QF	F	QF	F	R1	A	F (2008, 2010)
Template:Flagicon Swiss Open	A	SF	QF	A	GPG		SF (2008)
Template:Flagicon India Open	Template:N/a	GPG			QF	A	QF (2011)
Template:Flagicon Malaysia Open	SF	QF	W	R1	R1	R1	W (2009)
Template:Flagicon Singapore Open	SF	W	SF	F	R1	A	W (2004, 2006, 2008)
Template:Flagicon China Masters	SF	F	A	SF	R2	A	F (2008)
Template:Flagicon Indonesia Open	F	SF	QF	SF	R1	A	W (2005)
Template:Flagicon Japan Open	F	F	SF	R2	R2	A	W (2004)
Template:Flagicon Korea Open	R2	R1	R2	A	R2	R1	W (2006)
Template:Flagicon Denmark Open	R1	A	QF	A	R1	A	F (2002)
Template:Flagicon French Open	QF	SF	W	A	QF	A	W (2009)
Template:Flagicon China Open	W	A			R1	A	W (2007)
Template:Flagicon Hong Kong Open	W	QF	F	A			W (2007)
BWF Superseries Finals	Template:N/a	F	NQ				F (2008)

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2010	2011	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Template:Flagicon Chinese Taipei Open	Template:N/a	F	F			W	SF	A	R2	W (2006)
Template:Flagicon Denmark Open	SF	F			A		SS			F (2002)
Template:Flagicon Hong Kong Open		Template:N/a		Template:N/a		F	SS			F (2006)
Template:Flagicon Indonesia Open	F	F		QF	W	F	SS			W (2005)
Template:Flagicon Japan Open		F		W		F	SS			W (2004)
Template:Flagicon Korea Open						W	SS			W (2006)
Template:Flagicon Philippines Open	colspan="5" Template:N/a		W	Template:N/a	A	colspan="2" Template:N/a	W (2007)
Template:Flagicon Singapore Open	QF			W		W	SS			W (2004, 2006)
Template:Flagicon Swiss Open					F		SS			F (2005)
Template:Flagicon Thailand Open		Template:N/a						Template:N/a	F	F (2011)

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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