Jo Novita
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1981-11-19) 19 November 1981 (age 42)
Jakarta, Indonesia
ResidenceRichmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Women's doubles
Highest ranking9 with Greysia Polii (2006[1])
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2008 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Manila Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Jakarta Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hyderabad Women's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Manila Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Manila Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Yangon Girls' team

Jo Novita (born 19 November 1981) is an Indonesian former badminton player. She won gold medals in the women's doubles at the Southeast Asian Games in 2003, and in the team event in 2001 and 2007. She won the World Grand Prix tournament title in Thailand and Philippines Open.[2] Novita also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2006 Asian Games.[3][4]

Career

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was partnered with partner Lita Nurlita in the women's doubles. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen of China in the round of 16.[3] She was a partner with Greysia Polii on the Indonesian Uber Cup (women's international) team which finished second to China in the 2008 series. In October 2008, she teamed with Rani Mundiasti in women's doubles to become runner-up at the Denmark Super Series after losing to the Malaysian pair of Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty in the final.[5]

Personal life

Novita married her teammates from Tangkas club Ronne Maykel Runtolalu, in Jakarta, 2 August 2009. She later moved to Canada, and joined her husband who had already been a coach at ClearOne badminton centre in Richmond, British Columbia.[6]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 PhilSports Arena,
Manila, Philippines 		Indonesia Eny Erlangga China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		5–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze
2003 Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		Indonesia Lita Nurlita South Korea Hwang Yu-mi
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung 		3–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze
2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad, India 		Indonesia Greysia Polii Japan Kumiko Ogura
Japan Reiko Shiota 		10–15, 4–15 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Tan Binh Sport Center,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 		Indonesia Lita Nurlita Indonesia Eny Erlangga
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir 		15–13, 11–15, 15–7 Gold Gold
2005 PhilSports Arena,
Metro Manila, Philippines 		Indonesia Greysia Polii Malaysia Chin Eei Hui
Malaysia Wong Pei Tty 		12–15, 15–9, 13–15 Silver Silver
2007 Wongchawalitkul University,
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 		Indonesia Greysia Polii Indonesia Vita Marissa
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir 		15–21, 14–21 Silver Silver

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] 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.[8] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Denmark Open Indonesia Rani Mundiasti Malaysia Chin Eei Hui
Malaysia Wong Pei Tty 		21–23, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

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.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Thailand Open Indonesia Eny Erlangga Malaysia Norhasikin Amin
Malaysia Wong Pei Tty 		7–4, 5–7, 7–0, 7–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Lita Nurlita Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin 		4–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Philippines Open Indonesia Greysia Polii Indonesia Rani Mundiasti
Indonesia Endang Nursugianti 		21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Korea Open Indonesia Greysia Polii China Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen 		10–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Rani Mundiasti Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin 		16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Thailand Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Indonesia Ronne Maykel Runtolalu
Indonesia Eny Widiowati 		8–6, 7–1, 8–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Performance timeline

Indonesian team

Team event 1999
Asian Junior Championships Silver Silver
Team event 2001 2003 2005 2007
Southeast Asian Games Gold Gold Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Gold Gold
Team event 2008
Uber Cup Silver Silver
Team event 2005
Sudirman Cup Silver Silver

Individual competitions

Event 2003 2005 2007
Southeast Asian Games Gold Gold Silver Silver Silver Silver
Event 2001 2003 2005
Asian Championships Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze
Tournament BWF Superseries Best
2007 2008
Korea Open R1 F (2006)
Denmark Open F F (2008)
Super Series Finals — SF SF (2008)
Tournament IBF Grand Prix BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold Best
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Chinese Taipei Open — F A F F (2004, 2008)
Korea Open F SS F (2006)
Philippines Open — W — W (2006)
Thailand Open W (WD)
W (XD) 		— W (2001 WD, XD)

References

  1. ^ "Jo/Greysia Gagal ke Final Denmark Terbuka". Antara (in Indonesian). 5 November 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Jo Novita". Merdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Jo Novita". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ^ "PBSI Putuskan Kirim Tim Penuh ke Asian Games". Antara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Rani/Jo Gagal di Final". Kompas (in Indonesian). 26 October 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. ^ Suhandinata, Justian (2018). TANGKAS: 67 Tahun Berkomitmen Mencetak Jawara Bulu Tangkis (in Indonesian). Gramedia. ISBN 978-602-061-999-6.
  7. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  8. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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