Jo Novita

Jo Novita (born 19 November 1981) is an Indonesian former badminton player. She won SEA Games gold medals at the 2003 in the women's doubles event and in the team event in 2001 and 2007. She won the World Grand Prix tournament title in Thailand and Philippines Open.[1] Novita also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2006 Asian Games.[2][3]

Jo Novita
Personal information
Country Indonesia
Born (1981-11-19) 19 November 1981
Jakarta, Indonesia
ResidenceRichmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Women's doubles
Highest ranking12 with Greysia Polii (11 June 2007)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
2005 Beijing Mixed team
Uber Cup
2008 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Championships
2005 Hyderabad Women's doubles
2003 Jakarta Women's doubles
2001 Manila Women's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles
2001 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's doubles
2005 Manila Women's doubles
2005 Manila Women's team
2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
1999 Yangon Girls' team

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 Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei of China in the round of 16. 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.

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, Vancouver.[4]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

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

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

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

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Denmark Open Rani Mundiasti Chin Eei Hui
Wong Pei Tty		 21–23, 12–21 Runner-up
  Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Thailand Open Candra Wijaya Ronne Maykel Runtolalu
Eny Widiowati		 8–6, 7–1, 8–7 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF tournament

Performance timeline

Indonesian team
  • Junior level
Team Events1999
Asian Junior Championships Silver
  • Senior level
Team Events2001200320052007
Southeast Asian Games Gold Bronze Bronze Gold
Team Events2008
Uber Cup Silver
Team Events2005
Sudirman Cup Silver

Individual competitions
  • Senior level
Team Events200320052007
Southeast Asian Games Gold Silver Silver
Event200120032005
Badminton Asia Championships Bronze Bronze Bronze
Tournament20072008Best
BWF Super Series
Korea Open R1 F (2006)
Denmark Open F F (2008)
Super Series Finals N/A SF SF (2008)
Tournament20012002200320042005200620072008Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Taipei Open (badminton)Chinese Taipei Open N/A F A F F (2004, 2008)
Korea Open F SS F (2006)
Philippines Open N/A W N/A W (2006)
Thailand Open W (WD)
W (XD)		 N/A W (2001 WD, 2001 XD)

References
  1. "Jo Novita" (in Indonesian). Merdeka.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. "Jo Novita". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. "PBSI Putuskan Kirim Tim Penuh ke Asian Games" (in Indonesian). Antara. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. Suhandinata, Justian (2018). TANGKAS: 67 Tahun Berkomitmen Mencetak Jawara Bulu Tangkis (in Indonesian). Gramedia. ISBN 978-602-061-999-6.
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