Jo Novita

Jo Novita
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1981-11-19) 19 November 1981 (age 43) Jakarta, Indonesia
Residence	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Women's doubles
Highest ranking	9 with Greysia Polii (2006[1])
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Indonesia Sudirman Cup 2005 Beijing Mixed team Uber Cup 2008 Jakarta Women's team Asian Championships 2001 Manila Women's doubles 2003 Jakarta Women's doubles 2005 Hyderabad Women's doubles Southeast Asian Games 2001 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team 2005 Manila Women's doubles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's doubles 2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's team 2005 Manila Women's team Asian Junior Championships 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	Eny Erlangga	Gao Ling Huang Sui	5–15, 3–15	Bronze
2003	Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lita Nurlita	Hwang Yu-mi Lee Hyo-jung	3–15, 8–15	Bronze
2005	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Greysia Polii	Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota	10–15, 4–15	Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Lita Nurlita	Eny Erlangga Liliyana Natsir	15–13, 11–15, 15–7	Gold
2005	PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines	Greysia Polii	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	12–15, 15–9, 13–15	Silver
2007	Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Greysia Polii	Vita Marissa Liliyana Natsir	15–21, 14–21	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	Rani Mundiasti	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	21–23, 12–21	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	Eny Erlangga	Norhasikin Amin Wong Pei Tty	7–4, 5–7, 7–0, 7–2	Winner
2004	Chinese Taipei Open	Lita Nurlita	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	4–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2006	Philippines Open	Greysia Polii	Rani Mundiasti Endang Nursugianti	21–16, 21–13	Winner
2006	Korea Open	Greysia Polii	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	10–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2008	Chinese Taipei Open	Rani Mundiasti	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	16–21, 17–21	Runner-up

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 Grand Prix tournament

Performance timeline

Indonesian team

• Junior level

Team event	1999
Asian Junior Championships	Silver

• Senior level

Team event	2001	2003	2005	2007
Southeast Asian Games	Gold	Bronze	Bronze	Gold

Team event	2008
Uber Cup	Silver

Team event	2005
Sudirman Cup	Silver

Individual competitions

• Senior level

Event	2003	2005	2007
Southeast Asian Games	Gold	Silver	Silver

Event	2001	2003	2005
Asian Championships	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. "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.

External links

• Jo Novita (2005–2012) at BWFBadminton.com (archive)
• Jo Novita (2005–2012) at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
• Jo Novita (2010) at BWFBadminton.com
• Jo Novita (2010) at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
• Jo Novita at Olympedia (archive)
• Jo Novita at Olympics.com