Nova Widianto

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.

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.^[4]

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

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	Liliyana Natsir [1]	Han Sang-hoon   Hwang Yu-mi	23–21, 21–19	Win
Quarterfinal		Sudket Prapakamol   Saralee Thungthongkam	21–13, 21–19	Win
Semifinal		He Hanbin [4]   Yu Yang	15–21, 21–11, 23–21	Win
Final		Lee Yong-dae   Lee Hyo-jung	11–21, 17–21	Silver

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.

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 Muhammad Ahsan and beat Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif and Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari, 21–18 21–17 to give 3–1 win against Malaysia .

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.

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Liliyana Natsir	Lee Yong-dae   Lee Hyo-jung	11–21, 17–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[5] 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.^[6] 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	Liliyana Natsir	Zheng Bo   Gao Ling	16–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2007	Japan Open	Liliyana Natsir	Zheng Bo   Gao Ling	19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2007	China Open	Liliyana Natsir	Sudket Prapakamol   Saralee Thungthongkam	15–21, 21–18, 21–11	Winner
2007	Hong Kong Open	Liliyana Natsir	Zheng Bo   Gao Ling	21–23, 21–18, 21–19	Winner
2008	All England Open	Liliyana Natsir	Zheng Bo   Gao Ling	21–18, 14–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2008	Singapore Open	Liliyana Natsir	Anthony Clark   Donna Kellogg	17–21, 21–14, 21–9	Winner
2008	Japan Open	Liliyana Natsir	Muhammad Rijal   Vita Marissa	21–14, 15–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2008	China Masters	Liliyana Natsir	Xie Zhongbo   Zhang Yawen	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2008	Superseries Finals	Liliyana Natsir	Thomas Laybourn   Kamilla Rytter Juhl	19–21, 21–18, 20–22	Runner-up
2009	Malaysia Open	Liliyana Natsir	Lee Yong-dae   Lee Hyo-jung	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2009	French Open	Liliyana Natsir	Hendra Aprida Gunawan   Vita Marissa	21–7, 21–7	Winner
2009	Hong Kong Open	Liliyana Natsir	Robert Mateusiak   Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	20–22, 16–21	Runner-up
2010	All England Open	Liliyana Natsir	Zhang Nan   Zhao Yunlei	18–21, 25–23, 18–21	Runner-up
2010	Singapore Open	Liliyana Natsir	Thomas Laybourn   Kamilla Rytter Juhl	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

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

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

• Senior level

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

Team event	2002	2006
Asian Games	Silver	Bronze

Team events	2008	2010
Thomas Cup	Bronze	Silver

Team event	2005	2007	2009
Sudirman Cup	Silver	Silver	Bronze

• Senior level

Event	2001	2005	2007	2009
SEA Games	Gold	Gold	Bronze	Gold

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

Event	2002	2006
Asian Games	Bronze	QF

Event	2005	2006
World Cup	Silver	Gold

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

Event	2004	2008
Olympics	QF	Silver

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

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Chinese Taipei Open	—	F	F			W	SF			A	R2	W (2006)
Denmark Open	SF	F			A		SS					F (2002)
Hong Kong Open		—		—		F	SS					F (2006)
Indonesia Open	F	F		QF	W	F	SS					W (2005)
Japan Open		F		W		F	SS					W (2004)
Korea Open						W	SS					W (2006)
Philippines Open	—						W	—	A	—		W (2007)
Singapore Open	QF			W		W	SS					W (2004, 2006)
Swiss Open					F		SS					F (2005)
Thailand Open		—								—	F	F (2011)

• Nova Widianto at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Nova Widianto at BWFBadminton.com  
• Nova Widianto at Olympics.com
• Nova Widianto at Olympic.org (archived)
• Nova Widianto at Olympedia