Profile nova Widhianto

Nova Widianto is the one of the greatest doubles player that Indonesia have ever had. Eventhough his best career come from the mixed doubles, but he also played well in men doubles. Widianto has specialized in mixed doubles. He enjoyed some international success with Vita Marissa, winning the Southeast Asian Games in 2001, the Asian Badminton Championships in 2003, and the Japan Open in 2004. However, his greatest success has come in partnership with Lilyana Natsir. They have been one of the world's two or three leading teams, winning the World Championships in 2005 and 2007, and earning silver medals at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 BWF World Championships. Widianto has represented Indonesia in the Sudirman Cup (combined men's and women's world team championships) four times: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007.

[edit] 2004 Summer Olympics

He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Vita Marissa and only reached the quarterfinal, after defeated in the quarterfinal by the Chinese pair.

[edit] 2008 Summer Olympics

He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Lilyana Natsir and reached the final by beating He Hanbin and Yu Yang in the semifinal with thriling 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.

[edit] Personal life

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.

[edit] Men Doubles

He also followed some tournament in men doubles. He had played with Candra Wijaya in few months, preparing for Thomas Cup event and success to be the runner of Asia Badminton Championships after being stopped by Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae. He also helped Indonesia to claim the gold medal in men teams in Southeast Asian Games by partnering Mohammad Ahsan and beat Malaysian pairs.

[edit] Playing Style

He has powerful smash and beautiful backhand play. He can cover the court well and have some beautiful defense placement in his game. Also, he has great mental strength to play in tight game, even when he had match point down.

Event	Year	Result
Southeast Asian Games in Mixed Doubles	2001	Winner
Asian Badminton Championships	2003	Winner
Japan Open	2003	Winner
Singapore Open	2004	Winner
Indonesia Open	2005	Winner
IBF World Championships in Anaheim	2005	Gold Medal
Singapore Open	2006	Winner
Asian Badminton Championships	2006	Winner
Badminton World Cup	2006	Winner
Chinese Taipei Open	2006	Winner
Korea Open	2006	Winner
Philippines Open	2007	Winner
BWF World Championships in Kuala Lumpur	2007	Winner
China Open Super Series	2007	Winner
Hongkong Super Series	2007	Winner
Singapore Open	2008	Winner
Malaysia Super Series	2009	Winner
French Super Series	2009	Winner
Badminton in Southeast Asian Games in Mixed Doubles	2009	Gold Medal
Badminton Mens Team in Southeast Asian Games	2009	Gold Medal
Indonesia Super Series	2007	Runner Up
Beijing Olympics	2008	Silver Medal
Japan Super Series	2008	Runner Up
All England Championships	2008	Runner Up
China Masters Super Series	2008	Runner Up
Final Super Series	2008	Runner Up
Hongkong Super Series	2009	Runner Up