Nova Widianto

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nova Widianto
Occupation	Badminton Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 10, 1977(1977-10-10)
Age	47
Birthplace	Klaten Regency
Country	Indonesia
Birth City	Central Java
Horoscope	Libra

Nova Widianto Biography

Nova Widianto is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on October 10, 1977 in Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Nova Widianto is considered as one of the top doubles players of his time. He is renowned for his dazzling move on court as well as his versatility to play with a variety of players. Widianto is a specialist on mixed doubles. He had some international success in the form of Vita Marissa, winning the Southeast Asian Games in 2001 as well as his first Asian Badminton Championships in 2003 as well as winning the Japan Open in 2004. But his biggest success was achieved through a partnership that he formed with Lilyana Natsir. They’ve been among the world’s top two or three best teams. The year 2005 was the time they managed to take home their first World Championships in 2005, beating Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen in the final. They once again claimed the gold medal in 2007 World Championships, winning against Zheng Bo and Gao Ling. They also won silver in the 2008 Olympic Games, having a devastating loss to world’s number 10 Lee Hyo-jung as well as Lee Yong Dae. In 2009, at the BWF World Championships, they also took home the silver medal but lost in the final to their Danish pair. He finished second three times in succession from 2006 until 2008 at the Japan open. They’ve been runners-up to the All England Championships twice, but the most narrow one was in 2010 when they were beaten by the future Olympic champions Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei 18-21 25-23 18-21 over 1 hour and 31 mins and is regarded as the greatest mixed doubles matches ever played. Widianto has played for Indonesia at the Sudirman Cup (combined men’s and women’s world team championships) five times: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2007 2003, 2003, 2005 2007 and the 2009.

It is the BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a string of tournaments for badminton, which are sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) from 2007. It is the World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics as the 1st seed in 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.

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 .

The BWF Superseries was launched on the 14th of December, 2006 and adopted in 2007 is a series of tournaments for elite badminton which are sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level like Superseries in addition to Superseries Premier. The season of Superseries includes twelve tournaments across the globe. It has been introduced in 2011, with highly successful players being selected to attend the Superseries Finals that are held at season’s end.

Nova Widianto Net Worth

Nova Widianto is one of the richest Badminton Player from Indonesia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nova Widianto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nova Widianto (born 10 October 1977) is an Indonesian former male badminton player. The current position is Indonesia mixed doubles coach for the national team. assistant coach.

He played in the badminton event during the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles along with his partner Vita Marissa and only reached the quarterfinals after being defeated in the quarterfinals by the Danish team.

Widianto competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Liliyana Natsir and earned a silver medal. They were defeated in the final by the gold medalists Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in straight sets 21–11 and 21–17.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Nova Widianto height 5 ft 10 in Nova weight 73 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Nova Widianto Dating?

According to our records, Nova Widianto married to Eny Widiowati. As of December 1, 2023, Nova Widianto’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Nova Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Indonesia. Nova Widianto celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year.