Jo Novita


Jo Novita 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. Novita also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2006 Asian Games.
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 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.

Achievements

Asian Championships

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

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Wongchawalitkul University,
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand		 Greysia Polii Lilyana Natsir
Vita Marissa		15–21, 14–21 Silver
2005PhilSports Arena,
Metro Manila, Philippines		 Greysia Polii Chin Eei Hui
Wong Pei Tty		12–15, 15–9, 13–15 Silver
2003Tan 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 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
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Denmark Open Rani Mundiasti Chin Eei Hui
Wong Pei Tty		21–23, 12–21 Runner-up

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 since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Chinese Taipei Open Rani Mundiasti Cheng Wen-hsing
Chien Yu-chin		16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2006Korea Open Greysia Polii Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		10–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2006Philippines Open Greysia Polii Endang Nursugianti
Rani Mundiasti		21–16, 21–13 Winner
2004Chinese Taipei Open Lita Nurlita Cheng Wen-hsing
Chien Yu-chin		4–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2001Thailand Open Eny Erlangga Norhasikin Amin
Wong Pei Tty		7–4, 5–7, 7–0, 7–2 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001Thailand Open Candra Wijaya Ronne Maykel Runtolalu
Eny Widiowati		8–6, 7–1, 8–7 Winner

Performance timeline

Indonesian team

Team Events1999
Asian Junior Championships Silver

Team Events2001200320052007
Southeast Asian Games Gold Bronze Bronze Gold

Team Events2008
Uber Cup Silver

Team Events2005
Sudirman Cup Silver

Individual competitions

Team Events200320052007
Southeast Asian Games Gold Silver Silver

Event200120032005
Badminton Asia Championships Bronze Bronze Bronze