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

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. 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.

Personal life Novita married her teammate from Tangkas club Ronne Maykel Runtulalo, in Jakarta, 2 August 2009. She later moved to Canada, and joined her husband who had already been a coach at Flying badminton Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

SEA 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, 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. 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 OpenF 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 FSS F (2006) Philippines Open colspan="5" W W (2006) Thailand Open W (WD)W (XD) W (2001 WD, XD)

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