Nova Widianto - Career

Career

Nova Widianto is one of the greatest doubles player in Indonesia National Team. Even though 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. He was three times in a row since 2006 until 2008 being runner up in Japan Open and two times runner up in the prestigious All England Championships. 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.

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