# Rinov Rivaldy

Rinov Rivaldy (born 12 November 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club. He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships, and bronze medals at the 2019 and 2021 SEA Games in the mixed doubles with Pitha Haningtyas Mentari.

## Career

In September-October 2021, Rivaldy alongside the Indonesian team competed at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. He won a match in the group stage against B. R. Sankeerth and Crystal Lai of Canada. Indonesia advanced to the knockout stage but lost at the quarterfinals against Malaysia.

### 2023

In January, Rivaldy and Pitha Haningtyas Mentari started 2023 BWF World Tour by losing in the first round of Malaysia Open from 8th seed Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue of France. In the next week, they also lost the first round of India Open from 4th seed Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping of China. They competed in the home tournament, Indonesia Masters, but lost in the second round from unseeded Chinese pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping.
In February, Rivaldy join the Indonesia national badminton team to compete at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships, but the teams lost in the quarter-finals from team Korea.
In March, Rivaldy and Mentari competed in the All England Open but had to lose in the first round from 6th seed Malaysian pair Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing. In the next tour, he competed in the Swiss Open, but had to retire in the quarter-finals from Chinese Taipei pair Ye Hong-wei and Lee Chia-hsin.
In late April, Rivaldy and Mentari competed at the Asian Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from 8th seed Malaysian pair Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai in three games.
In May, Rivaldy alongside the Indonesian team competed at the 2023 Sudirman Cup in Suzhou, China. He won a match in the group stage, against Jones Ralfy Jansen and Linda Efler of Germany. Indonesia advanced to the knockout stage but lost at the quarterfinals against China, where he almost upsetting the world no. 1 Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the first match with scrapped doubles partner Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja. In the following week, Rivaldy and Mentari competed in the second Asian Tour at the Malaysia Masters. They were lost in the quarter-finals from 3rd seed Korean pair Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung.
In June, Rivaldy and Mentari competed at the Singapore Open, but had to lose in the second round from 2nd seed and eventual finalist Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino. In the next tour, they competed at the home tournament, Indonesia Open, but lost in the quarter-finals from 2nd seed and eventual finalist Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino for the second consecutive tour. In the next tour, they lost at the second round of the Taipei Open from their fellow Indonesian junior player Jafar Hidayatullah and Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata.
In late July, Rivaldy competed at the 2023 Japan Open, but lost in the first round against 6th seed Korean pair Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung.
In early August, Rivaldy competed at the Australian Open, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from Chinese pair Cheng Xing and Chen Fanghui in straight games. In late August, he competed at the World Championships, but lost in the third round from 4th seed Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai in straight games. He made his debut at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, but unable to win any medals both in the mixed doubles and team events.

### 2025

Starting 2025 with new partner Lisa Ayu Kusumawati, they played in India Open but lost since the first round to the fourth seed, Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai. They clinched semifinal at Indonesia Masters, but lost to the seventh seed Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito. Unfortunately they also lost in the first round on Thailand Masters to their compatriot as well as Kusumawati's ex partner, Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja. He was a part of Indonesia's squad at Asia Mixed Team Championships in which he played with Kusumawati on group stage, defeating Lui Chun Wai and Fu Chi Yan from Hong Kong, and on the final match with Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, defeating the home favorite Gao Jiaxuan and Wu Mengying, thus started Indonesia first reign on BAMTC since 2017. He was planned to be paired back with Pitha Haningtyas Mentari at Asia Championships on April.

## Achievements
### SEA Games

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2019 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai | 21–18, 11–21, 22–24 | Bronze | |
| 2021 | Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | Chen Tang Jie Peck Yen Wei | 22–20, 13–21, 18–21 | Bronze | |

### World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Yeremia Rambitan | Di Zijian Wang Chang | 15–21, 17–21 | Bronze | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | 21–23, 21–15, 21–18 | Gold | |

### Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2016 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand | Apriyani Rahayu | Kim Won-ho Lee Yu-rim | 17–21, 20–22 | Bronze | |

### BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | Nipitphon Phuangphuapet Savitree Amitrapai | 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | Ou Xuanyi Feng Xueying | 20–22, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | Mathias Bay-Smidt Rikke Søby Hansen | 18–21, 21–12, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | Niclas Nøhr Amalie Magelund | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | Cheng Xing Zhang Chi | 21–16, 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | Cheng Xing Zhang Chi | 17–21, 21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2024 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai | 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2016 | Vietnam International | Vania Arianti Sukoco | Andika Ramadiansyah Angelica Wiratama | 21–15, 22–20 | Winner | |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament

### BWF Junior International (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Italian Junior | Andika Ramadiansyah | Yahya Adi Kumara Yantoni Edy Saputra | 23–21, 16–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Indonesia Junior International | Andika Ramadiansyah | Muhammad Fachrikar Bagas Maulana | 19–21, 21–14, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | India Junior International | Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto | Pacharapol Nipornram Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 21–9, 21–13 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2016 | Indonesia Junior International | Apriyani Rahayu | Andika Ramadiansyah Vania Arianti Sukoco | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner | |
| 2017 | India Junior International | Angelica Wiratama | Takuma Obayashi Natsu Saito | 21–18, 16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
    BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
    BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
    BWF Junior International Series tournament
    BWF Junior Future Series tournament

## Performance timeline
### Key

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |

### National team

* Junior level
| Team events | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Asian Junior Championships | A | QF | S |
| World Junior Championships | S | 5th | 5th |
* Senior level
| Team events | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| SEA Games | G | NH | B | NH | A | NH | |
| Asia Mixed Team Championships | A | NH | NH | NH | QF | NH | G |
| Asian Games | NH | NH | NH | QF | NH | NH | NH |
| Sudirman Cup | A | NH | QF | NH | QF | NH | |

### Individual competitions
#### Junior level

* Boys' doubles
| Events | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Ref |
| Asian Junior Championships | 2R | QF | 2R | |
| World Junior Championships | 2R | QF | B | |
* Mixed doubles
| Events | 2016 | 2017 | Ref |
| Asian Junior Championships | B | 3R | |
| World Junior Championships | QF | G | |

#### Senior level
##### Men's doubles

| Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best |
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Best |
| Singapore Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R ('18) |
| Vietnam Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R ('18) |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | NH | NH | NH | NH | 1R | 1R ('18) |
| Indonesia Masters | 1R | 1R | A | NH | A | 1R ('14, '15) |
| Year-end ranking | 539 | 373 | 170 | 591 | 409 | 134 |
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Best |

##### Mixed doubles

| Events | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| SEA Games | B | NH | B | NH | A | NH | |
| Asian Championships | 2R | NH | NH | QF | QF | 2R | Q |
| Asian Games | NH | NH | NH | 2R | NH | NH | NH |
| World Championships | 2R | NH | w/d | 3R | 3R | NH | |
| Olympic Games | NH | DNQ | NH | NH | NH | RR | NH |
| Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref |
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |
| Malaysia Open | A | A | A | 2R | NH | NH | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R ('19, '22) | |
| India Open | A | A | A | A | NH | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R ('23, '24, '25) | |
| Indonesia Masters | 1R | NH | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | SF ('25) | |
| Thailand Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 1R ('20, '24, '25) | |
| German Open | A | A | A | 2R | NH | NH | QF | A | 2R | A | QF ('22) | |
| Orléans Masters | N/A | N/A | A | A | NH | A | A | w/d | F | A | F ('24) | |
| All England Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R ('20) | |
| Lingshui China Masters | N/A | N/A | QF | A | NH | NH | NH | A | A | A | QF ('18) | |
| Swiss Open | A | A | A | F | NH | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | A | F ('19) | |
| Spain Masters | NH | NH | A | QF | A | W | NH | w/d | W | NH | W ('21, '24) | |
| Thailand Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | NH | A | A | SF | | SF ('24) | |
| Thailand Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | NH | A | A | SF | | SF ('24) | |
| Malaysia Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | F | QF | F | | F ('22, '24) | |
| Singapore Open | A | A | QF | 2R | NH | NH | 2R | 2R | A | | QF ('18) | |
| Indonesia Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | | QF ('23) | |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | NH | NH | w/d | QF | A | | QF ('23) | |
| Japan Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | NH | 2R | 1R | A | | 2R ('22) | |
| Korea Open | A | A | 1R | SF | NH | NH | SF | A | A | | SF ('19, '22) | |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | NH | NH | W | A | NH | NH | A | A | A | | W ('18) | |
| Taipei Open | A | A | QF | QF | NH | NH | w/d | 2R | A | | QF ('18, '19) | |
| Vietnam Open | A | A | SF | A | NH | NH | A | A | A | | SF ('18) | |
| Hong Kong Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | NH | NH | QF | A | | QF ('23) | |
| China Open | A | A | A | 2R | NH | NH | NH | 2R | A | | 2R ('19, '23) | |
| Arctic Open | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | NH | NH | NH | A | QF | | QF ('24) | |
| Denmark Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | | QF ('24) | |
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | | 2R ('19, '22) | |
| Hylo Open | A | A | A | A | A | SF | QF | A | A | | SF ('21) | |
| Korea Masters | A | A | 2R | A | NH | NH | 2R | A | A | | 2R ('18, '22) | |
| Japan Masters | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | 2R | 2R | | 2R ('23, '24) | |
| China Masters | A | A | 2R | 2R | NH | NH | NH | 2R | A | | 2R ('18, '19, '23) | |
| Syed Modi International | A | A | F | A | NH | NH | A | A | A | | F ('18) | |
| Superseries / World Tour Finals | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | SF | DNQ | DNQ | | SF ('22) | |
| Akita Masters | NH | NH | SF | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | SF ('18) | |
| New Zealand Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | 1R ('19) | |
| Year-end ranking | 95 | 202 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 18 | | 9 | |
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |