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 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 Ref 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 Ref 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

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 Ref SEA Games G NH B NH A NH Asia Mixed Team Championships A NH QF NH G Asian Games NH QF NH Sudirman Cup A NH QF NH QF NH B

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 World Tour Best 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Singapore Open A 1R 1R ('18) Vietnam Open A 1R 1R ('18) Indonesia Masters Super 100 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 Ref SEA Games B NH B NH A NH Asian Championships 2R NH QF QF 2R QF Asian Games NH 2R NH World Championships 2R NH 3R 3R NH 2R Olympic Games NH NH RR NH

Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best Ref 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Malaysia Open A 2R NH 2R 1R 1R A 2R ('19, '22) India Open A NH A 1R 1R 1R A 1R ('23, '24, '25) Indonesia Masters 1R NH 2R 2R 1R 1R QF 2R 2R SF A SF ('25) Thailand Masters A 1R NH A 1R 1R A 1R ('20, '24, '25) German Open A 2R NH QF A 2R A QF ('22) All England Open A 1R 2R A 1R 1R A 2R ('20) Swiss Open A F NH 2R 1R QF 1R A F ('19) Lingshui China Masters N/A QF A NH A QF ('18) Orléans Masters N/A A NH A F A F ('24) Thailand Open A 2R 1R NH A SF A SF ('24) 1R Malaysia Masters A 1R 1R NH F QF F A F ('22, '24) Singapore Open A QF 2R NH 2R 2R A 1R A QF ('18) Indonesia Open A 1R NH 1R 1R QF 1R 1R A QF ('23) Australian Open A NH QF A 1R QF ('23) Macau Open A NH A 1R A 1R ('25) Japan Open A 1R NH 2R 1R A 2R ('22) China Open A 2R NH 2R A 2R ('19, '23) Taipei Open A QF QF NH 2R A QF ('18, '19) Vietnam Open A SF A NH A SF ('18) Hong Kong Open A 1R NH QF A QF ('23) China Masters A 2R 2R NH 2R A 2R ('18, '19, '23) Indonesia Masters Super 100 NH W A NH A W ('18) Korea Open A 1R SF NH SF A SF ('19, '22) Arctic Open N/A NH A QF A QF ('24) Denmark Open A 1R A 2R 1R 1R QF A QF ('24) French Open A 2R NH 1R 2R 1R 1R A 2R ('19, '22) Hylo Open A SF QF A SF ('21) Korea Masters A 2R A NH 2R A 2R ('18, '22) Japan Masters NH 2R 2R A 2R ('23, '24) Syed Modi International A F A NH A F ('18) Superseries / World Tour Finals SF SF ('22) Akita Masters NH SF A NH SF ('18) New Zealand Open A1R NH 1R ('19) Spain Masters NH A QF A W NH W NH W ('21, '24) Year-end ranking 95 202 28 21 18 22 9 18 18 65 9 Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Best Ref

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