Rinov Rivaldy
Rinov Rivaldy 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 |  World Junior ChampionshipsBoys' doubles
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