Decision made after taking athletes' current physical, mental conditions into account, says coach Nova

No decision yet if badminton duo to be sent to Hong Kong Open, says coach Nova

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — National doubles head coach Nova Widianto says he is not surprised to see Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin crashing out in the first round of the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) in Ningbo, China, recently.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has decided to split national mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei for upcoming tournaments.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — National mixed doubles head coach Nova Widianto hopes that his players can capitalise on the absence of retired Chinese pair Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong to shine at the 2025 Malaysia Open, despite facing tough challenges, including the possibility of meeting each other as early as the second round due to an unfavourable draw.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — Top national mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei still have a good chance to qualify for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals although they will be skipping next month's Arctic Open (in Vantaa, Finland) and Denmark Open (in Odense) due to an injury to Toh.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — National mixed doubles coach Nova Widianto is optimistic that his charges Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei will be able to win a medal for Malaysia at the 2024 Olympic Games.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — National number one mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei must take advantage of their top seeding to clinch the title in next week's 2024 Malaysia Masters at the Axiata Arena.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Patience will be key for the country’s leading mixed doubles of Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei if they want to beat the 2021 World champions from Thailand, Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai, in the opening action of the 2024 All England in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, next month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — National mixed doubles coach Nova Widianto is confident that his charges can qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — National mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie - Toh Ee Wei have credited coach Nova Widianto for their second-round straight-game win over Indonesians Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto - Lisa Ayu Kusumawati in the 2023 Malaysia Open badminton championships at the Axiata Arena, here, today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Newly-hired badminton coach Nova Widianto wants the two national mixed doubles pairs to be sent to more international tournaments to help them improve their world rankings.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Former national mixed doubles player Goh Liu Ying is optimistic that Nova Widianto, who has been appointed as the new mixed doubles coach at the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), has the extensive experience to boost the performance of the national pairings.