Pitha Haningtyas Mentari

Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (born 1 July 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta badminton club. She 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 Rinov Rivaldy. Mentari was also a member of the Indonesian women's team that won the silver medal in 2019 and 2021 SEA Games.

Career In September–October 2021, Mentari alongside the Indonesian team competed at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. She 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 quarter-finals against Malaysia.

2023 In January, Mentari and her partner Rinov Rivaldy started the season with unsatisfactory results. They had to lose in the early rounds of the Malaysia Open, India Open, and in the Indonesia Masters. She then competed at the Asia Mixed Team Championships in February, but unfortunately the teams lost in the quarter-finals to South Korea. She and her partner failed to go further in the All England Open, and then made it to the quarter-finals at the Swiss Open. In the quarter-final match against Ye Hong-wei and Lee Chia-hsin, Mentari and Rivaldy had to retire from the match due to an injury. In April, Mentari and Rivaldy reached the quarter-finals in the Asian Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, lost the match to 8th seed Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai in three games.

In May, Mentari made her second appearance in the Sudirman Cup, but the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In the following week, Mentari competed in the second Asian Tour at the Malaysia Masters. Unfortunately, they lost in the quarter-finals to 3rd seed Korean pair Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung.

In June, 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, she 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, she lost at the second round of the Taipei Open from their fellow Indonesian junior player Jafar Hidayatullah and Aisyah Pranata.

In late July, Mentari 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 August, Mentari and her partner, 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. At the World Championships, she and her partner lost in the third round from 4th seed Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai in straight games. She then played at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, but unable to win any medals both in the mixed doubles and team events.

He also competed for Indonesia at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

SEA Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref

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 Rinov Rivaldy Nipitphon Phuangphuapet Savitree Amitrapai 21–19, 21–18 Winner 2018 Syed Modi International Super 300 Rinov Rivaldy Ou Xuanyi Feng Xueying 20–22, 10–21 Runner-up 2019 Swiss Open Super 300 Rinov Rivaldy Mathias Bay-Smidt Rikke Søby Hansen 18–21, 21–12, 16–21 Runner-up 2021 Spain Masters Super 300 Rinov Rivaldy Niclas Nøhr Amalie Magelund 21–18, 21–15 Winner 2022 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Rinov Rivaldy Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2024 Orléans Masters Super 300 Rinov Rivaldy Cheng Xing Zhang Chi 21–16, 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2024 Spain Masters Super 300 Rinov Rivaldy Cheng Xing Zhang Chi 17–21, 21–12, 21–13 Winner 2024 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Rinov Rivaldy Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up) Girls' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2016 Granular Junior Open Virni Putri Ruethaichanok Laisuan Alisa Sapniti 11–21, 21–13, 21–18 Winner 2016 Indonesia Junior International Virni Putri Monika Insani Dianita Saraswati 21–13, 21–14 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2016 Granular Junior Open Alfandy Rizki Kasturo Pacharapol Nipornram Ruethaichanok Laisuan 12–21, 22–24 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 Senior level Team events 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Ref SEA Games S NH S NH A NH A Asia Mixed Team Championships A NH QF NH A

Individual competitions Junior level Girls' doubles Events 2017 Asian Junior Championships QF World Junior Championships 2R Mixed doubles