Neslihan Arın
Neslihan Arın
Personal information
Birth nameNeslihan Yiğit
CountryTurkey
Born (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994
Bursa, Turkey
Height1.78 m (5.8 ft)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachÇağatay Taşdemir
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking27 (WS, 3 May 2022)
28 (WD with Özge Bayrak, 20 August 2015)
Current ranking37 (WS, 2 January 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Turkey
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Women's doubles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kyiv Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madrid Women's singles
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Palembang Women's team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Women's singles
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ankara Giris' singles
BWF profile

Neslihan Arın (née Yiğit; born February 26, 1994) is a Turkish badminton player. The 178 cm (5.84 ft) tall athlete plays right-handed and is coached by Çağatay Taşdemir at Egospor club of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality.[1][2] She won the women's singles title at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games, 2013, 2018 Mediterranean Games and the women's doubles title at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. Arın also won the bronze medals at the 2015 European Games and at the 2021 and 2022 European Championships.

Career

Neslihan Arın became silver medalist in singles and doubles at the U17 European Championship held 2009 in Medvode, Slovenia. At the 2011 Spanish Junior International, she reached to semi finals in singles, won the girls' doubles title, and became the runner-up in the mixed doubles.[1]

She competed at various international tournaments in singles and doubles with her partner Özge Bayrak, and won titles in the years 2011–2012. The latest success enabled her to rise up to 28th place in the women's doubles world ranking list as of 20 August 2015 with Özge Bayrak. In the singles event, she reached a career-high of world number 34th in the world list on 1 October 2019. Arın ranked 7th in the World Juniors list.[3]

She qualified as the first-ever Turkish badminton player for the Olympics.[4]

She won the gold medal in the singles event and the bronze medal with the national team at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[5] In June 2013, she won double gold medals in the women's singles and doubles event at the Mersin Mediterranean Games.[6]

In 2021, Arın reached the quarter-finals of the Toyota Thailand Open,losing out to the eventual champion Carolina Marín.[7] She won the bronze medal at the European Championships, defeated by the defending champion Marín in the semi-finals in straight games.[8]

Arın was drawn in group A along with top seed and eventual champion Chen Yufei at the Tokyo Olympics, against whom she lost 14–21, 9–21.[9] She won her other group game against Doha Hany 21–5, 21–5.[10]

Arın reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 Hylo Open. After beating Aakarshi Kashyap and Kristin Kuuba in the first two rounds,[11] it was the eventual champion Busanan Ongbamrungphan who stopped her in the quarters.

Arın made it to the quarter-finals at the 2021 Indonesia Masters She defeated 6th seed Michelle Li,[12] and Marija Ulitina in straight games on the way. In the quarter-finals, She was stopped by P. V. Sindhu.[13]

Achievements

European Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Turkey Özge Bayrak Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
14–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Spain Carolina Marín 18–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Spain Carolina Marín 14–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Islamic Solidarity Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Dempo Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia Malaysia Lim Yin Fun 21–13, 21–19 Gold Gold

Mediterranean Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey Turkey Özge Bayrak 21–16, 21–13 Gold Gold
2018 El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain Spain Beatriz Corrales 21–19, 23–21 Gold Gold
2022 Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria Spain Beatriz Corrales 21–14, 21–11 Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Match Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey 1 Turkey Özge Bayrak Italy Karin Maran
Italy Xandra Stelling
21–9, 21–11 Gold Gold
2 Slovenia Nika Končut
Slovenia Maja Tvrdy
21–13, 21–16
3 France Audrey Fontaine
France Émilie Lefel
21–13, 21–11

European University Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Rotterdam, Netherlands Russia Anastasia Chervyakova 21–9, 23–25, 21–19 Gold Gold

European University Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Warsaw, Poland Turkey Özge Bayrak 18–21, 21–19, 18–21 Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Warsaw, Poland Turkey Özge Bayrak France Delphine Delrue
France Lauranne Rosello
21–15, 21–10 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey Denmark Line Kjaersfeldt 14–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (28 titles, 30 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Linda Zetchiri 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Suriname International Turkey Özge Bayrak 21–16, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Iran Fajr International Japan Yu Wakita 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Croatian International Japan Kana Ito 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Polish Open Japan Ai Goto 9–21, 21–12, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Iran Fajr International Indonesia Febby Angguni 21–15, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Turkey International Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva 21–14, 16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Bangladesh International Malaysia Yap Rui Chen 21–18, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Turkey International Turkey Özge Bayrak 13–21, 21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Iran Fajr International Bulgaria Linda Zetchiri 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Peru International United States Rong Schafer 17–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Brazil International Japan Chisato Hoshi 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Polish Open France Delphine Lansac 19–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Chile International Turkey Özge Bayrak 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 White Nights Japan Mako Urushizaki 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 White Nights Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya 8–21, 21–15, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Bulgarian Open Germany Luise Heim 21–17, 14–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Hellas Open Bulgaria Mariya Mitsova 21–14, 17–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Czech Open Japan Kaho Funahashi 21–16, 14–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Hungarian International Turkey Aliye Demirbağ 21–11, 17–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Turkey International Turkey Özge Bayrak 17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Bulgarian Open Turkey Özge Bayrak 21–19, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Czech Open Germany Yvonne Li 17–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Hungarian International Bulgaria Mariya Mitsova 21–14, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Lagos International Turkey Özge Bayrak 21–16, 24–26, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Bulgarian Open Bulgaria Mariya Mitsova 21–9, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Kharkiv International France Qi Xuefei 18–21, 21–19, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Belgian International Denmark Line Christophersen 21–23, 21–12, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Hungarian International Vietnam Nguyễn Thùy Linh 21–16, 12–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Turkey Open Turkey Aliye Demirbağ 21–14, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Uganda International Malaysia Letshanaa Karupathevan 11–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Portugal International Turkey Özge Bayrak 21–14, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Polish Open Singapore Yeo Jia Min 13–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Slovenia Open Chinese Taipei Huang Yu-hsun 17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Belgian International Denmark Line Christophersen 21–11, 14–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Scottish Open Estonia Kristin Kuuba 25–23, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Syria International Turkey Neslihan Kılıç Turkey Cemre Fere
Turkey Özge Bayrak
18–21, 21–13, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Kenya International Turkey Özge Bayrak South Africa Michelle Edwards
South Africa Annari Viljoen
21–15, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Slovak Open Turkey Özge Bayrak Netherlands Selena Piek
Netherlands Iris Tabeling
7–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Suriname International Turkey Özge Bayrak Suriname Crystal Leefmans
Suriname Rugshaar Ishaak
21–3, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 South Africa International Turkey Özge Bayrak South Africa Michelle Edwards
South Africa Annari Viljoen
21–10, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Uganda International Turkey Özge Bayrak South Africa Michelle Edwards
South Africa Annari Viljoen
Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Kharkiv International Turkey Özge Bayrak France Audrey Fontaine
France Émilie Lefel
11–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Bulgarian International Turkey Özge Bayrak Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
9–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Turkey International Turkey Özge Bayrak Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
21–19, 14–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Turkey International Turkey Özge Bayrak Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
15–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Iran Fajr International Turkey Özge Bayrak Malaysia Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Malaysia Soong Fie Cho
11–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Hellas International Turkey Özge Bayrak Russia Elena Komendrovskaja
Russia Viktoriia Vorobeva
21–7, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Bulgarian Eurasia Open Turkey Özge Bayrak Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva
Bulgaria Dimitria Popstoikova
11–5, 11–5, 8–11, 10–11, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Bangladesh International Turkey Özge Bayrak India Pradnya Gadre
India N. Siki Reddy
10–21, 24–22, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Turkey International Turkey Özge Bayrak Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
11–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Iran Fajr International Turkey Özge Bayrak Malaysia Joyce Choong
Malaysia Yap Cheng Wen
21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Mercosul International Turkey Özge Bayrak France Laura Choinet
France Teshana Vignes Waran
21–10, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Peru International Turkey Özge Bayrak France Delphine Lansac
France Émilie Lefel
21–14, 14–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 White Nights Turkey Özge Bayrak Russia Ekaterina Bolotova
Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya
22–20, 13–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Lagos International Turkey Özge Bayrak India Pradnya Gadre
India N. Sikki Reddy
19–21, 23–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Mersin Turkey International Turkey Özge Bayrak Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Turkey International Turkey Özge Bayrak Turkey Kader İnal
Turkey Fatma Nur Yavuz
21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
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