Neslihan Arın
Neslihan Yiğit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bursa, Turkey | 26 February 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5.84 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Çağatay Taşdemir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 35 (WS 13 September 2012) 28 (WD 20 August 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 43 (WS), 325 (WD) (27 September 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Neslihan 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]
Career
Neslihan Yiğit became silver medalist in singles (WS) and doubles (WD) at the U17 European Team Championship held 2009 in Medvode, Slovenia. At the 2011 Spanish Junior International, she reached to bronze medal in WS, gold medal in WD and silver in mixed doubles (XD).[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 the 37th place in the world ranking list as of April 19, 2012. In the doubles event, she ranks 41st in the world list together with Özge Bayrak. Neslihan ranks 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]
Achievements
European Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | Özge Bayrak | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
14–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
Islamic Solidarity Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Dempo Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia | Lim Yin Fun | 21–13, 21–19 | Gold |
Mediterranean Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain | Beatriz Corrales | 21–19, 23–21 | Gold |
2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | Özge Bayrak | 21–16, 21–13 | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Match | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | 1 | Özge Bayrak | Karin Maran Xandra Stelling |
21–9, 21–11 | Gold |
2 | Maja Tvrdy Nika Končut |
21–13, 21–16 | ||||
3 | Émilie Lefel Audrey Fontaine |
21–13, 21–11 |
European University Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Anastasia Chervyakova | 21–9, 23–25, 21–19 | Gold |
European University Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Warsaw, Poland | Ozge Bayrak | 18–21, 21–19, 18–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Warsaw, Poland | Ozge Bayrak | Delphine Delrue Lauranne Rosello |
21–15, 21–10 | Gold |
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey | Line Kjaersfeldt | 14–21, 8–21 | Bronze |
European U17 Championships
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Medvode, Slovenia | Carolina Marin | 9–21, 3–21 | Silver |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Medvode, Slovenia | Neslihan Kilic | Celine Juel Mette Poulsen |
13–21, 14–21 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Czech Open | Yvonne Li | 17–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Eurasia Bulgarian Open | Ozge Bayrak | 21–19, 21–10 | Winner |
2017 | Turkey International | Ozge Bayrak | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Hungarian International | Aliye Demirbag | 21–11, 17–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2017 | Czech Open | Kaho Funahashi | 21–16, 14–21, 21–17 | Winner |
2017 | Hellas Open | Mariya Mitsova | 21–14, 17–21, 21–15 | Winner |
2017 | Eurasia Bulgarian Open | Luise Heim | 21–17, 14–21, 21–17 | Winner |
2017 | White Nights | Evgeniya Kosetskaya | 8–21, 21–15, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2016 | White Nights | Mako Urushizaki | 21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
2016 | Chile International | Ozge Bayrak | 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Polish Open | Delphine Lansac | 19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Brazil International | Chisato Hoshi | 21–13, 21–15 | Winner |
2015 | Peru International | Rong Schafer | 17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Iran Fajr International | Linda Zechiri | 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Turkey International | Ozge Bayrak | 13–21, 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
2014 | Bangladesh International | Yap Rui Chen | 21–18, 21–12 | Winner |
2013 | Turkey International | Stefani Stoeva | 21–14, 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Iran Fajr International | Febby Angguni | 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
2012 | Polish Open | Ai Goto | 9–21, 21–12, 7–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Croatian International | Kana Ito | 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Iran Fajr International | Yu Wakita | 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
2011 | Suriname International | Ozge Bayrak | 21–16, 23–21 | Winner |
2011 | Bulgarian International | Linda Zechiri | 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ a b "BEC 2011 European Junior Championships 15-24.4.2011 Vantaa, Finland - Media". Badminton Finland. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ "Badminton Branşındaki Sporcularımız" (in Turkish). Egospor. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ "Player profiles-Neslihan Yigit". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ "Milli badmintoncu Neslihan Yiğit, Londra Olimpiyat Oyunları vizesini aldı". Zaman (in Turkish). 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-04-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Badminton-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
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External links
- Neslihan Arın at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Neslihan Arın at BWFbadminton.com
- Neslihan Arın at Olympics.com
- Neslihan Arın at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1994 births
- Sportspeople from Bursa
- Turkish female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Turkey
- Living people
- European Games bronze medalists for Turkey
- European Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- European Games competitors for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games