Neslihan Arın

Neslihan Arın (née Yiğit; born 26 February 1994) is a Turkish badminton player. She won the women's singles title at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games; 2013, 2018, 2022, 2026 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, 2022, 2024 and 2026 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. She won the bronze medal at the European Championships, defeated by the defending champion Marín in the semi-finals in straight games.

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. She won her other group game against Doha Hany 21–5, 21–5.

Arın reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 Hylo Open. After beating Aakarshi Kashyap and Kristin Kuuba in the first two rounds, 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, and Marija Ulitina in straight games on the way. In the quarter-finals, She was stopped by P. V. Sindhu.

Achievements

European Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Özge Bayrak Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 14–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Carolina Marín 18–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze 2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Carolina Marín 14–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze 2024 Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany Kirsty Gilmour 18–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze 2026 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Kirsty Gilmour 21–16, 14–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Islamic Solidarity Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2013 Dempo Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia 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 Özge Bayrak 21–16, 21–13 Gold Gold 2018 El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain Beatriz Corrales 21–19, 23–21 Gold Gold 2022 Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria 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 Özge Bayrak Karin Maran Xandra Stelling 21–9, 21–11 Gold Gold 2 Nika Končut Maja Tvrdy 21–13, 21–16 3 Audrey Fontaine Émilie Lefel 21–13, 21–11

European University Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2014 Rotterdam, Netherlands Anastasia Chervyakova 21–9, 23–25, 21–19 Gold Gold

European University Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2015 Warsaw, Poland Özge Bayrak 18–21, 21–19, 18–21 Silver Silver

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Warsaw, Poland Özge Bayrak Delphine Delrue Lauranne Rosello 21–15, 21–10 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2013 ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey Line Kjaersfeldt 14–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 2025 Syed Modi International Super 300 Hina Akechi 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (32 titles, 31 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2011 Bulgarian International Linda Zetchiri 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2011 Suriname International Özge Bayrak 21–16, 23–21 Winner 2012 Iran Fajr International Yu Wakita 21–16, 21–14 Winner 2012 Croatian International Kana Ito 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2012 Polish Open Ai Goto 9–21, 21–12, 7–21 Runner-up 2013 Iran Fajr International Febby Angguni 21–15, 21–14 Winner 2013 Turkey International Stefani Stoeva 21–14, 16–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2014 Bangladesh International Yap Rui Chen 21–18, 21–12 Winner 2014 Turkey International Özge Bayrak 13–21, 21–14, 21–16 Winner 2015 Iran Fajr International Linda Zetchiri 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2015 Peru International Rong Schafer 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2016 Brazil International Chisato Hoshi 21–13, 21–15 Winner 2016 Polish Open Delphine Lansac 19–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2016 Chile International Özge Bayrak 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2016 White Nights Mako Urushizaki 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2017 White Nights Evgeniya Kosetskaya 8–21, 21–15, 20–22 Runner-up 2017 Bulgarian Open Luise Heim 21–17, 14–21, 21–17 Winner 2017 Hellas Open Mariya Mitsova 21–14, 17–21, 21–15 Winner 2017 Czech Open Kaho Funahashi 21–16, 14–21, 21–17 Winner 2017 Hungarian International Aliye Demirbağ 21–11, 17–21, 21–18 Winner 2017 Turkey International Özge Bayrak 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2018 Bulgarian Open Özge Bayrak 21–19, 21–10 Winner 2018 Czech Open Yvonne Li 17–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2018 Hungarian International Mariya Mitsova 21–14, 21–8 Winner 2019 Lagos International Özge Bayrak 21–16, 24–26, 21–13 Winner 2019 Bulgarian Open Mariya Mitsova 21–9, 21–14 Winner 2019 Kharkiv International Qi Xuefei 18–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up 2019 Belgian International Line Christophersen 21–23, 21–12, 11–21 Runner-up 2019 Hungarian International Nguyễn Thùy Linh 21–16, 12–21, 21–18 Winner 2019 Turkey Open Aliye Demirbağ 21–14, 22–20 Winner 2023 Uganda International Letshanaa Karupathevan 11–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2023 Portugal International Özge Bayrak 21–14, 21–12 Winner 2023 Polish Open Yeo Jia Min 13–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2023 Slovenia Open Huang Yu-hsun 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2023 Belgian International Line Christophersen 21–11, 14–21, 21–17 Winner 2023 Scottish Open Kristin Kuuba 25–23, 21–13 Winner 2025 Swedish Open Léonice Huet 21–14, 24–22 Winner 2025 Iran Fajr International Keisha Fatimah Azzahra 21–17, 21–14 Winner 2025 Uganda International Ishika Jaiswal 15–21, 21–19, 20–22 Runner-up 2025 Polish Open Hung Yi-ting 21–13, 21–16 Winner 2025 Turkey International Nanami Someya 21–7, 21–4 Winner

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