# 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 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 European Championships, 2022 European Championships and 2024 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 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.
She qualified as the first-ever Turkish badminton player for the Olympics.
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. In June 2013, she won double gold medals in the women's singles and doubles event at the Mersin Mediterranean Games.
In 2021, Arın reached the quarter-finals of the Toyota Thailand Open,losing out to the eventual champion Carolina Marín. 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 |

### European Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | Carolina Marín | 18–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
| 2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain | Carolina Marín | 14–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany | Kirsty Gilmour | 18–21, 13–21 | 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 |

### Mediterranean Games

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | Özge Bayrak | 21–16, 21–13 | Gold |
| 2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain | Beatriz Corrales | 21–19, 23–21 | Gold |
| 2022 | Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria | Beatriz Corrales | 21–14, 21–11 | 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 |
| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | 2 | Özge Bayrak | Nika Končut Maja Tvrdy | 21–13, 21–16 | Gold |
| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | 3 | Özge Bayrak | Audrey Fontaine Émilie Lefel | 21–13, 21–11 | Gold |

### European University Games

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

### European University Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Warsaw, Poland | Özge Bayrak | 18–21, 21–19, 18–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Warsaw, Poland | Özge Bayrak | Delphine Delrue Lauranne Rosello | 21–15, 21–10 | Gold |

### European Junior Championships

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

### BWF International Challenge/Series (30 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 |
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 |
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