| Neslihan Arın | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Neslihan Yiğit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (age 31) Bursa, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Hakan ARIN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 27 (WS, 3 May 2022) 28 (WD withÖzge Bayrak, 20 August 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 34 (WS, 11 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Neslihan Arın (néeYiğit; born 26 February 1994) is a Turkishbadminton player. She won the women's singles title at the2013 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 the2015 European Games and at the2021 European Championships,2022 European Championships and2024 European Championships

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.[2]
She competed at various international tournaments in singles and doubles with her partnerÖzge 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-everTurkish badminton player for theOlympics.[4]
She won the gold medal in the singles event and the bronze medal with the national team at the2013 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 theMersin Mediterranean Games.[6]
In 2021, Arın reached the quarter-finals of theToyota Thailand Open,losing out to the eventual championCarolina Marín.[7] She won the bronze medal at theEuropean 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 championChen Yufei at theTokyo Olympics, against whom she lost 14–21, 9–21.[9] She won her other group game againstDoha Hany 21–5, 21–5.[10]
Arın reached the quarterfinals of the2021 Hylo Open. After beatingAakarshi Kashyap andKristin Kuuba in the first two rounds,[11] it was the eventual championBusanan Ongbamrungphan who stopped her in the quarters.
Arın made it to the quarter-finals at the2021 Indonesia Masters She defeated 6th seedMichelle Li,[12] andMarija Ulitina in straight games on the way. In the quarter-finals, She was stopped byP. V. Sindhu.[13]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall,Baku, Azerbaijan | 14–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Palace of Sports,Kyiv, Ukraine | 18–21, 9–21 | Bronze | |
| 2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur,Madrid, Spain | 14–21, 13–21 | Bronze | |
| 2024 | Saarlandhalle,Saarbrücken, Germany | 18–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dempo Sports Hall,Palembang, Indonesia | 21–13, 21–19 | Gold |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mersin University Hall,Mersin, Turkey | 21–16, 21–13 | Gold | |
| 2018 | El Morell Pavilion,Tarragona, Spain | 21–19, 23–21 | Gold | |
| 2022 | Multipurpose Omnisports Hall,Oued Tlélat, Algeria | 21–14, 21–11 | Gold |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Match | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mersin University Hall,Mersin, Turkey | 1 | 21–9, 21–11 | Gold | ||
| 2 | 21–13, 21–16 | |||||
| 3 | 21–13, 21–11 |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 21–9, 23–25, 21–19 | Gold |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Warsaw, Poland | 18–21, 21–19, 18–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Warsaw, Poland | 21–15, 21–10 | Gold |
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ASKI Sport Hall,Ankara, Turkey | 14–21, 8–21 | Bronze |
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bulgarian International | 18–21, 14–21 | ||
| 2011 | Suriname International | 21–16, 23–21 | ||
| 2012 | Iran Fajr International | 21–16, 21–14 | ||
| 2012 | Croatian International | 18–21, 15–21 | ||
| 2012 | Polish Open | 9–21, 21–12, 7–21 | ||
| 2013 | Iran Fajr International | 21–15, 21–14 | ||
| 2013 | Turkey International | 21–14, 16–21, 19–21 | ||
| 2014 | Bangladesh International | 21–18, 21–12 | ||
| 2014 | Turkey International | 13–21, 21–14, 21–16 | ||
| 2015 | Iran Fajr International | 19–21, 14–21 | ||
| 2015 | Peru International | 17–21, 16–21 | ||
| 2016 | Brazil International | 21–13, 21–15 | ||
| 2016 | Polish Open | 19–21, 11–21 | ||
| 2016 | Chile International | 18–21, 14–21 | ||
| 2016 | White Nights | 21–16, 21–15 | ||
| 2017 | White Nights | 8–21, 21–15, 20–22 | ||
| 2017 | Bulgarian Open | 21–17, 14–21, 21–17 | ||
| 2017 | Hellas Open | 21–14, 17–21, 21–15 | ||
| 2017 | Czech Open | 21–16, 14–21, 21–17 | ||
| 2017 | Hungarian International | 21–11, 17–21, 21–18 | ||
| 2017 | Turkey International | 17–21, 17–21 | ||
| 2018 | Bulgarian Open | 21–19, 21–10 | ||
| 2018 | Czech Open | 17–21, 8–21 | ||
| 2018 | Hungarian International | 21–14, 21–8 | ||
| 2019 | Lagos International | 21–16, 24–26, 21–13 | ||
| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | 21–9, 21–14 | ||
| 2019 | Kharkiv International | 18–21, 21–19, 16–21 | ||
| 2019 | Belgian International | 21–23, 21–12, 11–21 | ||
| 2019 | Hungarian International | 21–16, 12–21, 21–18 | ||
| 2019 | Turkey Open | 21–14, 22–20 | ||
| 2023 | Uganda International | 11–21, 8–21 | ||
| 2023 | Portugal International | 21–14, 21–12 | ||
| 2023 | Polish Open | 13–21, 11–21 | ||
| 2023 | Slovenia Open | 17–21, 17–21 | ||
| 2023 | Belgian International | 21–11, 14–21, 21–17 | ||
| 2023 | Scottish Open | 25–23, 21–13 | ||
| 2025 | Swedish Open | 21–14, 24–22 | ||
| 2025 | Iran Fajr International | 21–17, 21–14 | ||
| 2025 | Uganda International | 15–21, 21–19, 20–22 | ||
| 2025 | Polish Open | 21–13, 21–16 | ||
| 2025 | Turkey International | 21–7, 21–4 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Syria International | 18–21, 21–13, 20–22 | |||
| 2011 | Kenya International | 21–15, 21–19 | |||
| 2011 | Slovak Open | 7–21, 9–21 | |||
| 2011 | Suriname International | 21–3, 21–7 | |||
| 2011 | South Africa International | 21–10, 21–15 | |||
| 2012 | Uganda International | Walkover | |||
| 2012 | Kharkiv International | 11–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2012 | Bulgarian International | 9–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2012 | Turkey International | 21–19, 14–21, 21–23 | |||
| 2013 | Turkey International | 15–21, 8–21 | |||
| 2014 | Iran Fajr International | 11–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2014 | Hellas International | 21–7, 21–14 | |||
| 2014 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open | 11–5, 11–5, 8–11, 10–11, 11–7 | |||
| 2014 | Bangladesh International | 10–21, 24–22, 16–21 | |||
| 2014 | Turkey International | 11–21, 9–21 | |||
| 2015 | Iran Fajr International | 21–19, 21–18 | |||
| 2015 | Mercosul International | 21–10, 21–11 | |||
| 2015 | Peru International | 21–14, 14–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2015 | White Nights | 22–20, 13–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2015 | Lagos International | 19–21, 23–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2015 | Mersin Turkey International | 19–21, 12–21 | |||
| 2016 | Turkey International | 21–14, 21–16 |