Özge Bayrak

Özge Bayrak (born February 14, 1992) is a Turkish badminton player.[1] She is coached by Çağatay Taşdemir at Egospor club of Ankara Metropolis Municipality.[2] Currently, she is studying at Aksaray University.[3]

Özge Bayrak
Personal information
Country	Turkey
Born	(1992-02-14) February 14, 1992 Osmangazi, Turkey
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Coach	Çağatay Taşdemir
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	46 (WS 2 June 2016) 28 (WD 20 August 2015) 91 (XD 21 April 2011)
Current ranking	57 (WS 13 August 2019)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Turkey European Championships 2014 Kazan Women's singles European Games 2015 Baku Women's doubles Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Women's singles 2013 Mersin Women's doubles European Junior Championships 2011 Vantaa Girls' singles
BWF profile

She competed at various international tournaments in singles and doubles with her partner Neslihan Yiğit. At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, she won the silver medal in the women's singles event, and the gold medal in the women's doubles event along with Neslihan Yiğit.[4]

In August 2014, the National Olympic Committee of Turkey named her one of the sixteen "golden" sportspeople of Turkey, who have a great chance to win a medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The committee decided to back up those sportspeople.[5] She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2014 European Badminton Championships in Kazan, Russia.[6][7][8]

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia	Anna Thea Madsen	10–21, 14–21[6]	Bronze

European Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan	Neslihan Yiğit	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	14–21, 9–21	Bronze

Mediterranean Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey	Neslihan Yiğit	16–21, 13–21[4]	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Match	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey	1	Neslihan Yiğit	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 Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Vantaan Energia Arena, Vantaa, Finland	Carolina Marin	8–21, 15–21[9]	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (19 titles, 31 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Lagos International	Neslihan Yiğit	16–21, 26–24, 13–21	Runner-up
2018	Turkey International	Li Yun	21–19, 12–21, 21–17	Winner
2018	Kharkiv International	Aliye Demirbağ	20–22, 21–18, 21–14	Winner
2018	Bulgarian Open	Neslihan Yigit	19–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2017	Turkey International	Neslihan Yigit	21–17, 21–17	Winner
2016	Chile International	Neslihan Yigit	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2015	Chile International Challenge	Kristína Gavnholt	21–15, 21–19	Winner
2016	Sydney International	Pornpawee Chochuwong	11–21, 21–14, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Lagos International	Kristína Gavnholt	22–24, 21–18, 5–21	Runner-up
2014	Turkey International	Neslihan Yigit	21–13, 14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2014	Polish International	Panuga Riou	9–11, 11–8, 6–11, 7–11	Runner-up
2014	Kharkiv International	Linda Zechiri	11–10, 5–11, 11–3, 8–11, 5–11	Runner-up
2014	Bulgarian Eurasia Open	Petya Nedelcheva	8–11, 6–11, 7–11	Runner-up
2014	Croatian International	Mette Poulsen	25–23, 19–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2012	Uganda International	Jeanine Cicognini	14–21, 10–14 Retired[2]	Runner-up
2011	South Africa International	Telma Santos	21–19, 21–10	Winner
2011	Suriname International	Neslihan Yigit	16–21, 21–23[10]	Runner-up
2011	Turkiye Open	Anne Hald Jensen	21–14, 9–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2011	Kenya International	Oznur Caliskan	21–18, 21–11	Winner
2011	Uganda International	Telma Santos	19–21, 21–19, 19–21	Runner-up
2010	Bahrain International	Anne Hald-Jensen	15–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2010	South Africa International	Agnese Allegrini	21–14, 11–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2010	Syria International	Malvinne Ann Venice Alcala	21–18, 21–16	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Hellas Open	Cemre Fere	Bengisu Ercetin Nazlıcan Inci	24–26, 24–22, 21–19	Winner
2016	Turkey International	Neslihan Yiğit	Kader Inal Fatma Nur Yavuz	21–14, 21–16	Winner
2015	Mersin Turkey International	Neslihan Yiğit	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2015	Lagos International	Neslihan Yiğit	Pradnya Gadre N. Sikki Reddy	19–21, 23–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2015	White Nights	Neslihan Yiğit	Ekaterina Bolotova Evgeniya Kosetskaya	22–20, 13–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2015	Peru International	Neslihan Yiğit	Delphine Lansac Emilie Lefel	21–14, 14–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2015	Mercosul International	Neslihan Yiğit	Laura Choinet Teshana Vignes Waran	21–10, 21–11	Winner
2015	Iran Fajr International	Neslihan Yiğit	Joyce Choong Yap Cheng Wen	21–19, 21–18	Winner
2014	Turkey International	Neslihan Yiğit	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	11–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2014	Bangladesh International	Neslihan Yiğit	Pradnya Gadre N. Siki Reddy	10–21, 24–22, 16–21	Runner-up
2014	Bulgarian Eurasia Open	Neslihan Yiğit	Petya Nedelcheva Dimitria Popstoikova	11–5, 11–5, 8–11, 10–11, 11–7	Winner
2014	Hellas International	Neslihan Yiğit	Elena Komendrovskaja Viktoriia Vorobeva	21–7, 21–14[11]	Winner
2014	Iran Fajr International	Neslihan Yiğit	Amelia Alicia Anscelly Soong Fie Cho	11–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2013	Turkey International	Neslihan Yiğit	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	15–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2012	Turkey International	Neslihan Yiğit	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	21–19, 14–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2012	Bulgarian International	Neslihan Yiğit	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	9–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2012	Kharkiv International	Neslihan Yiğit	Audrey Fontaine Emilie Lefel	11–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2012	Uganda International	Neslihan Yiğit	Michelle Claire Edwards Annari Viljoen	Walkover[2]	Runner-up
2011	South Africa International	Neslihan Yiğit	Michelle Claire Edwards Annari Viljoen	21–10, 21–15	Winner
2011	Suriname International	Neslihan Yiğit	Crystal Leefmans Rugshaar Ishaak	21–3, 21–7[10]	Winner
2011	Slovak Open	Neslihan Yiğit	Selena Piek Iris Tabeling	7–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2011	Kenya International	Neslihan Yiğit	Michelle Claire Edwards Annari Viljoen	21–15, 21–19	Winner
2010	South Africa International	Oznur Calliskan	Michelle Claire Edwards Annari Viljoen	21–12, 21–15	Winner
2010	Syria International	Cemre Fere	Neslihan Kılıç Neslihan Yiğit	21–18, 13–21, 22–20	Winner
2010	Slovenian International	Ebru Tunalı	Natalia Pocztowiak Staša Poznanovič	17–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2009	Turkiye International	Li Shuang	Emelie Lennartsson Emma Wengberg	11–21, 9–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Syria International	Emre Vural	Lasitha Karunathilake Renu Hettiarachchige	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

See also

• Turkish women in sports

References

1. "Ozge Bayrak". BWF. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
2. "Badmintoncular Londra yolunda ilerliyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
3. "Koç Fest Üniversite Spor Oyunları'nın Tekirdağ finalleri sona erdi". Haberler (in Turkish). 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
4. "Akdeniz Oyunlarında 2 ALTIN, 2 GÜMÜŞ Madalya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Badminton Federasyonu. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
5. Çetinbaş, İlknur (2014-08-19). "TMOK 16 'altın' çocuğunu belirledi". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-01-18.
6. "Özge Bayrak Badmintonda Avrupa üçüncüsü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
7. "Bayrak creates Turkish Badminton History". Badminton Europe. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
8. "European Championships 2014 – Day 3: Bayrak Upsets Gavnholt". BWF. 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
9. "Avrupa Gençler Badminton Şampiyonası -Tek Bayanlarda Özge Bayrak, Tek Erkeklerde İse Emre Lale Avrupa Üçüncüsü Oldu". Spor Haber3 (in Turkish). 2011-04-23. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
10. "Badmintoncular Surinam'ı fethetti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
11. "Özge Bayrak-Neslihan Yiğit şampiyon oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2015-01-18.

External links

• Özge Bayrak at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Özge Bayrak at BWFbadminton.com
• Özge Bayrak at the International Olympic Committee
• Özge Bayrak at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)