Özge Bayrak
Turkish badminton player (born 1992)
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Özge Bayrak (born 14 February 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]
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| Born | 14 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Çağatay Taşdemir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 46 (WS 2 June 2016) 28 (WD with Neslihan Yiğit, 20 August 2015) 91 (XD with Emre Vural, 21 April 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 78 (WS, 14 April 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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 Championships in Kazan, Russia.[6][7][8]
Achievements
European Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | 14–21, 9–21 |
European Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | 10–21, 14–21 | [6] |
Mediterranean Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | 16–21, 13–21 | [4] | ||
| 2022 | Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria | 14–21, 22–24 | [9] |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Match | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | 1 | 21–9, 21–11 | |||
| 2 | 21–13, 21–16 | |||||
| 3 | 21–13, 21–11 |
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland | 8–21, 15–21 | [10] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (21 titles, 34 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Syria International | 21–18, 21–16 | ||
| 2010 | South Africa International | 21–14, 11–21, 10–21 | ||
| 2010 | Bahrain International | 15–21, 8–21 | ||
| 2011 | Uganda International | 19–21, 21–19, 19–21 | ||
| 2011 | Kenya International | 21–18, 21–11 | ||
| 2011 | Turkiye Open | 21–14, 9–21, 18–21 | ||
| 2011 | Suriname International | 16–21, 21–23[11] | ||
| 2011 | South Africa International | 21–19, 21–10 | ||
| 2012 | Uganda International | 14–21, 10–14 retired[2] | ||
| 2014 | Croatian International | 25–23, 19–21, 16–21 | ||
| 2014 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open | 8–11, 6–11, 7–11 | ||
| 2014 | Kharkiv International | 11–10, 5–11, 11–3, 8–11, 5–11 | ||
| 2014 | Polish International | 9–11, 11–8, 6–11, 7–11 | ||
| 2014 | Turkey International | 21–13, 14–21, 16–21 | ||
| 2015 | Lagos International | 22–24, 21–18, 5–21 | ||
| 2016 | Sydney International | 11–21, 21–14, 19–21 | ||
| 2015 | Chile International Challenge | 21–15, 21–19 | ||
| 2016 | Chile International | 21–18, 21–14 | ||
| 2017 | Turkey International | 21–17, 21–17 | ||
| 2018 | Bulgarian Open | 19–21, 10–21 | ||
| 2018 | Kharkiv International | 20–22, 21–18, 21–14 | ||
| 2018 | Turkey International | 21–19, 12–21, 21–17 | ||
| 2019 | Lagos International | 16–21, 26–24, 13–21 | ||
| 2021 | Bulgarian International | 21–16, 20–22, 11–21 | ||
| 2023 | Portugal International | 14–21, 12–21 | ||
| 2023 | Czech Open | 18–21, 19–21 | ||
| 2025 | Italian Open | 21–15, 21–19 | ||
| 2025 | Türkiye International | 21–23, 21–8, 21–13 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Turkey International | 11–21, 9–21 | |||
| 2010 | Slovenian International | 17–21, 11–21 | |||
| 2010 | Syria International | 21–18, 13–21, 22–20 | |||
| 2010 | South Africa International | 21–12, 21–15 | |||
| 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 Open | 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[12] | |||
| 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 | |||
| 2017 | Hellas Open | 24–26, 24–22, 21–19 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Syria International | 17–21, 19–21 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament