By Halil Ibrahim Avsar
ANKARA (AA) - A Turkish player on Sunday clinched the bronze medal at the Orleans Masters Badminton Tournament in France.
Neslihan Yigit placed third on the tournament ladder, beating Crystal Pan from the U.S. in the first round and Choirunnisa Choirunnisa from Indonesia in the second, which brought her to the quarterfinals, said the Badminton Federation of Turkey.
Yigit beat Japanese player Ayumi Mine 2-0 to advance to the semis, but then was defeated by Kirsty Gilmour from Scotland.
*Writing by Sibel Morrow