Dilşat Yıldız

Dilşat Yıldız (born September 29, 1996) is a Turkish female curler. She is a member of Çelebi S.K. in Erzurum.[1] Currently, she is studying physical education and sports at the Fırat University.[2]

Dilşat Yıldız
Curler
Born	September 29, 1996
Team
Skip	Dilşat Yıldız
Third	Öznur Polat
Second	Semiha Konuksever
Lead	Mihriban Polat
Mixed doubles partner	Uğurcan Karagöz
Career
Member Association	Turkey
World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances	4 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
European Championship appearances	8 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Career

Yıldız was admitted to the Turkish women's national team in 2012. She competed in the 2012 European Curling Championships-Group C[3] and following her team's promotion in the European Curling Championships-Group B in Karlstad, Sweden.

Yıldız took part at the 2013 European Junior Curling Challenge-Group B in Prague, Czech Republic, which was the qualifying tournament for the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships.[1] She skipped a 3-2 win in the round robin, failing to reach the semifinals. She ranked 5th of 12 competitors.[4]

Yıldız has taken part in eight European Curling Championships including competing in the A Division in 2017. She has also competed four times at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with her partner Uğurcan Karagöz. Their best finish came in 2018, where they placed 8th.

Her team's second place finish at the 2019 European Curling Championships B Division was enough to earn Turkey a spot in the 2020 World Qualification Event, an event to qualify two teams for the World Championship. There, Turkey earned the third playoff spot with a 4-3 round robin record before losing the second qualifying match to Italy 8-4. It was the closest Turkey has ever been to qualify for the World Championship.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Host	Position	Rank	GP	W	L
2012	European Championships-Group C	Erzurum	Second		7	6	1
	European Championships-Group B	Karlstad	Second	15th	9	4	5
2013	European Junior Challenge-Group B	Prague	Skip	5th	5	3	2
2014	European Junior Challenge	Lohja	Skip	7th	6	2	4
	European Championships – Group B	Champéry	Third	5th	9	5	4
2015	European Junior Challenge	Prague	Skip		9	6	3
	World Mixed Championship – Group D	Bern	Third	4th	8	4	4
	European Championships – Group B	Esbjerg	Skip	4th	9	6	3
2016	World Junior Championship	Copenhagen	Skip	8th	10	3	7
	World Mixed Doubles Championship	Karlstad	Female	17th	7	4	3
	World Mixed Championship	Kazan	Lead	9th	8	5	3
	European Championship-Group B	Braehead	Skip		11	8	3
2017	World Junior-B Championship	Östersund	Skip		9	8	1
	World Junior Championship	Gangneung	Skip	10th	9	1	8
	World Mixed Doubles Championship	Lethbridge	Female	27th	7	2	5
	World Mixed Championship	Champéry	Fourth	5th	8	6	2
	European Championship	St. Gallen	Skip	9th	9	2	7
2018	World Junior-B Championship	Lohja	Skip		9	7	2
	World Junior Championship	Aberdeen	Skip	10th	9	1	8
	World Mixed Doubles Championship	Östersund	Female	8th	11	5	6
	European Championship-Group B	Tallinn	Skip		11	8	3
2019	World Mixed Doubles Championship	Stavanger	Female	17th	7	5	2
	European Championships-Group B	Helsingborg	Skip		11	8	3
	World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event	Howwood	Female	3rd	9	7	2
2020	World Qualification Event	Lohja	Skip	3rd	8	4	4
Total					228	126	102

References

1. "Palandöken'den Prag'a curling çıkarması". Erzurum Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-01-05.
2. "Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Oğretmenliği Bölümü 2011-12" (in Turkish). Fırat University. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
3. "Avrupa Karışıklar Curling Şampiyonası ve Curling C Grubu Avrupa Şampiyonası Başlıyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Buz Pateni Federasyonu. Archived from the original on April 18, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
4. "2013 European Junior Curling Challenge". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2013-01-08.

External links

• Dilsat Yildiz on the World Curling Federation database