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Please see all details regarding the provisional selection for U17 European Junior Championships, taking place between 29th November and 7th December 2025.   U17-European-Provisional-Team-Selection-Oct 2025 Updated

Badminton Scotland has landed an exciting new sponsor for this season’s Scottish National Championships. Sanjay Majhu, owner of Ashoka Restaurants and the chain of Apple pharmacies, is providing more than £5,000 in sponsorship – with every penny going to the players’ prize fund. The tournament – taking place at Scotstoun [...]

October 14 by Robert McLean Scotland’s top badminton talent has arrived in Odense, Denmark, as they prepare to compete at one of Europe’s most prestigious events – the VICTOR Denmark Open, part of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 series. This elite-level tournament consistently draws the best players from around [...]

9th October 2025 by Robert McLean There was disappointment this week for the Scottish squad at the Arctic Open in Vantaa, Finland, as a series of tough draws saw all of our players bow out in the early rounds. Despite the results, there were encouraging performances and signs of progress, with [...]

As Scotland celebrate Women & Girls in Sport Week, we turn the spotlight to an exciting new development in the world of badminton that is already making waves globally: the Women’s Badminton Collective (WBC). Co-founded by Kirsty Gilmour, the WBC is poised to reshape how female badminton talent is nurtured, [...]

This year’s Yonex MCFM East of Scotland Under 15 and Under 19 Junior Championships were held this weekend at the Jack Kane Centre with another strong entry in both age groups. We were delighted to welcome back one of our sponsors, Martin Campbell, to watch the finals and then present [...]

7th October 2025 by Robert McLean Scotland’s top badminton talent is in action this week as they travel to Vantaa, Finland for the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 Arctic Open — a key stop in the European swing of the international calendar. With a strong squad and high hopes for [...]

6th October 2025 by Robert McLean Scotland’s para badminton athletes made their mark at the Victor European Para Badminton Championships in Istanbul, Türkiye, with a mix of medal success, promising debuts, and inspiring performances that highlighted the growing strength of the national programme. The standout performer of the week was undoubtedly [...]

6th October 2025 by Robert McLean It was an eventful week for Scotland’s emerging badminton talent at the Yonex Dutch Open, part of the International Challenge circuit, held in ’s‑Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. With strong performances, personal milestones, and valuable experience gained, the tournament marked a positive step forward for the Scots on [...]

6th October 2025 by Robert McLean Scotland’s rising badminton stars made a strong impression at the Yonex Bulgarian Championships, delivering a string of standout performances and bringing home a well-earned medal from a highly competitive international field in Sofia. Rachel Sugden was the standout performer of the week, securing a bronze [...]

Over the last few years, Badminton Scotland’s annual awards ceremony has gone from strength to strength and in 2025 we want to continue to celebrate the contribution of our incredible players, coaches, volunteers and officials – basically all those who are making a difference to badminton in Scotland.   This [...]

There’s never been a better – or more important – time to become a member of Badminton Scotland. We now have a host of money-saving benefits available to our growing membership as we revitalise and re-engage with the Scottish badminton community. Among the benefits members now enjoy are:- Player insurance [...]