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COMPETITIONS & OUTREACH OFFICER Help build a bigger, more inclusive and sustainable competition programme. Edinburgh Badminton Academy is looking for a highly organised and proactive Competitions & Outreach Officer to help develop a planned, inclusive and sustainable year-round programme of badminton competition and outreach across Edinburgh and beyond. The opportunity [...]

Lead the next phase of Glasgow Badminton Academy’s growth. Glasgow Badminton Academy is entering a significant stage of growth through the development of its new dedicated badminton centre in Possilpark. GBA is looking for an experienced and ambitious badminton leader to help shape its coaching, participation and player-development programmes across [...]

REGIONAL PATHWAY COACHES Three regions. One national pathway. Help shape the next generation of Scottish badminton. Badminton Scotland and its regional delivery partner clubs are strengthening Scotland’s performance pathway through three club-based Regional Pathway Coach opportunities across the East, West and North-East of Scotland. Each role will be embedded within [...]

11th November 2026 by Robert McLean It was an incredibly busy opening day for our Scottish stars at the AIG VICTOR Irish Open in Dublin, with plenty of badminton action, some excellent performances and a few narrow defeats along the way. There was plenty to celebrate, with Finlay Jack producing the [...]

10th November 2026 by Robert McLean A huge cohort of Scottish players head to Dublin this week for the AIG VICTOR Irish Open, the first of three major events taking place across the UK and Ireland over the coming weeks. Play gets underway tomorrow, with a number of Scottish players involved [...]

2nd November 2026 by Robert McLean It wasn’t the result Scottish badminton fans had been hoping for on Day 4 of the Hylo Open, as Kirsty Gilmour bowed out in the quarter-finals following defeat to long-time rival Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt on Friday. Gilmour headed into the last-eight clash full of confidence [...]

31 players gathered at Penicuik on Saturday 31st October for the 2015 Age Group event. It was particularly good to welcome two keen young players from Newcastle. Jenson Atkinson has a 2018 birthday and Kayden Yip 2017 and both played well and as they gain experience will be players to [...]

29th October 2026 by Robert McLean It was another successful day for Scotland in Saarbrücken as Kirsty Gilmour produced an outstanding performance to book her place in the quarter-finals of the HYLO Open. Gilmour was in imperious form against Taipei’s Shuo Yun Sung, dominating the opening game to claim it [...]

28th October 2026 by Robert McLean It was a successful Day 2 for Team Scotland in Saarbrücken today, as Kirsty Gilmour secured her place in the last 16 of the women’s singles. Despite going into the match as the favourite, Kirsty faced a tough challenge against America’s Ella Lin, widely regarded [...]

A host of elite athletes from around the world will descend on the Glasgow International Arena from 19-22 November for the Scottish Open Badminton Championships. The third oldest open tournament in the world has attracted a bumper entry this year of 372 players from 37 countries with players travelling from [...]

27th October 2026 by Robert McLean It was a difficult day for Scotland’s doubles stars at the Hylo Open in Saarbrücken, with both pairs suffering defeats despite producing some high-quality badminton and pushing their opponents hard. Ciara Torrance and Julie MacPherson were first on court, facing tournament top seeds Hsu and [...]