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23rd June 2026 by Robert McLean Scotland’s top-ranked men’s doubles pair, Matt and Chris Grimley, are in Fullerton, California this week as they compete at the YONEX US Open, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 event. The Scottish twins arrive as the fifth seeds in a highly competitive men’s doubles [...]

The French Para Badminton International provided a valuable opportunity for Scotland’s athletes to test themselves against some of the world’s highest-ranked players. Both players leave the tournament with plenty of positives to take forward and clear areas of focus for the coming months of training. Andrew Davies competed in two [...]

22nd June 2026 by Robert McLean It was a largely positive week for the four Scottish players competing at the Czech International Future Series in České Budějovice, with several encouraging performances against strong international opposition. Finlay Jack was the first Scot in action on the opening day of the tournament. He [...]

17th June 2026 by Robert McLean Four Scottish players are set to represent Scotland this week at the Czech International Future Series in České Budějovice, with competition getting underway on Thursday and valuable world ranking points on offer throughout the event. The tournament is one of the most established stops on [...]

The 2026 Badminton Scotland Cup Finals weekends brought together clubs from across the country to compete for national team honours, concluding the competition with four days of high-quality badminton, passionate support, and memorable performances. This year’s Finals programme featured both the Scottish Cup and Tartan Cup competitions, with separate Junior [...]

11th June 2026 by Robert McLean James Robertson’s run at the Valence Alpes International came to an end this morning following a straight-sets defeat to highly rated French teenager Lenny Hubert. Despite the final scoreline, James made a strong start to the contest and held a narrow 11-9 advantage at the [...]

9th June 2026 by Robert McLean James Robertson will be Scotland’s sole representative at the inaugural Valence Alpes International in France this week, as he takes his place in a strong international field featuring several players ranked inside the world’s top 50. Robertson begins his campaign on Thursday in the Round [...]

8th June 2026 by Robert McLean Finlay Jack came agonisingly close to securing a place in the main draw at the RSL Latvia International in Riga, producing a series of impressive performances at the Future Series event. Starting in the Round of 128 qualifying draw, Finlay showed excellent form and composure [...]

4th June 2026 by Robert McLean Kirsty Gilmour concluded her campaign at the POLYTRON Indonesia Open with an encouraging performance against higher-ranked South Korean opponent Sim in Jakarta. In what was the first meeting between the two players on the BWF World Tour, Gilmour delivered a determined display in challenging conditions, [...]

The first event of the 2026/27 Season will be the Badminton Scotland Silver & Bronze Bonanza, to be played at the Sir Craig Reedie Centre in Glasgow on 1 & 2 August 2026. Entries for the tournament are now open – go to badmintonscotland.tournamentsoftware.com to enter

2nd June 2026 by Robert McLean Scotland will have two representatives in action this week at the RSL Latvia International in Riga, with players from across Europe and beyond gathering in the Latvian capital for the Future Series tournament. The first Scot to take to the court will be Finlay Jack, [...]

1st June 2026 by Robert McLean Jakarta hosts one of the most prestigious events on the badminton calendar this week, as the POLYTRON Indonesia Open gets underway at HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000 level. The tournament brings together the very best players in the world, with elite-level competition across all [...]