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Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour produced a career-defining performance to win her first women’s singles title at the European Badminton Championships in Huelva, Spain. The 32-year-old finally captured European gold after years of near-misses, defeating Denmark’s Line Kjærsfeldt in straight games, 21–17, 21–15, in the final. The victory marks a landmark moment [...]

13th April 2026 by Robert McLean The 2026 European Championships in Huelva will be remembered as a landmark tournament, headlined by a historic and emotional triumph for Kirsty Gilmour, who claimed her first European Women’s Singles title in stunning fashion. In a magical moment on Sunday, Gilmour fulfilled a long-held career [...]

The 2026 Yonex East of Scotland Gold Championships took place at the Jack Kane Centre over the Easter weekend. It was a good weekend to be indoors as unseasonal winter showers and storm ‘Dave’ raged outside. Although slightly down on the exceptional entry last season, we still had a good [...]

Badminton Scotland is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Sir Craig Reedie, a towering figure in Scottish and international sport and a former President of Badminton Scotland whose impact on our sport will endure for generations. Sir Craig served as Chair of Badminton Scotland from 1977 to 1979 [...]

2nd April 2026 by Robert McLean Scotland’s leading badminton players are set to take on Europe’s elite as they travel to Huelva for the European Badminton Championships, with hopes high for deep runs and potential medal success. The action gets underway on Monday with Scotland’s top mixed doubles pairing, Alex Dunn [...]

The 4 Nations Graded International will be held at the Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff, on 8 & 9 August 2026. The selection criteria for Scotland has been finalised and can be downloaded here.

We are pleased to announce the confirmed team for the U15 Quadrangular event, taking place in Dublin between 24th and 26th April 2026. Girls: Emily Jobson Annika Sinha Sophie MacKay Akshara Chavan Josie Columbine Boys: Yingfan Wang Yuanxi Cui Divyam Goyal Mohd Fauzi Muhammad Aniq Aarav Sinha Non-Travelling Reserves Girls [...]

The qualification stage of the Junior Scottish Cup took place on Sunday 29 March, with 14 teams battling it out to qualify for the finals. The finals of the Scottish Cup will be held on 13 & 14 June at the Sir Craig Reedie Centre in Glasgow with eight teams [...]

31st March 2026 by Robert McLean A strong Scottish contingent has travelled to the historic city of Pécs for the inaugural 1st Hungarian Future Series 2026 presented by VICTOR, marking an exciting new addition to the Badminton World Federation calendar. With play getting underway tomorrow, Scottish players are set to feature [...]

30 youngsters gathered at Wishaw Sports Centre on Saturday 21st March for the 2025 Age Group event. In the boys singles there were 18 entries but top seed Daniel Soflano had to pull out a few days before the event after sustaining an injury at school. There were 5 pools [...]

5 teams of primary aged pupils gathered at Wishaw Sports Centre on Saturday 14th March to take part in the Primary Inter Area event. This was played as a pool with each team playing all other teams. There were 11 games in each match – mixed doubles, followed by 3 [...]

The U15 Quadrangular Championships will take place in Dublin, Ireland from Friday 24th – Sunday 26th April 2026. The provisional team has been selected based on the criteria on the Badminton Scotland website which has been approved by the Badminton Scotland Performance Committee. Please see link below for full team [...]