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ENTER NOW: Lanarkshire Junior Singles League January 2024

Posted on 4th December 2023

The Lanarkshire Badminton Group has just launched the Lanarkshire Junior League – January 2024 competition on Tournament software.  The format is the same as previous years with junior players from 7 to 18 being eligible to play in a one event in a pools-based format. We are inviting players from previous editions of the tournament […]

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Welsh International Reflection & European Qualifiers Preview: Callum Smith

Posted on 4th December 2023

By RJ Mitchell CALLUM SMITH has pronounced his successful comeback at the YONEX Welsh International Championships as the perfect dress rehearsal for this week’s European Men’s Team Championship qualifiers. The Scottish champion made his return to the competitive match court in Cardiff last week following an absence of just under six months after suffering a […]

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Dundee Area Badminton: Round Up

Posted on 4th December 2023

By Gordon Smith It was a busy day for David Lloyd on Sunday with 2 T Duncan & Co mixed doubles fixtures with mixed fortunes. First up was a home tie with St Andrews University in the afternoon, where they ran out 7-0 winners. Alison Hay, Scott Packwood and Jordan Stewart all had 3 wins […]

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YONEX West of Scotland U13/U17 Junior Championships 2023

Posted on 4th December 2023

By West of Scotland Badminton Group The Yonex West of Scotland U13/U17 Junior Championships were held this weekend (2 & 3 December) at the Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre in Glasgow. The weekend was filled with a lot of great games! Full results below: U13 BS – Arjan Bhattiprolu BS – Calum Tsang GS – […]

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YONEX Welsh International: Grimley Brothers Men’s Doubles Champions

Posted on 4th December 2023

By Grania Shankley After their “career best win” at the AIG FZ Forza Irish Open less than three weeks ago… Christopher and Matthew Grimley have done it again, this time in Cardiff at the Welsh International. A huge well done to Matt and Chris who have built momentum into the latter end of the season, […]

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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Survey

Posted on 4th December 2023

Badminton Scotland is committed to promoting equality and addressing any issues of discrimination in our sport. We understand that some of this information is personal and sensitive in nature. However, capturing this information helps to get a picture of the diversity within our Badminton Scotland community. From that, we can better understand if the Scottish […]

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Coach Spotlight: Andy Bowman

Posted on 2nd December 2023

By Lanarkshire Badminton From humble beginnings as a young boy from Bellshill to representing Scotland as a player at various badminton events to coaching within a high performance environment, Andy has amassed a wealth of knowledge and experience in the sport and shared his journey with us. Q&A with Andy When and how did you […]

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St George’s new partnership with Badminton Scotland

Posted on 1st December 2023

St George’s School & Badminton Scotland Partnership Serves Up Unique Girls’ and Women’s Badminton Opportunities We are delighted to announce our new partnership! Over the course of our first year in partnership together we are planning some exciting opportunities to get involved around International Women’s Day in 2024. This will include women and girls’ league/competitions […]

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Scottish Badminton Masters Group: Update and Invitation

Posted on 30th November 2023

By Craig Robertson In November 2022, a request went out for volunteers to join a think tank to improve masters’ badminton in Scotland, followed by a post about forming a group to work on taking a masters’ team abroad. Volunteers met a few times to understand the main issues, find out how other countries operate, […]

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UK Para Badminton Championships 2023: Round Up

Posted on 29th November 2023

By Grania Shankley From 24-26 November, Badminton Scotland hosted the UK Para Badminton Championships 2023 for the first time at Tollcross International Swimming and Leisure Centre. The tournament brought together 65+ Physical Disability (PD) and Learning Disability (LD) athletes over three days to play in over 30 events. For some players, this was their first […]

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Slovak Junior 2023 Round Up

Posted on 29th November 2023

Well done to Ishbel McCallister & Brooke Stalker who reached the final of the Women’s Doubles in Trencin, Slovakia following a three set thriller against Croatia’s Ivanovicova/Vybochova in the semi final. Ishbel and Brooke faced LEE Pin Yi/TPELIAO Jui-Chi in the final but the Chinese Taipei pair carried the edge with a 18-21 18-21 win […]

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Swedish Youth Games 2023: Round Up

Posted on 29th November 2023

By Craig Robertson The Swedish Youth Games took place in Malmo from 16th – 19th November with the u13/15 Team and Individual event and also the U17 Badminton Europe Circuit event.  Players competed in the 20-court Malmo Badminton Centre over the three days in an event that attracted players from throughout Europe. Scotland presented teams […]

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Yonex Welsh International Preview: Rachel Revs Up for Cardiff

Posted on 28th November 2023

By RJ Mitchell RACHEL ANDREW is determined to use this week’s Yonex Welsh International challenge to end 2023 on a Mixed Doubles high. The Scotland international and sidekick Adam Pringle had a hugely impressive run to the semi-finals of the Victor FZ Forza Hungarian International Championships earlier in the month. However at the AIG Forza […]

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Overcoming Barriers (Colin Leslie & Andy Davies): Scottish Disability Sport Week

Posted on 28th November 2023

By Grania Shankley When participating in any sport there are many barriers to overcome, challenges to face and situations that can put people out of their comfort zones. Talking about and understanding these barriers is important so that everyone can feel included, seen and heard and participate with confidence. We caught up with Scottish badminton […]

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Matthew’s Year to Remember

Posted on 27th November 2023

By RJ Mitchell MATTHEW WARING has admitted that 2023 will always be a year to remember for him. The Lanarkshire Lad started off by making the final of the Scottish Men’s singles championship where he lost out to defending champion Callum Smith while only a 16-year-old. Then after joining up with the Scottish elite squad […]

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