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17th September 2025 by Robert McLean  Scotland’s Masters Badminton Team enjoyed a remarkable week of success at the recent World Senior Championships in Thailand, returning home with a superb medal haul and an abundance of pride after competing against some of the world’s top veteran players. A 12-strong team made the [...]

September 16th 2025 by Robert McLean A strong Scottish contingent heads to the historic city of Krakow this week, eyeing success at the Polish International 2025, part of the Badminton Europe International Series circuit. With a beautiful setting and fierce competition expected, all eyes will be on the Scottish squad as [...]

15th September 2025 by Robert McLean Scotland’s badminton stars delivered an impressive showing at the Yonex Belgian International in Leuven last week, returning home with two silver medals and a string of strong performances that underscore the country’s growing presence on the European stage. In the women’s doubles, Ciara Torrance and [...]

A quick update on our recent successful Guinness World Record attempt for the most participants in a single badminton rally. Aside from breaking a world record, our players raised £1614.03p for Down’s Syndrome Scotland. Thanks to all those who donated – and again to all those who took part on [...]

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9th September 2025 by Robert McLean A determined group of Scottish badminton stars are aiming to make a strong impression this week as they descend on Leuven, Belgium, for the Yonex Belgian International – an important fixture on the Badminton Europe International Challenge circuit. Scotland has fielded a powerful and diverse [...]

Badminton Scotland is delighted to announce Alan McMillan as its new Chief Executive Officer. The former Scotland international player will take up the post in the coming weeks and we will announce the confirmed date in due course. Alan has a strong background within the sports sector, having previously worked [...]

1st September 2025 by Robert McLean Our Under 19 athletes delivered a series of outstanding performances last week as they competed against some of Europe’s elite in a high-level tournament in Dublin. Among the standout displays was the men’s doubles pairing of Lewis Smith and Blair Tait, who battled their [...]

28th August 2025 by Robert McLean Scotland’s top badminton stars produced a string of encouraging performances at this week’s World Championships in Paris, showing heart, talent, and resilience on one of the sport’s biggest stages. Strong Start on Day One The tournament began on a high for Scotland. Kirsty Gilmour [...]

A smashing group of badminton players have netted a place in the record books. The 157 players from across Scotland broke the Guinness World Record for the most amount of participants in a single badminton rally to launch ticket sales for the Scottish Open Championships and raise money for Down’s [...]

25th August 2025 by Robert McLean Scotland’s top badminton talent begins their World Championships campaign today at the prestigious Adidas Arena in Paris — one of the marquee events on the global badminton calendar. With the world’s elite converging on the French capital, our players are primed and ready to [...]