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14th September 2026 by Robert McLean It was a fantastic week for Scotland’s top shuttlers at the YONEX Belgian International in Nieuwpoort, with Kirsty Gilmour and the Grimley twins both finishing at the top of the podium after an impressive week of badminton. Following on from Thursday’s report, Kirsty Gilmour continued her excellent run with a confident [...]

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10th September 2026 by Robert McLean It was another busy day for Scotland’s Andrew Davies and Owen Carmichael at the Japan Para Badminton International in Tokyo, with both players finishing their group-stage campaigns strongly and Davies progressing to the knockout stages of the singles. Carmichael rounded off his men’s singles campaign with a [...]

10th September 2026 by Robert McLean t was a busy opening day for Scotland’s shuttlers at the YONEX Belgian International, with plenty of hard-fought encounters, a number of impressive performances and more Scottish interest to come in the main draw. In men’s singles qualifying, James Robertson received a walkover against England’s Luke Hall [...]

9th September 2026 by Robert McLean It was a challenging second day of action in Tokyo for Scotland’s two representatives, Andrew Davies and Owen Carmichael, as both players continued their group campaigns at the Japan Para Badminton International. First up was Andrew Davies, who faced a tough test against India’s world [...]

8th September 2026 by Robert McLean Andrew Davies and Owen Carmichael got their Japan Para Badminton International campaigns underway in Tokyo, with Davies making an impressive start to his group-stage campaign. Davies opened his Group D campaign with a confident straight-games victory over Canada’s Langelier, winning 21-12, 21-15. It was a particularly impressive [...]

8th September 2026 by Robert McLean A strong Scottish contingent is in Nieuwpoort, Belgium this week for the YONEX Belgian International, a competitive International Challenge event on the European circuit. With play set to begin tomorrow, several Scottish players will take to the courts across the qualifying rounds as they look to [...]

Entries are now open for three events hosted by Badminton Scotland. Badminton Scotland Bronze The Badminton Scotland Bronze will kick things off on Sunday 11th October 2026 at the Sir Craig Reedie Centre in Glasgow. Bronze tournaments are designed for players looking to step up into a stronger competitive environment than is typically offered [...]

The second Badminton Scotland Copper took place at the Sir Craig Reedie Centre in Glasgow on Saturday 22nd August, bringing together players for a full day of doubles badminton across three events. All players progressed through to the knockout stages, giving everyone the opportunity to play several matches and get [...]

24th August 2026 by Robert McLean Scottish interest came to an end this afternoon in Tatabánya, bringing to a close an exciting and highly rewarding week for our young players across both the team and individual events. The individual event provided plenty of opportunities for the Scottish juniors to test themselves [...]

24th August 2026 by Robert McLean The European Junior Championships Individual Event got underway on Saturday, with Scotland’s young stars making an early impression across the draws. Jaagruti and Pranavi produced an epic three-game victory in the women’s doubles, overcoming Slovakia’s Lachova and Skutova in a hard-fought encounter. Alfie and Lewis continued their [...]

20th August 2026 by Robert McLean It was a tournament of mixed fortunes for Scotland’s top stars at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi, with the team once again showing they can compete with the very best players on the biggest stage. Following an impressive opening-round victory, Matt and Chris Grimley came agonisingly [...]