Day 1 Top 5 Moments It was an exciting first day of action at the Scottish Badminton Open 2024. The buzzing Emirates Arena was filled with supporters cheering on successful Scots throughout the day. Here is a roundup of the top 5 moments from the first day of the championships. [...]
There was an exciting T Duncan & Co Handicap Cup semi final as First Division champions Nomads took on 2nd Division champions Carnoustie. Carnoustie were without star performer Maria Boyd, but apart from that the team were on their usual lines, whilst Nomads were able to field First Division Players [...]
Last month the Scottish National Junior Badminton Championships took place for the under 13s and Under 17s categories, as the best of the age categories compete for the National champion title. Under 17s In the Under 17s categories the pressure was on for many of the defending champions. Deepti [...]
By RJ Mitchell IT may be a daunting prospect to face the six-time European Champion, former Olympic, three-time World Champion and ex-World No.1 but Rachel Sugden says she can't wait for her match-up with Carolina Marin tomorrow. The Scottish champion will take to the court at the Saarlandhalle determined to [...]
By RJ Mitchell BY any standards the last few months have represented a bit of a rollercoaster ride for Lauren Middleton. From playing the starring role in the European Women’s Team Championship Qualifiers against Estonia where she clinched the decisive singles which booked a place in the finals there [...]
It's still neck and neck at the top of the exciting T Duncan & Co Ladies doubles league. Nomads remain top after a hard fought 3-1 win v David Lloyd. It was level pegging after the first round of games, but 2 wins for Nomads in the next round [...]
It was time for the younger players to gather at Wishaw for the SSBU 2013 Age Group event on 23rd March. It is disappointing that entry for the younger age groups is low but there was still a good day of competition for those entering. The boys singles had [...]
The first title of the season has been won by Carnoustie Panbride who completed a fantastic season with big wins against their nearest rivals to clinch the T Duncan & Co Mixed 2nd Division title with a perfect 100% record. First up was a home tie against 2nd placed Nomads [...]
Badminton Scotland will be hosting an initial trial for the Lothian Base Regional Performance Squad on Saturday 23rd March 2024 from 10:00-12:00 The Base training programme introduces athletes to the Badminton Scotland Junior Performance Pathway, teaching athletes’ important values, standards and behaviours that will enable them to develop into better [...]
BY RJ Mitchell ANGUS MELDRUM believes that his run to the final round of qualifying in last week’s Portugal International Championships is concrete proof of progress. Despite being struck down with a flu virus on the eve of the tournament the 19-year-old refused to call off and bravely battled [...]
