By RJ Mitchell JULIE MACPHERSON believes that a high quality entry in the Scottish Open Women’s Doubles can make it the pick of the bunch when the action gets underway at the Emirates Arena on October 5. Scottish National Champions Julie and partner Ciara Torrance are seeded No.2 in the [...]
Aberdeen Badminton Academy are delighted to announce that Paul Stewart will be coming up to Aberdeen later this month to deliver four 2.5 hour doubles masterclass coaching sessions for their members on Saturday 30 of September and Sunday 1 October at Kincorth sports centre, Aberdeen. Junior sessions will be taking [...]
On Saturday 16th September, the sixth annual Livindians Charity Badminton tournament took place to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at Xcite, Craigswood. Many thanks to all the participants, volunteers and sponsors for this successful event. Livindians have successfully conducted Badminton Tournaments six times with enthusiastic participation from [...]
By RJ Mitchell KIRSTY GILMOUR has revealed that she has taken a huge boost from the addition of former three-time All England singles champion Tine Baun to her corner. Baun was on the ground at the recent World Championships in Copenhagen where she added her unique experience as a former [...]
By Grania Shankley Last week, seven of our Masters players embarked on a trip to Jeonju in South Korea for the BWF World Senior Championships. While many of us enjoyed the last week of 'Scottish summer', our players geared up for their matches (8 hours ahead) with plenty of impressive [...]
By Lanarkshire Badminton The 2023 Bill Neill Lanarkshire Open provided a thrilling and action packed weekend of badminton with 74 competitors taking part – 50 male and 24 female. The event took place on 16th & 17th September at Wishaw Sports Centre with lots of great matches on display. [...]
A team of 20 badminton players from Crieff Badminton Club and Glenearn Badminton Club, and three friends of the clubs, ventured to Estonia on a five-night trip to take on players from Triiton Badminton Club. Triiton is based in the city of Tartu, Estonia’s second largest city, which is set [...]
By RJ Mitchell CHRIS GRIMLEY has revealed his determination to defend the Scottish Open Men’s Doubles Championship when badminton’s third oldest tournament returns at the Emirates Arena from 5-8 October 2023 (get your tickets now!) This year’s Scottish Open has an entry of 252 players from 36 countries with a [...]
It's been a busy year for our athletes with the 2023 European Games, International and European tournaments, Olympic Qualification and everything in between... It's now over to you to vote for your Senior Performance Athlete(s) of the Year. The following athletes have been shortlisted: ✨ Adam Hall & Julie MacPherson [...]
In August, we welcomed our new chairperson, Kevin Scott, who will help to oversee strategy over the next 4-year cycle, including the transformation of our membership and build on the diversity and inclusion within our sport. Now that Kevin has had a short while to settle in, we caught up [...]
