Dundee Area Badminton: Round Up

In the T Duncan & Co Gents league Division 1, reigning champions Nomads kept up their 100% record at the top of the table with a hard fought 3-1 win v Kirriemuir.    In an exciting match, this one went to the wire, with the league leaders clinching victory in [...]

By |2024-03-11T15:39:38+00:00March 11, 2024|News|

SSBU Round Up: Secondary Championships

134 players from all over Scotland gathered at Grange Academy, Kilmarnock on 9th & 10th March to take part in the SSBU Secondary Championships. They came from as far afield as Peebles in the Borders to Mid Yell in Shetland. This year the organisers reverted to playing all events [...]

By |2024-03-12T16:27:38+00:00March 11, 2024|News, Uncategorized|

Alfie’s High Hopes And Great Expectations

By RJ Mitchell He is one of the most prodigious young talents in Scottish badminton and Alfie Martin admits that his sporting education is in safe hands as his increasingly impressive youthful career continues to develop apace. Despite not turning 14 until next month, Alfie has already claimed a bronze [...]

By |2024-03-06T14:42:38+00:00March 6, 2024|News|

Julie Determined to Double Up on European Medal Glory

By RJ Mitchell JULIE MACPHERSON has set her sights on a double European Championship medal haul. The Scotland international won the pivotal group two singles tie against Germany which guaranteed the Scottish Women a bronze medal at the European Team Championships in Poland last month. Now with the European Individual [...]

By |2024-03-04T16:48:54+00:00March 4, 2024|News|

Glasgow and West Base Regional Performance Squad Trials

Badminton Scotland will be hosting an initial trial for the Glasgow and West Base Regional Performance Squad on Sunday 10th 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 [...]

By |2024-03-04T14:37:09+00:00February 28, 2024|News|

Callum Smith Determined to Make Hard Work Pay Off With Rankings Climb

By RJ Mitchell CALLUM SMITH has paid tribute to the work of coaches Ingo Kindervater and David Gilmour in providing him with the foundation to climb the international rankings. The Scottish No.1 singles player made his return to the competitive match court in Cardiff, in November at the Yonex Welsh [...]

By |2024-02-27T15:45:55+00:00February 27, 2024|News|

SSBU Round Up: Primary Quaich

By Hugh Ainsley Four primary school teams gathered at Wishaw Sports Centre on Saturday 24th February to compete for the Primary Quaich. The teams were Wallyford Primary (East Lothian), St, Mary’s Primary (Hamilton), West End Primary (Elgin) and Braidbar Primary (East Renfrew). The event was played as a pool [...]

By |2024-02-26T11:12:24+00:00February 26, 2024|News|

BASE hold Doubles Demo Evening in Rutherglen

By Lanarkshire Badminton Badminton Academy Social Enterprise (BASE) is a social enterprise with the clear purpose of  bringing people & communities together through a shared interest in badminton. BASE now operate four junior sessions across Lanarkshire including in the Hamilton, Rutherglen, Lanark and East Kilbride areas with an adult [...]

By |2024-02-26T11:13:43+00:00February 26, 2024|News|