Badminton Scotland was represented at the 2022 Yonex Dutch Open by our very own Jim Gauld. Jim was one of four umpires with the greatest number of duties for the week and it culminated with him being selected to Umpire the Mixed Doubles final. This was a great honour as [...]
The first SSBU event of the new season took place at Tollcross Leisure Centre on Saturday 15 October. This was a new venue for SSBU due to availability and it proved to be a great day all round. 16 boys and 6 girls competed in the 2005 Age Group event [...]
Grimley twins Christopher and Matt produced the standout Scottish performance at the YONEX Dutch Open with a run to the men’s doubles semi-finals. The brothers reached the final four in Almere after some top-class displays, culminating in an 21-18, 21-16 win over Germany’s Bjarne Geiss and Jan Colin Voelker in [...]
Glasgow School of Sport are holding their annual Open Day on Saturday 12 November. Talented pupils looking to improve and develop their badminton are welcome to attend. The School of Sport is proud to have supported many of Scotland’s top players including Kirsty Gilmour, Adam Hall, Ciara Torrance, Eleanor O’Donnell [...]
We are delighted to announce that nominations are now OPEN for our inagrual Badminton Scotland Awards. View the criteria for all eight award categories and FAQs here. It’s been a busy year for badminton, as restrictions eased and everyone in our community has adapted and risen to the challenge of [...]
Please note: The Trust is now closed for all application forms, and we would like to thank all who have applied. We have been inundated with application forms which is exciting and over the coming weeks the Trust will respond to all that have applied. In May 2022, Craig Robertson [...]
On Sunday 6 November, the West of Scotland Badminton Group will run its inaugural Masters Team Event at the Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre. This is a non-ranking team competition for players aged 35 and over. Teams are arranged by a captain appointed by the team, and should include a [...]
The 2022 West Open Disability Badminton Tournament on took place on Saturday 8th October at Scotstoun Leisure Centre in Glasgow. The event had a total of 30 entries which was an increase from 24 the previous year and provided a great day of competition with some close matches. The event [...]
This year’s Yonex MCFM East of Scotland Under 15 and Under 19 Junior Championships were held at the new Meadowbank Sports Centre. Meadowbank was home to this event for almost 50 years prior to its closure for redevelopment in 2017. We were delighted to welcome our new sponsor for the [...]
A huge congratulations to Rajani Tyagi who was awarded sportscotland’s Community Club Coach of the Year at the Coaching, Volunteering and Officiating (COV) Awards on 4 October 2022. Watch Rajani's video on YouTube (all rights owned by sportscotland) Rajani has worked with Scottish Ethnic Minority Sports Association (SEMSA) [...]
