Original link: Focus On ... Badminton - Sport First (sportscotland.org.uk) Focus On ... Badminton Badminton is keeping players of all ages and abilities active every day A hugely accessible sport, combining strategy, skill, and movement, it is no surprise that badminton is one of the most popular sports in the [...]
By Lanarkshire Badminton The Lanarkshire Senior County Team were put to the test at the weekend competing in the Badminton England Senior County Championships. Now competing in the Championship Division, the team heading into the fixtures were fully aware of the challenge that lay ahead of them. It was a [...]
By Gordon Smith Report for for w/e 22/1/24 It was the return of the T Duncan & Co Gents and ladies doubles leagues on Sunday with some cracking games. In the ladies league, Nomads and Carnoustie had strong teams out and it was Nomads who moved 2 points clear at [...]
Badminton Scotland are looking for 2 motivated and dynamic individuals to join our Equality Advisory Group (EAG). These are voluntary positions. Role description: The EAG helps to shape, influence, support and guide the development and delivery of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy and action plan within Badminton Scotland. [...]
By RJ Mitchell ALEX DUNN has admitted that a good run at the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters this week is vital to his Olympic hopes. Alex and partner Adam Hall trail English duo Sean Vendy and Ben Lane in the race to claim the single slot available for Team GB’s Men’s [...]
Report for 20 and 21 January 2024 by Gordon Anderson Lingyun Xiao U17 Treble It was a special weekend for Lingyun Xiao who enjoyed treble success in the Midland Junior Championships held at NICC Perth. The U17 BS SFs saw the top 4 seeds match up. Top seed Lingyun [...]
By RJ Mitchell AFTER another hugely successful Scottish International Masters, we caught up with two players on the Scottish scene to get some invaluable perspective on just why the event is continuing to go from strength-to-strength. Christine Black is a true legend of our sport who has done and seen [...]
Alan McMillan, a well-known figure in Scottish Badminton, has joined the Great Britain Board (taking over from Christine Black). Alan has been passionately engaged in badminton for over four decades. As both a former senior and a current masters Internationalist, he continues to enjoy competitive badminton. Embarking on a significant [...]
By RJ Mitchell WITH 189 entries spanning eight age categories, this weekend’s Scottish International Masters Championships is the perfect proof of the enduring attraction of badminton and the passion it stirs within its’ ‘veteran’ players. The tournament, which has been running for over 20 years, boasts one of the biggest [...]
By Gordon Smith Report for w/e 15 January 2024 There was the very welcome return of the Handicap Cup, which kicked off with an intriguing tie between 1st Division NCR and 2nd Division Monifieth Grove. It promised to be a tight affair and so it proved. The opening round of [...]
