Roger Mills, previous Scottish National Coach in the seventies, has sadly passed away earlier this month. Tribute written by Daniel Travers Roger was an All England Mixed Doubles Champion in 1969 partnering the Great Gillian Gilks. We (Scottish team members) had the pleasure of being coached by Roger in the [...]
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020 TEXT BY DEV SUKUMAR | BADMINTONPHOTO Scotland mixed doubles duo Alexander Dunn and Ciara Torrance struck big at the DANISA Denmark Open 2020 today, beating fifth seeds Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova. The Scots progressed into the second round after a tight finish, 11-21 21-18 21-19 over the Russians, the only [...]
Date: 10/14/2020 12:30 PM Published by : Rasmus Bech (BEC) Adam Hall and Alexander Dunn won their opening match at Denmark Open and are ready to face German opponents in the second round. World number 37 against world number 38. On paper it should be an intense opening game for Adam Hall and [...]
Date: 10/14/2020 12:30 PM Published by : Emilie Sommer (BEC) One, who had a very tough first round at Denmark Open, was the Scottish women’s singles player, Kirsty Gilmour as she was facing world number 4, Nozomi Okuhara. In the first game Okuhara showed why she is second seed at this tournament when [...]
Due to the current situation with Covid 19 and the guidance provided by the Scottish Government and sportscotland, we have taken the decision to cancel all formal competitions until the end of the year. Unfortunately, this includes two national events – the U11/15/19 National Junior Championships scheduled for 5/6 December [...]
David Johnston was known to many as DJ. He was a lifelong supporter & developer of badminton with his first club starting in Cumbernauld 28 years ago. His sessions catered for everyone, children as young as 5 and up to older adults attended running across various venues. His influence went [...]
Shuttlemark On July 16th 2020 Lothian Disability Badminton Club (LDBC) became the first club to achieve the Shuttlemark Award in the Lothian Group area. LDBC is the 20th club in Scotland to sign up to Badminton Scotland’s accreditation scheme. Carolyn Young, Convenor of the Lothian group is delighted about the [...]
Dear Players, As lockdown restrictions are being eased, and sports centres and school facilities are re-opening on a phased basis, we are in the process of finalising return to play arrangements for the Badminton Scotland Performance Squads. If you feel you meet the criteria to be part of Badminton Scotland’s Performance programme [...]
Badminton Scotland will be opening the Centre from 5.30pm on Thursday 10 September. We have a new booking system which is all online. To access this you are required to register. This can be completed by calling 0141 445 3982. To book a court, once registered, click here. Following the [...]
This week marks an important next step towards the return of sport in communities across the country with indoor sports courts and swimming pools now able to reopen in line with the latest Scottish Government public health guidance. The Scottish Sports Governing Bodies Forum and Executive Group welcomes Monday’s communication from [...]
