Apiliga and Pringle will face boys’ doubles ninth seeds Tanadon Punpanich and Sirawit Sothon of Thailand this afternoon for a place in the fourth round, while McGuire and Smith take on Danish 15th seeds Rasmus Espersen and Marcus Rindshoj. Both pairs have scored some good wins already with Apiliga and [...]
Service height guidance BWF has changed the Laws to make the legal height for a service to be 115cm. This would be measured by the Service Judge with the aid of a Service Height device. Without the assistance of this device it is difficult to determine if a service is [...]
This weekend, four Scottish teams flew to Dublin, Ireland to compete in the inaugural home nations graded event. This took place in Irish capital at the National Indoor Arena on Saturday 5th October, with Scotland being represented by teams at E, F, G and H level. Scotland Team H were the [...]
The first Scottish National Champions of the new season were crowned today at Scotstoun's National Badminton Academy. Young shuttlers from all over Scotland descended on Glasgow to compete for glory at the youngest age group national championships, including players from as far afield as Kilmarnock, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Elgin. Alfie [...]
The young Scots got off to an outstanding start, beating Norway 5-0 without dropping a single set. But a difficult draw also saw Scotland pitted against a formidable Chinese team and a 5-0 reverse to the second seeds meant Scotland finished second in group H1. That meant they faced a [...]
The first national event of the new season is the U11 National Junior Championships, being held on Sunday 6 October at Scotstoun’s National Badminton Academy in Glasgow. The draws have now been published and can be viewed here. The event is played initially in groups, followed by a knockout stage. But [...]
Thanks to all the junior committee and parent helpers for helping with the running of the competition and also supplying the food for the kids. Huge thanks to the sponsors of the competition William Wilson. Results (O) – Orkney, (S)- Shetland, (C)- Caithness, (H) - Highland U18’s Winners: Boys Singles [...]
The time has nearly come for the best young badminton players from across the country to show off their talent after the seedings for the U11 National Junior Badminton Championships were confirmed today. Boys and girls from all over Scotland will descend on Scotstoun’s National Badminton Academy in Glasgow, where [...]
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Stewart Coghill, who died peacefully at home on Monday, September 16, 2019. Stewart was a key administrator of Badminton in Scotland, serving as Company Secretary for a number of years. He was also heavily involved with Commonwealth Games Council [...]
In the under 17 events Lewis Hart won his first ever treble! In his singles semi-final he defeated first seed Euan Campbell 21-8, 14-21, 21-13 then in the final defeated second seed Callum Stokes 22-20, 21-18. Callum had a very hard semi-final against Angus Meldrum, only winning 21-19 in the [...]
