Badminton Scotland is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Alexis Barlow (née Blanchflower) on Monday 26 October while on holiday in Spain. Alexis was a highly respected and much loved member of the Scottish badminton community, whose journey in the sport took her from the Glasgow churches league all [...]
Five weeks on from our Under 15 and Under 19 players demonstrating their skills at the Jack Kane Centre, it was the turn of the Under 13 and Under 17 age groups to take centre stage at the Yonex MCFM East of Scotland Junior Gold Championships. It was great [...]
11th November 2026 by Robert McLean With the Scottish Open draw now confirmed, excitement is building ahead of the tournament, which gets underway in just one week's time in Glasgow. With three Scottish pairings occupying the top seeds in the men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles, there is plenty [...]
COMPETITIONS & OUTREACH OFFICER Help build a bigger, more inclusive and sustainable competition programme. Edinburgh Badminton Academy is looking for a highly organised and proactive Competitions & Outreach Officer to help develop a planned, inclusive and sustainable year-round programme of badminton competition and outreach across Edinburgh and beyond. The opportunity [...]
Lead the next phase of Glasgow Badminton Academy’s growth. Glasgow Badminton Academy is entering a significant stage of growth through the development of its new dedicated badminton centre in Possilpark. GBA is looking for an experienced and ambitious badminton leader to help shape its coaching, participation and player-development programmes across [...]
REGIONAL PATHWAY COACHES Three regions. One national pathway. Help shape the next generation of Scottish badminton. Badminton Scotland and its regional delivery partner clubs are strengthening Scotland’s performance pathway through three club-based Regional Pathway Coach opportunities across the East, West and North-East of Scotland. Each role will be embedded within [...]
11th November 2026 by Robert McLean It was an incredibly busy opening day for our Scottish stars at the AIG VICTOR Irish Open in Dublin, with plenty of badminton action, some excellent performances and a few narrow defeats along the way. There was plenty to celebrate, with Finlay Jack producing the [...]
10th November 2026 by Robert McLean A huge cohort of Scottish players head to Dublin this week for the AIG VICTOR Irish Open, the first of three major events taking place across the UK and Ireland over the coming weeks. Play gets underway tomorrow, with a number of Scottish players involved [...]
2nd November 2026 by Robert McLean It wasn’t the result Scottish badminton fans had been hoping for on Day 4 of the Hylo Open, as Kirsty Gilmour bowed out in the quarter-finals following defeat to long-time rival Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt on Friday. Gilmour headed into the last-eight clash full of confidence [...]
31 players gathered at Penicuik on Saturday 31st October for the 2015 Age Group event. It was particularly good to welcome two keen young players from Newcastle. Jenson Atkinson has a 2018 birthday and Kayden Yip 2017 and both played well and as they gain experience will be players to [...]
