A brilliant night of badminton at the Sir Craig Reedie Centre Scotland Select claimed a hard-fought 6–5 victory over the British Police after an outstanding evening of badminton played in a fantastic spirit. With momentum swinging back and forth all night, the tie wasn’t decided until the later stages, with [...]
4th February 2026 by Robert McLean Fresh off an impressive Men’s Doubles triumph at the Ashoka Scottish National Championships, Scotland’s number one pairing, Matt and Chris Grimley, head to Baku this week for the Azerbaijan International Challenge, aiming to add another international title to their growing collection. The twins arrive in [...]
Julie MacPherson won a brace of titles at Scotstoun over the weekend as the Ashoka Scottish National Badminton Championships came to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday evening. The 28-year-old continued her recent dominance of the event, winning the women’s and mixed doubles to take her title tally to an impressive [...]
Scotland’s best badminton players are finalising their preparations for the premier event on Scotland’s domestic calendar this weekend, the Ashoka Scottish National Championships. Staged in the National Badminton Academy at Scotstoun Sports Campus from Friday 30 January to Sunday 1 February, the event has attracted entries from over 100 players [...]
Badminton Scotland is deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Robbie Robertson. Robbie was a larger than life character who will be sadly missed by the badminton community. Robbie had a big influence in junior badminton, with many people in Lothian joining his club nights and even more [...]
U13 Round Up Doubles for Ivy Yu / Aarav Sinha The first medals were awarded on Sat afternoon, with GS played as a round robin pool. Ivy Yu (seeded 2) won all 5 matches without dropping a set to claim the title, with Arisha Murkute runner-up. The BS event followed [...]
26th January 2026 by Robert McLean It proved to be a challenging but valuable week of competition for Scotland’s two representatives at the RSL Iceland International, as both Finlay Jack and Yan Lok Chiu exited the tournament early despite delivering committed and competitive performances against strong international opposition in Reykjavík. [...]
By Sofia Mazzoni Last week, Andrew Davies, Sofia Mazzoni and Owen Carmichael of the Scottish Para Badminton Squad competed at the 2026 Spiro Spathis Egyptian International. Andrew Davies showed an outstanding performance, returning from Egypt with three silver medals in the SH6 class across all three disciplines: Men’s Singles, Men’s [...]
20th January 2026 by Robert McLean A small Scottish contingent heads to Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavík this week to compete in the RSL Iceland International, a Badminton Europe Future Series event. Finlay Jack and Yan Lok Chiu will represent Scotland in the tournament, with both players in action from the [...]
International Masters Match – Gaelic Trophy The weekend began in style on Friday 16 January at the Sir Craig Reedie Centre with an International Masters Match held ahead of the main competition. Hard‑fought matches played in fantastic spirit saw Scotland triumph 25–15, retaining the prestigious Gaelic Trophy. A special thank [...]
