By RJ Mitchell FORMER Scotland international Eleanor O’Donnell is confident that the strong Scotland entry competing in the European Championships in Saarbrucken this week have real medal potential. Having competed in two previous European Championships herself Eleanor, who recently had to retire from the international squad due to illness, is [...]
Last month Laura Muir returned to the isle of Barra to coach the juniors and adults for 3 days in the main village, Castlebay. This was Laura's first visit since the pandemic. During her previous visit, Laura had discovered a vibrant, enthusiastic badminton community, which had surprised her for such [...]
CALLUM SMITH has made tomorrow’s first round of qualifying at the Malta International a must win match. The three-time Scottish Men’s singles champion is seeded No.2 and has drawn Hungary’s Adam Konczol in his opening foray at the Cottonera Sports Complex in Conspicua. With Smith at 419 in the [...]
By RJ Mitchell BY any standards the last few months have represented a bit of a rollercoaster ride for Lauren Middleton. From playing the starring role in the European Women’s Team Championship Qualifiers against Estonia where she clinched the decisive singles which booked a place in the finals there [...]
It's looking like a 1-2 for Nomads at the top of the T Duncan & Co Mixed League Division 1. Nomads 2 moved clear in 2nd place with a 5-2 win v NCR. They held a 2-1 lead after the level doubles, but the Cash levelled with a win [...]
By RJ Mitchell ADAM HALL is determined that his partnership with Alex Dunn will rediscover their best form in time for next month’s European Championships. The Scottish No.1 Men’s Doubles pairing are seeded No.3 at the Madrid Spain Masters this week where they have been handed a tricky first [...]
By RJ Mitchell IN a badminton career which saw him slated as the next big emerging talent before injury cruelly curtailed his competitive career, David Gilmour has emerged as one of the key members of the Badminton Scotland senior coaching team. After overseeing the Scottish Women’s recent bronze medal winning [...]
BY RJ Mitchell KIRSTY GILMOUR believes she has been handed the toughest draw possible in the 2024 European Championships. The three-times silver medallist will face Spain’s experienced world ranked No. 63 Clara Azurmendi in the opening round while the winner could in turn face France’s Qi Xuefei with whom the [...]
The second Lanarkshire Bonanza will take place on the weekend of 13/14th April at the Alistair McCoist Complex in East Kilbride. This year event numbers are increasing to accommodate Men's and Women's Singles, and continuing with Level and Doubles and Mixed Doubles. These events will all played at Grade C. [...]
By RJ Mitchell CHRIS GRIMLEY is hoping a good draw in the European Championships will allow his partnership with twin brother Matthew to fly under the radar at the European Championships. With only the top eight doubles combos being seeded, which includes fellow Scots Alex Dunn and Adam Hall in [...]
