There were another couple of titles decided in the Gents league in an exciting day of Badminton at David Lloyd on Sunday, as well as confirmation of Nomads retaining their mixed First Division title. Congratulations to all the winners. In Division 3, Nomads 2 needed at least a draw v Lunchtime [...]
This year’s Yonex East of Scotland Championships were held at the Jack Kaane Centre. We were once again delighted to have a very good entry in the tournament and there was an extra special feel to the tournament as the men’s doubles draw featured Marcus Ellis who along with Chris [...]
On the 8th of March, International Women's Day, Badminton Scotland organised a women's doubles badminton event to celebrate the occasion at St. George's School, Edinburgh. We had 24 ladies participated in this event and enjoyed the day. The event welcomed junior players as young as 12 or 13 years old, [...]
Badminton Scotland CEO Keith Russell is standing down as CEO and will depart from the organisation on 31st March 2025. After six years in the post, Keith determined it was time to pursue new challenges and allow the appointment of a new CEO to oversee and take forward a long-term strategy [...]
Kickstarting the Scottish National Championships Finals was the Mixed Doubles Final. Over on Court 1 Adam Pringle and Julie Macpherson faced Christopher Grimley and Ciara Torrance in an exciting game. At first it was a pretty even start to the match. However, Grimley and Torrance quickly began to break away [...]
Wishaw played host to an action-packed day of badminton on February 8th, as 28 talented young players competed in the 2011 Age Group event. The competition was fierce across all categories, with thrilling matches and impressive performances from rising stars. Boys' Singles The boys' singles event saw an impressive 18 [...]
The Gents doubles league dominated the Dundee Area Badminton fixture list this week, with some important and exciting matches. In Division 2, David Lloyd moved 3 points clear at the top, but were made to work hard for a narrow 3-2 win over bottom club The Firies. David Lloyd [...]
Badminton Scotland are mourning Elinor Paterson, who recently passed away after a short illness. Elinor worked for Badminton Scotland as Coaching and Events administrator for a number of years, retiring in 2018. She was part of the Key Personnel Team which ran the annual Scottish Open Championships, and she was [...]
Day two of the Scottish National Championships are underway at the National Badminton Academy in Glasgow. After an exciting first day of action, this promises to be another thrilling day of competition. This is an exciting Nationals for Lewis Smith, with it being his first time seeded. One of the [...]
There was another round of fixtures in the Gents and Ladies doubles league this week. There was an exciting encounter in Division 1 as Nomads and NCR shared the spoils. This was level pegging throughout with a win apiece in each of the opening 2 round of games and a [...]
