In the beginning of the second half of the day Malaysia’s Cheah Liek Hu took Indonesia’s Suryo Nugroho to sudden death in their first round. A competitive round which saw the lead change at multiple stages however Cheah managed to win the round 22-20. The start of round two saw [...]
Daniel Bethell is set to represent Team GB in Paris in just a few weeks time, but how has his Para Badminton Championship campaign been going? Playing for the first time this morning against Mathieu Thomas of France, Bethell had a confident game. Winning 21-6 in his first round and [...]
Thursday morning saw Scotsman Colin Leslie begin his men’s SL 3 campaign, losing out to 2024 World Championship bronze medalist Kumar Nitesh of India 10, 3 to 21, 21 in a valiant effort. Elsewhere, double Olympic gold medalist Sarina Satomi was victorious in her WH 1 clash with Irish [...]
Scottish youngster Andrew Davies faced English Paralympian Krysten Coombs in his opening match at the 4 Nations Para Badminton Championships this afternoon. The match, in which Coombs emerged victorious, was a close battle between the two competitors. The opening rally lasted approximately a minute with neither player looking like they [...]
The afternoon session saw 2022 World Championship bronze medalist Mohammad Ikhwan Ramli get his tournament off to a winning start in the WH 1 Group A, beating Osamu Nagashima of Japan 16, 21, 21 to 21, 9, 10. Fellow Japanese star Daiki Kajiwara fared better though, with the Olympic gold [...]
It’s been a busy morning at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow as the 4 Nations Para Badminton Championships have gotten underway. In WH 2 Group A, It was a dominant showing from Yu Sooyoung of Korea in the first game, beating Switzerland’s Luca Olgiati 21, 21 to 2, 8. His [...]
This weekend the 2024 Lanarkshire U15/19 Junior Open took place at the Badminton Scotland Sir Craig Reedie Centre in Glasgow – unfortunately we were unable to secure a venue in Lanarkshire. In total there were 68 entries (slightly down from last year) across 10 events and 5 disciplines including singles, [...]
Isla Scott is one of the upcoming Learning Disability badminton players in Scotland. Having originally been an athlete with Pitreavie Athletic Club, Isla took up badminton 2 years ago. She was introduced to the sport by experienced coach Isa McArthur and badminton became her favourite sport. Isla now plays 4 [...]
Throughout the 4 Nations Para Badminton International event taking place at the Emirates Arena from the 19th - 23rd June, Badminton Scotland will also be hosting a number of free development activities to encourage greater participation of disabled people in badminton. All participants will also gain access to the main venue to [...]
The Dundee Area Badminton season culminated with the final of the T Duncan & Co Handicap Cup final between David Lloyd and Nomads. This was an intriguing contest between First Division champions Nomads and 2nd Division newcomers David Lloyd with Nomads requiring to overcome an 18 point deficit. [...]
