Alex Dunn and Julie Macpherson play in the mixed doubles final of the Hylo Open today after a incredible run of games in Germany. Speaking to Head Coach Ingo Kindervater he was incredibly pleased with their drive throughout. Prior to the tournament he had noted that Scotland's athletes would be [...]
The entry list for the Scottish Open has been announced, featuring 354 participants from 36 countries, promising another incredible event with world-class badminton talent from around the globe. Closer to home, our Scottish athletes will be competing at the top levels of their events with opportunity to catch Scotland's finest [...]
The Hylo open over in Germany begins today with multiple Scottish athlete seeded at a World Tour 300 tournament. Kirsty Gilmour leads the pack as second seed in the womens singles, with Ciara Torrance and Julie MacPherson as third seeds in womens doubles. Alex Dunn and Julie MacPherson in the [...]
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) announced on Tuesday 22 October that Glasgow would be the Host City for the Games in 2026. It highlighted the need for a much reduced sporting programme due to the costs to deliver the Games. It's truly disappointing that badminton won’t be part of the [...]
With 121 players competing across 8 age divisions and 40 events the Scottish Masters Nationals was hailed a great success in many different ways. This marked the largest Masters Nationals in recent years and showed the growth of masters badminton in Scotland. Scotland's best masters players have been all around [...]
The Dundee Area Badminton mixed league got underway with a 2nd Division varsity derby clash between Dundee and St Andrews Universities. Dundee only have one team in the mixed leagues this season and were too strong for their Fife counterparts in an 8-0 win. Could Dundee University be one of [...]
Badminton Scotland is disappointed to receive confirmation that badminton is not one of the selected sports at Glasgow 2026. Badminton Scotland has had incredibly fond memories of the Commonwealth games, most notably Kirsty Gilmour becoming the youngest Scottish badminton player at a Commonwealth Games in Delhi 2010 at 16 and [...]
This year’s Yonex MCFM East of Scotland Under 15 and Under 19 Junior Championships were held at the Jack Kane Centre for the matches on Saturday and Meadowbank Sports Centre on Sunday for semi finals and finals. It was wonderful to see such a large entry and to be able [...]
The Dundee Area Badminton leagues were up and running again on Sunday with the first round of fixtures in the Gents and ladies leagues. The Gents and Ladies doubles leagues continue to go from strength to strength, with an extra Division in each this season. In Ladies league Division 1 [...]
The Arctic Open in Finland has seen some intense competition over the first two days, with Scottish players delivering commendable performances across all events. Day 1: Mixed Doubles Challenges and Singles Success The opening day brought mixed fortunes for Team Scotland. Both of the nation's mixed doubles pairs faced challenging [...]
