16th September 2026 by Robert McLean Day One of the Polish International in Kraków has come to a close, with plenty of Scottish interest and an eventful opening day for our players. The morning got off to an excellent start as James Robertson and Matthew Waring both were promoted from qualifying [...]
15th September 2026 by Robert McLean Another strong Scottish contingent has arrived in the beautiful city of Krakow this week for the 2026 Polish International, with play set to get underway tomorrow and plenty of Scottish interest on the opening day. Following a successful week in Belgium, where he navigated his [...]
The first event of the new SSBU season took place at Penicuik on Saturday 12th September. This was for players born 2013 or later and it was a busy event. With the hall only available until 4 p.m. first games had to go on court at 9.15. There were 7 [...]
14th September 2026 by Robert McLean It was a fantastic week for Scotland’s para badminton players at the Japan Para Badminton International, with Andrew Davies producing an excellent run in the men’s singles and gaining valuable experience against some of the world’s leading players. Andrew’s impressive tournament came to an end at the quarter-final [...]
14th September 2026 by Robert McLean It was a fantastic week for Scotland’s top shuttlers at the YONEX Belgian International in Nieuwpoort, with Kirsty Gilmour and the Grimley twins both finishing at the top of the podium after an impressive week of badminton. Following on from Thursday’s report, Kirsty Gilmour continued her excellent run with a confident [...]
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10th September 2026 by Robert McLean It was another busy day for Scotland’s Andrew Davies and Owen Carmichael at the Japan Para Badminton International in Tokyo, with both players finishing their group-stage campaigns strongly and Davies progressing to the knockout stages of the singles. Carmichael rounded off his men’s singles campaign with a [...]
10th September 2026 by Robert McLean t was a busy opening day for Scotland’s shuttlers at the YONEX Belgian International, with plenty of hard-fought encounters, a number of impressive performances and more Scottish interest to come in the main draw. In men’s singles qualifying, James Robertson received a walkover against England’s Luke Hall [...]
9th September 2026 by Robert McLean It was a challenging second day of action in Tokyo for Scotland’s two representatives, Andrew Davies and Owen Carmichael, as both players continued their group campaigns at the Japan Para Badminton International. First up was Andrew Davies, who faced a tough test against India’s world [...]
8th September 2026 by Robert McLean Andrew Davies and Owen Carmichael got their Japan Para Badminton International campaigns underway in Tokyo, with Davies making an impressive start to his group-stage campaign. Davies opened his Group D campaign with a confident straight-games victory over Canada’s Langelier, winning 21-12, 21-15. It was a particularly impressive [...]
