24th July 2025 by Robert McLean Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour endured a tough start to her campaign at the Victor China Open, falling in straight sets to India’s emerging star Unnati Hooda. The 17-year-old showcased a level of maturity and composure beyond her years, outplaying the experienced Gilmour 21-11, 21-16 in a [...]
By Ryan McCuaig Every two years, island communities from across the globe come together for a unique celebration of sport, culture, and camaraderie — the Island Games. Organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA), the Games are a biennial multi-sport event featuring teams from non-sovereign islands and territories (populations [...]
22nd July 2025 by Robert McLean Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour is set to take centre stage this week at the Victor China Open, one of the most prestigious and high-stakes events on the badminton calendar. Held in Changzhou, this HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000 event is the final Super 1000 [...]
Jody Groundwater and Rebecca Reid have made history by winning Orkney's first ever badminton medal at the Island Games. The pair landed a bronze in the Women's Doubles after losing to Faroese pair Miriam Grotinum and Bjarnhild Buo Justinossen in the semi-final 21-13, 21-9. Jody and Rebecca earlier beat Shetland's [...]
17th July 2025 by Robert McLean It was a challenging opening round for Kirsty Gilmour at the Japan Open, as she faced off against Japan’s own Tomoka Miyazaki – the in-form world number 6 and one of the brightest young stars on the BWF World Tour. Despite the tough draw, Gilmour [...]
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15th July 2025 by Robert McLean Scotland’s number one women’s singles player, Kirsty Gilmour, has been handed one of the most daunting opening round assignments at the DAIHATSU Japan Open 2025, where she will face the electric home favourite and world number 6, Tomoka Miyazaki, in the round of 32. The [...]
14 July 2025 by Robert McLean Scotland’s leading men’s doubles duo, Christopher and Matthew Grimley, delivered an encouraging performance at the Yonex Canada Open in Markham, reaching the quarter-finals and showing growing momentum on the North American circuit. The result represents a step forward from their campaign at the Yonex [...]
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The Gannon Sports brilliant Badminton Scotland sale is now on! Gannon’s have set up a ‘smashing’ offer for all Badminton Scotland members on a wide range of Victor rackets. Firstly, they have knocked a considerable saving off the Recommended Retail Price, then added a further 15% discount only available to [...]
