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3rd June 2025 by Robert McLean An exciting week of world-class badminton awaits as Scotland’s top shuttlers step onto the courts in Jakarta for the prestigious KAPAL API Indonesia Open – a HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000 event with crucial ranking points on offer. Early action saw Julie MacPherson [...]

The prestigious Senior Scottish Cup is heading into its final stages, with the quarter finals, semi finals, and final all taking place on Saturday, 7th June 2025, at the Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre in Glasgow. This year’s competition saw 19 teams enter from across Scotland. After regional qualifiers, eight [...]

Edinburgh Badminton Academy emerged victorious at the inaugural Junior Scottish Cup over the weekend. Eight teams contested the finals with EBA’s first team coming out on to and their second team finishing joint third. EBA 1 started off with a thumping 7-0 win over West Lothian Jabs, before also winning [...]

Scottish LGBTIQ+ tournament hosted by Badminton Scotland brings players together from across Europe. 91 LGBTIQ+ players and allies recently came together for a competitive weekend of badminton at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility. Organised by passionate members of the badminton community and supported by Badminton Scotland, the event was more than [...]

2nd June 2025 It was a week of standout performances and inspiring resilience for Scotland’s senior badminton squad at the Bonn International, as Angus Meldrum and Rachel Sugden showcased their class on the European stage. While Sen Thomas, our non-competing senior squad member, faced a tough draw against Finland’s seasoned [...]

29th May 2025 It was a week of mixed fortunes for Scotland’s badminton contingent at the Singapore Open, as our athletes faced off against some of the world’s top talent. In the women’s singles, Kirsty Gilmour came up against Thailand’s world number 10, Ratchanok Intanon. Despite a determined effort, Kirsty [...]

28th May 2025 Please find details of your BSCO Committee for the upcoming season. Committee Members President: Gary McLernon Vice President: Jim Grassie Secretary: Marisa Baird Email: notrochmain@aol.com Mobile: 07717 443037 Treasurer: Jennifer Murray Umpire Training and Development: Elaine Bankier Email: elainebankier@hotmail.com Line Judge Coordinator: Marisa Baird Email: notrochmain@aol.com Committee [...]

28 May 2025 – Bonn, Germany Two of Scotland’s top badminton talents are in action this week at the Yonex Bonn International Future Series, taking place at the Erwin Kranz Halle in Germany. Representing the Senior National Squad, Angus Meldrum and Rachel Sugden will take to the courts as they [...]

Several of Scotland’s Senior Squad players are set to compete this week at the KFF Singapore Badminton Open 2025, one of the premier stops on the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 calendar. This prestigious tournament, known for its fierce international competition, marks the start of an exciting Asian swing [...]

After the grand success of the largest Scottish International Masters Championship ever in January, Badminton Scotland is pleased to announce that the tournament has officially been added to the inaugural Badminton Europe Senior Circuit. The BEC Senior Circuit is being established to strengthen Senior badminton across the continent ensuring a [...]

Badminton Scotland is committed to clean sport and will be supporting UK Anti-Doping’s (UKAD’s) Clean Sport Week campaign from 19 – 23 May. Clean Sport Week is UKAD’s national awareness campaign championing clean sport, education and anti-doping initiatives with sports across the UK. This year’s Clean Sport Week theme is [...]

The inaugural Badminton Scotland Junior Scottish Cup is set to take place on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre in Glasgow.  This exciting new event on the junior badminton calendar offers young players the chance to represent their clubs and compete at a national event [...]