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It was a Team GB clash in the men’s singles SH 6 as Krysten Coombs toppled Jack Shephard 21, 16, 22 to 18, 21, 20 in a marathon 53-minute match.   The Paris-bound para-athletes played with incredible intensity throughout, with Coombs eventually taking the deciding set in a match that [...]

Paralympic gold medalist Lucas Mazur safely advanced through to the men’s SL 4 semi-finals, overcoming Asian Games silver medalist Mohd Amin Burhanuddin in straight sets.   A strong start saw Mazur dominate the opening set 21 to 9, but Burhanuddin’s class made the Frenchman work hard to take the second [...]

Emotions were high as Scottish Para Badminton legend Colin Leslie booked his place in the quarter-finals of men’s singles SL 3 competition at the 4 Nations Para Badminton International.   Having fallen short in the morning against number two seed Kumar Nitesh in the morning, a dominant performance in the [...]

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 [...]