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By Hugh Ainsley On 18th November the SSBU held their 2009 Age Group event at Wishaw. There were 33 players taking part in total with 19 entries for the boys singles. Newcomer Avi Mittal played well beating the seeded Rory Meldrum in the first round of the knock-out and then […]

Good luck to our Scottish squads out in Malmö this week, accompanied by coaches Bruce Flockhart (U17), Julie Hogg (U15), Lena Robertson (U13) and Craig Robertson (U13/15). Play your best and enjoy the tournament! Schedules & Results Team Tournament SYG 2023 U13 Team Tournament SYG 2023 U15 Swedish Youth Games […]

By Gordon Smith The T Duncan & Co ladies league is looking very strong this year and there was a cracking seaside derby between Carnoustie and Monifieth Grove which ended in a deserved share of the spoils. Louise Masey and Ellen Watson secured the draw for Monifeth Grove with a […]

By Grania Shankley Today, Sheila Hynes celebrated her 90th birthday with family and friends at a surprise gathering at Scotstoun. The celebration was a true recognition of her lifetime dedication and passion for badminton over the years both as a player and volunteer. Mother of three, grandmother to seven – […]

By RJ Mitchell ADAM PRINGLE is hoping to continue his hot streak at this week’s AIG FZ Forza Irish Open. The Scotland international reached the semi-finals of the recent Victor FZ Forza Hungarian International earlier this month when he partnered Rachel Andrew and Jack MacGregor to the last four of […]

By Laura Muir Northumberland Badminton Association hosted their annual Masters Tournament from 3-5 November 2023 at their purpose-built venue, Tyneside Badminton Centre, in the west of Newcastle. Preceding the main tournament was an international match for most age groups 35+, with players either representing English Counties or Ireland Select. A […]

By RJ Mitchell RACHEL SUGDEN is determined to regain some vital momentum at the AIG FZ Forza Irish Open this week in Dublin. After impressive quarter-final runs at the Scottish and Czech Opens, Rachel lost out in the first round at the FZ Forza Norwegian International to England’s Miu Lin […]

By Perth & Kinross Disability Sport Well done to all who were involved in the Perth & Kinross Disability Sport badminton championships this weekend at Academy of Sport and Wellbeing, UHI Perth delivered in partnership with Glenearn Badminton Club and Badminton Scotland. View all images from P&KDS There were lots […]

By Hugh Ainsley On Saturday 11 November, it was the turn of the younger players born 2012 or later to play in the SSBU event at Wishaw. There were 28 players in total. The boys singles had 21 entries. There were no great surprises in the pool matches but in […]

By Gordon Smith The matches keep coming thick and fast in the Gents and ladies double leagues. In the ladies league, despite it being so early in the season, newcomers Nomads look strong favourites for the title as they followed up their opening day 6-0 win over champions NCR with […]

By RJ Mitchell Badminton Scotland’s Head of Performance Ingo Kindervater looks ahead to December’s Women’s and Men’s European Team Championship qualifiers, including squad selection and the different challenges of teams travelling to Azerbaijan and Milton Keynes, England. The Women’s qualifier in Azerbaijan will see Scotland compete in Group 4 with […]

Badminton Scotland is the governing body for the sport in Scotland, based at 40 Bogmoor Place, Glasgow, G51 4TQ.  Its role is to develop participation, memberships and performance, and accelerate the growth of the sport across the country. To find out more about Badminton Scotland use this link: https://badmintonscotland.org.uk/ Job […]