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By RJ Mitchell IN the first of a two part review of the European Championship qualifiers, Head of Performance Ingo Kindervater has revealed his belief that the Scottish Women’s team will head for Łódź, Poland in February, more than ready to hold their own against the best the continent has […]

By Gordon Smith Report for week ending 11 December 2023. It was the final round of fixtures before the festive break in the T Duncan & Co Gents and ladies doubles leagues. Nomads ladies moved to the top of the table with a 5-0 win v Dundee University. Susie Roberts […]

By Hugh Ainsley On Saturday 16th December it was the turn of the 2011 Age Group to visit Wishaw for the SSBU Age Group event. There were 36 players entered with 21 players in the boys singles. Boy’s Singles Round Up The 8 seeded players all reached the quarter finals […]

Badminton Scotland would like to pass on their condolences after hearing news of the passing of Mike Robinson, Chair of Badminton England’s Board of Directors. Article sourced from Badminton England 18 December, 2023 It is with profound shock and deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mike Robinson, Chair […]

A message from Keith Russell, CEO of Badminton Scotland: 2023 has been a year of medals, membership, and memories! There has been plenty to cheer about, including, player achievements, club success, community activity, new partnerships, the Badminton Scotland Awards, the return of The Scottish Open and much more. In 2024, we look forward to continuing improvements across our […]

By RJ Mitchell DAN TRAVERS has urged our all-conquering Women’s Badminton team to play with “no fear” when they travel to Łódź, Poland for the finals of the 2024 European Women’s Team Championships. The Scottish Badminton legend was left highly impressed as our girls swept all before them in their […]

By Gordon Smith Report for week ending 4 December 2023. The T Duncan & Co mixed league 2nd Division promises to be an exciting affair this season. Carnoustie Panbride and Monifieth Grove went into the seaside derby with 100% records to defend. It was close early on with Monifieth Grove […]

By Grania Shankley Our Scotland men’s team rounded off their European campaign with a 4-1 win against Slovakia in their final games of the year. In the opening game it was point-for-point between Joshua Apiliga and Milan Dratva (of Slovakia), however it was Josh who prevailed and found his rhythm […]

By RJ Mitchell LAUREN MIDDLETON has ranked her 2024 European Women’s Team Championship finals qualification clinching victory as a career high moment. The Scotland international kept a cool head as she regained composure after dropping the second set against Estonia’s Catlyn Kruus to claim the decisive success in the third […]

Shared article from BWF Website A LONG TRADITION IN SHOWCASING THE CREAM OF BADMINTON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2023 TEXT BY DEV SUKUMAR | BADMINTONPHOTO When Hangzhou was announced as the host city of the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals (2023-2026), it became part of a journey that can be traced back to […]

By RJ Mitchell KIRSTY GILMOUR has admitted that she will need to be on top of her game when she faces Estonian No.1 Kristin Kuuba in tomorrow’s decisive 2024 European Women’s Team Championship Group 4 qualification meeting with the Eastern European state. The Scottish No.1 was her usual imperious self […]

By Grania Shankley Scotland’s European Men’s Team Championships Qualification campaign is well underway in Milton Keynes and up first for Scotland was Ukraine in Group 5, Sub Group 1. Young talent, Matthew Waring was called upon, taking on Kyrylo Leonov in the men’s singles. We caught up with Matthew on […]