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By RJ Mitchell RACHEL SUGDEN has revealed that competing in this year’s Scottish Open will help her finally put unfond memories of her first Scottish Open appearance to bed. Two years ago the Balloch badminton ace was forced to scratch from the opening round of her first ever Scottish Open […]

By Hayley Milne (for the Herald Online) Original article and video However far their careers in elite sport may take them, home will always hold a special appeal for Matthew and Christopher Grimley. You could almost throw a blanket over their particular corner of Glasgow and cover most of the […]

U15/U18 Restricted Inter Groups: Glasgow and North Strathclyde won both the U15 and the U18! Runners up for the day were Lothian in U15 and West in U18s. By G&NS We’re delighted to report that both the group’s under 15 and under 18 team’s won the inter-group competition on Sunday […]

The Lanarkshire Badminton Group has just launched the 2023 edition of the Lanarkshire Social Doubles. Players interested in playing can enter via Tournament Software.  You can also enter using a paper file. This non ranking event is unique in that it enables doubles teams from the same or mixed genders […]

By Gordon Anderson 60 players from across Scotland, with ages ranging from 16 to 70+, gathered at the Academy of Sport & Wellbeing (Perth) on Saturday 23 September for the 2nd running of the Midland Doubles Grade B Tournament. All events were played in pools initially, with pool position determining […]

The 2023 Perth & Kinross Disability Sport Badminton Championships, in partnership with Glenearn Badminton Club, Badminton Scotland and Scottish Disability Sport takes place on Saturday 11 November 2023 at Academy of Sport & Wellbeing, UHI Perth. Register online here.  As always, there is no cost to participate and we have to thank and acknowledge Stagecoach for their continued support […]

By RJ Mitchell MATTHEW WARING believes his preparation for the Scottish Open qualifiers has been benefited by his recent jousts with Europe’s best juniors. The 17 year-old has played two of the top four under-19 players in Europe in recent weeks and despite still shaking off the after effects of a chest […]

By RJ Mitchell JULIE MACPHERSON believes that a high quality entry in the Scottish Open Women’s Doubles can make it the pick of the bunch when the action gets underway at the Emirates Arena on October 5. Scottish National Champions Julie and partner Ciara Torrance are seeded No.2 in the […]

Aberdeen Badminton Academy are delighted to announce that Paul Stewart will be coming up to Aberdeen later this month to deliver four 2.5 hour doubles masterclass coaching sessions for their members on Saturday 30 of September and Sunday 1 October at Kincorth sports centre, Aberdeen. Junior sessions will be taking […]

On Saturday 16th September, the sixth annual Livindians Charity Badminton tournament took place to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at Xcite, Craigswood. Many thanks to all the participants, volunteers and sponsors for this successful event. Livindians have successfully conducted Badminton Tournaments six times with enthusiastic participation from […]

By RJ Mitchell KIRSTY GILMOUR has revealed that she has taken a huge boost from the addition of former three-time All England singles champion Tine Baun to her corner. Baun was on the ground at the recent World Championships in Copenhagen where she added her unique experience as a former […]

By Grania Shankley Last week, seven of our Masters players embarked on a trip to Jeonju in South Korea for the BWF World Senior Championships. While many of us enjoyed the last week of ‘Scottish summer’, our players geared up for their matches (8 hours ahead) with plenty of impressive […]