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By Gordon Smith Monday 16 October The mixed league Division 2 took centre stage this week with a couple of matches. First up was an intriguing affair between newcomers David Lloyd and Carnoustie Panbride who suffered relegation from Division 1 the previous season. It was the newcomers who took an […]

The ISF U15 Gymnaside (World School Sports Games) was organised for the first time in ISF history in 2021 in Belgrade (Serbia). It brought together 1.849 school athletes from 36 countries aged 13 to 15 in a multi-sport event (14 different sports), creating a unique context for high-level sports competitions, […]

By RJ Mitchell ADAM HALL is relishing in the prospect of meeting Indonesia’s sixth seeded Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana in the first round of the Denmark Open tomorrow. Adam and partner Alex Dunn are in two each head-to-head deadlock with the 2022 All England Men’s Doubles champions and […]

By RJ Mitchell DAN TRAVERS has highlighted several reasons to be cheerful about Scottish Badminton after last week’s Scottish Open. The legendary Travers, a former World No.2 Men’s Doubles star with partner Billy Gilliland, National Coach, and president of Badminton Scotland, was providing expert analysis for broadcast on finals day […]

Thank you to our Patron, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG GCVO who visited the Scottish Open on Friday 6 October 2023. Prince Edward met with Badminton Scotland CEO Keith Russell, as well as staff, coaches, volunteers, and members of Bute Badminton Club. He ended his visit by […]

By RJ Mitchell Badminton Scotland CEO Keith Russell has hailed the 2023 Scottish Open as an undoubted success. The 116 year-old event welcomed 236 players from around the globe and was watched by many through Badminton Europe’s live stream – BBC iPlayer also streamed the action live on Sunday. Indeed […]

By RJ Mitchell IN a memorable finale to the 2023 Scottish Open, match 199 of this year’s tournament produced a superb Men’s Doubles final which gave us our third Danish title winners of the day. Victory went to Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard who defeated Andreas Sondergaard and Jesper Toft […]

By RJ Mitchell BULGARIA’S Stoeva sisters have produced a masterclass of women’s doubles badminton to finally break down the defences of Japan’s Maiko Kawazoe and Haruna Konishi 19-21, 21-11, 21-12 after 62 minutes of an enthralling Scottish Open final. It was the first time the pairings had met and the […]

By RJ Mitchell MADS CHRISTOPHERSEN has singled out his consistency as the key to his Scottish Open Men’s Singles victory. The dancing Dane, who celebrated his 21-16, 21-14 victory over India’s Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian by throwing a few shapes John Travolta would have been proud of, negotiated all matches at […]

By RJ Mitchell TURKEY’S Neslihan Arin has revealed that her smash was the decisive factor after she defeated Estonia’s Kristin Kuuba 25-23, 21- 13 in 43 minutes to claim her first Scottish Open title. The world No.37 had to come from behind in a tense opening stanza, saving two set […]

By RJ Mitchell NEWLY crowned Scottish Open Mixed Doubles champions Mads Vestergaard and Christine Busch reckon their victory was built on winning the mind games with their top seeded compatriots Jesper Toft and Clara Graversen. In an all-Danish final, which was held up for 10-minutes due to a nose bleed […]

By RJ Mitchell JULIE MACPHERSON AND CIARA TORRANCE have vowed to use their run to the semi-final of the 2023 Scottish Open as a springboard to kick on. The Scots hopes of ensuring Scottish finalists at the 2023 Scottish Open were extinguished at the Emirates Arena tonight when Japan’s Maiko […]