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By RJ Mitchell CALLUM SMITH is already targeting a pre-Christmas return to the competitive fray in the 2023 European Men’s Team Championship qualifiers in an impressive show of resolve following his recent ankle ligament injury. The three-time Scottish Men’s singles champion suffered a torn ligament and bone bruising to his […]

We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic Administration Team to support us with essential admin processes which help Badminton Scotland run smoothly. If you are an organised person with a good eye for detail, why not put your invaluable skills to good use and support Scotland’s Badminton community […]

Report by GSOS Graduate and SDS Player Amy Craig Semi Finals for Scots at All England Junior Last week twelve players from across Scotland travelled to Birmingham to compete in the inaugural All England Junior Badminton Championships. Day One posed a number of challenging first round games in both the […]

Learning disabled badminton players strike gold, silver and bronze LD badminton players enjoyed a full day of competition at the inaugural Scotland Learning Disability Sport National Summer Games held at Stirling University 22-23 July 2023. Badminton was part of a multi-sports weekend. Players from Dumfries & Galloway, Lothian and West […]

Congratulations to Glasgow School of Sport S4 Pupil Pranavi Singh who won Girls Singles at the Badminton England Gold U17 Competition in Manchester at the end of June. The event was held in Manchester and included many of England and Scotland’s young players. Pranavi beat fellow Scot Tushara Senthilrajaram 21/12 […]

The Lanarkshire Badminton Group has just launched the Lanarkshire Junior League (August 2023) competition on Tournament software. The format is the same as previous years with junior players from 7 to 18 being eligible to play in a one event in a pools-based format. We are inviting players from previous […]

By RJ Mitchell BADMINTON SCOTLAND are delighted to share that two of our most promising juniors have just enjoyed the chance to compete in Japan’s prestigious Shonai Invitational tournament in Tsuruoka City. Our two outstanding under-16 players Deepti Vijayakumar and Lingyun Xiao rubbed shoulders with the top-eight Japanese junior players […]

After the success of our inaugural awards in 2022, we want to continue to celebrate and recognise the contribution of our incredible players, coaches, volunteers, officials and those who are making a difference to badminton in Scotland. In 2023 our community has continued to make our sport inclusive and welcoming […]

We would like to say a very warm welcome to Kevin Scott who has been appointed as Badminton Scotland’s new Chair. As our new Chair, Kevin will lead the Board over the next 4-year cycle to oversee strategy, including the transformation of our membership and build on the diversity and […]

BY RJ Mitchell MATTHEW GRIMLEY has revealed that winning mind games could be the key to a successful World Championship campaign. With just five weeks until the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark, plays host to the Total Energies BWF World Championship, for what will be the fifth time the event […]

Official CommonwealthSport.com Response to Victoria Government 2026 Commonwealth Game Host Withdrawal We were informed today that the Victorian Government has walked away from their agreement to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games. This is hugely disappointing for the Commonwealth Sport Movement, for athletes around the Commonwealth and the Organising Committee who […]

By RJ Mitchell CHRIS GRIMLEY has admitted it will be very much a case of points mean prizes at the Yonex US Open this week. Chris and brother Matthew suffered a tight first round loss in last week’s Yonex Canada Open but with the event enjoying Super 500 status the […]