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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 […]

By Lanarkshire Badminton The 2023 Bill Neill Lanarkshire Open provided a thrilling and action packed weekend of badminton with 74 competitors taking part – 50 male and 24 female.  The event took place on 16th & 17th September at Wishaw Sports Centre with lots of great matches on display. Number […]

A team of 20 badminton players from Crieff Badminton Club and Glenearn Badminton Club, and three friends of the clubs, ventured to Estonia on a five-night trip to take on players from Triiton Badminton Club. Triiton is based in the city of Tartu, Estonia’s second largest city, which is set […]

By RJ Mitchell CHRIS GRIMLEY has revealed his determination to defend the Scottish Open Men’s Doubles Championship when badminton’s third oldest tournament returns at the Emirates Arena from 5-8 October 2023 (get your tickets now!) This year’s Scottish Open has an entry of 252 players from 36 countries with a […]

It’s been a busy year for our athletes with the 2023 European Games, International and European tournaments, Olympic Qualification and everything in between… It’s now over to you to vote for your Senior Performance Athlete(s) of the Year. The following athletes have been shortlisted: ✨ Adam Hall & Julie MacPherson […]

In August, we welcomed our new chairperson, Kevin Scott, who will help to oversee strategy over the next 4-year cycle, including the transformation of our membership and build on the diversity and inclusion within our sport. Now that Kevin has had a short while to settle in, we caught up […]

By RJ Mitchell ALEX DUNN is hoping to put a string of frustrating injuries behind him to go deep in the VICTOR Hong Kong Open Men’s Doubles this week. Alex and Adam Hall have been drawn against old French foes Christo and Toma Popov in the first round at the […]

ANGUSalive Sport & Leisure inaugural “Recruitment Meet and Greet event” is being hosted on Wednesday 27th September at Forfar Community Campus, and there are two slots: 1-2.30pm and 7-8.30pm. ANGUSalive aims to inspire more healthy, active and creative opportunities across the local authority (underpinned by the Sport and Physical Activity Framework). […]

By RJ Mitchell INGO KINDERVATER believes that the Total Energies BWF World Championships have provided valuable lessons which will prove vital to our elite National Senior Squad’s continued development. There were a string of impressive performances from our players at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen as well as some frustrating […]

Congratulations and a huge well done to both Katrina Chan and Ishbel McCallister who came away with Gold medals following a tough 3-set final against Irish pair Michelle Shochan and Paige Woods. After losing a tight first set 22-20, our Scots showed strength and focus to come back (13-21 and […]