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By RJ Mitchell KIRSTY GILMOUR is relishing her meeting with ‘team mate’ Beiwen Zhang in the first round of the Kapal Api Group Indonesia Open in Jakarta. The duo both play for Vendsyssel in the Danish ‘Badmintonligaen’ and have become good pals on the international circuit. But when Kirsty meets […]

Youngsters from West Fife primary schools served up an action-packed day of badminton at a recently held festival. The West Fife Primary Schools’ Badminton Championships was organised with help from Badminton Scotland RDO Jane Russell and brought together kids from 12 schools to showcase their talents on the court. Supported […]

This year’s 4 Nations Graded International will be held at the Sir Craig Reedie Centre in Glasgow on 19 & 20 August 2023. After the success of the first 2 events in Ireland in 2019 and Wales last year, this year it is Scotland’s turn to host the event and […]

Well done to Gillian Allan who has been recognised as a stand out volunteer by Glasgow Life in their National Volunteers’ Week (1st – 7th June 2023). National Volunteers’ Week (1st – 7th June 2023) is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering […]

Scotland’s national agency for sport, sportscotland, has today announced record annual investment figures to support the delivery of sport and physical activity. Across 2023/2024 sportscotland will invest up to £36.7million in Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport (SGBs), local authorities and wider national partners – an 8.6% increase on the previous […]

Following SEMSA’s first Women’s Community Badminton Tournament, Presenter Rajani chats with some of the players involved to find out how they got into badminton, what they enjoyed most about the day and what it was like going from casual club sessions to playing in a tournament. Thanks for sharing Rajani […]

Well done to Glasgow Disability Badminton Club who have signed up to Badminton Scotland’s Shuttlemark Inclusive Disability Charter (SIDC). About Glasgow Disability Badminton Club Glasgow Disability Badminton Club, also widely known as GDBC, was formed in January 2009, specifically for athletes with learning and/or physical disabilities who wanted to try […]

Today we’ve introduced our own Tournament Software site https://badmintonscotland.tournamentsoftware.com/ Since 2008, Tournament Software has been Badminton Scotland’s system for organising competitions, supporting online entry, storing and displaying results, managing rankings, sending competition-related emails and everything else that makes competitions go smoothly for our players. It will be familiar to regular […]

By RJ Mitchell Turning our attention to this week’s HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 Singapore Open, Badminton Scotland’s Head of Performance Ingo Kindervater takes a closer look at the draw. The encounter between Adam Hall and Alex Dunn and world No.10 ranked Korean pair Choi Sol Gyu and Kim […]

This is a reminder that on the 5 July 2023, the BWF will celebrate the second World Badminton Day. It was over 88 years ago, on 5 July 1934, that the International Badminton Federation (now BWF) was founded. In recognition of this significant date, and to make this a day […]

By RJ Mitchell ADAM HALL has admitted he is hungry for revenge as he and partner Alex Dunn prepare to meet World No.10 ranked Korean pair Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho in the HSBC WBF World Tour Super 500 in Singapore. The Scots lost a thrilling three-setter to […]

In partnership with SEMSA (Scottish Ethnic Minority Sports Association), we are held our first Women’s Community Badminton Tournament for those aged 16+ on Saturday 3 June at The Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre. There were had 34 ladies who participated in this tournament and it was a great day all […]