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Aberdeen Badminton Academy are delighted to announce that Olympic bronze medallist Chris Langridge will be coming up to Aberdeen in July to deliver four doubles masterclass coaching sessions for their members on Saturday 8 and Sunday the 9 of July at Kincorth Sports Centre, Aberdeen. Saturday 12pm – 2.30pm – […]

By Hugh Ainsley The final event of the season for SSBU took place at Perth on Saturday 3 June. This was the delayed primary school championships which had originally been scheduled for coronation day. 111 players had entered and when the draws were done there were perfect draws of 64 […]

Badminton squad selection Alexander Dunn Marcus Ellis Kirsty Gilmour Adam Hall Ben Lane Julie MacPherson Lauren Smith Johnnie Torjussen Ciara Torrance Sean Vendy Team GB Press Release excerpt Team GB have selected a squad of 178 athletes to compete in the Krakow-Małopolska 2023 European Games, which are set to take […]

Today (Thursday 1 June) marks the start of National Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) and Glasgow Life, the charity responsible for delivering culture and sport in Glasgow, is celebrating the invaluable contribution of all its volunteers. From 1 – 7 June, clubs and communities are being welcomed to nominate a volunteer […]

Tickets are now on sale for The Scottish Open Badminton Championships at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena from 5 – 8 October 2023. In addition to representing the highpoint of Badminton Scotland’s annual tournament calendar, the prestigious competition – the world’s third oldest badminton tournament – will act as a qualifier for […]

By RJ Mitchell RACHEL SUGDEN has revealed that the challenge of qualifying for the top tournaments in Europe has become an Olympic sized task. The Scotland No.2 women’s singles star has just completed a four tournament tour of Europe competing in Sweden, Luxembourg, Slovenia, and Austria as she bids to […]

Well done to County BC who won The Scottish Cup on 27 May 2023! Drongan BC picked up silver and Western BC were awarded the bronze medals. Shout out to underdogs Nairn BC who gave their all throughout the competition, finishing in 4th place. It was a great day for […]

By RJ Mitchell JULIE MACPHERSON has shared the moment her season was almost put in jeopardy when she suffered a training accident just ahead of her four tournament far east swing. The Scottish Mixed doubles champion was in Kuala Lumpur completing her first training session for the Perodua Malaysian Masters […]

By RJ Mitchell INGO KINDERVATER believes our elite players are ready to face the challenge of a daunting four tournament swing in the Far East which has started this week with the Perodua Malaysian Masters in Kuala Lumpur. Earlier this morning, despite an ankle injury to Julie MacPherson which has […]

By Lanarkshire Badminton The 2023 Lanarkshire U13/17 Junior Open, hosted by Lanarkshire Badminton Group took place over the weekend at John Wright Sports Centre in East Kilbride. This year’s event included a record entry of 81 participants across 10 events making it a fantastic spectacle for everyone involved. It was […]

By Euan Murray (RDO West) On Sunday, around 40 players ranging from 10 to 17 years old travelled to Atlantis Leisure Centre in Oban for the first ever Argyll Junior League Singles Event. Players travelled from across Argyll & Bute including Oban, Bute, Cowal, Mull, Campbeltown and also Glasgow.  There […]

By RJ Mitchell CHRIS GRIMLEY believes that a semi-final run for his partnership with brother Matthew at the I Feel Slovenia Yonex Open has provided a solid return to the fray after the Grimley’s May training block. Although the Scots were seeded No.1 and cut an impressive swathe through the […]