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BY RJ MITCHELL ROBERT BLAIR believes the Yonex All England Championships have proven that the gap between our game’s leading players and the biggest names in badminton is narrowing. A strong Scottish contingent posted a mixture of impressive victories and promising performances at the Utilita Arena Birmingham last week with […]

By RJ Mitchell ALEXANDER DUNN is hoping that last week’s career best win at the All England Championships can provide the perfect platform for a glory run in Switzerland this week. Alex and Adam Hall defeated World No.10 ranked Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho 21-15, 21-14 in the […]

By Hugh Ainsley It was the turn of the primary pupils to play in the inter area event at Wishaw on 18 March. 4 teams entered – West, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Lanark. After much discussion it was decided to have 13 rubbers per match with 3 boys singles, 3 girls […]

The very best of luck to Iona Muir who has travelled out to Suwalki in Poland this weekend for the U17 International! Let’s go Iona! Today’s matches: WS-U17 Round of 64 Iona MUIR [8] v Karolina WIECZOREK WD-U17 Round of 32 (POL) Oliwia KANIK/Karolina WIECZOREK (CZE) Barbora BURSOVÁ/Iona MUIR Schedule […]

Plenty of young Scottish talent to keep an eye on at this weekend’s Spanish Junior Open. Good luck to our players out in Oviedo! Today’s matches: MS-U19 Round of 64 Richard Adams v Alejandro Gallego MS-U19 Round of 64 Mario Banzo v Josh Taylor MS-U19 Round of 64 Theo Johnston […]

By RJ Mitchell JULIE MACPHERSON has likened the Yonex All England Championships to a home tournament such is the support she enjoyed from fans at the Arena Birmingham last year. During her 2022 Mixed Doubles campaign with Adam Hall, the Edinburgh born ace claimed the scalps of the formidable Chinese […]

German Open 2023 and All England Preview: Ingo Kindervater BY RJ MITCHELL ON the eve of the All England badminton championships, Ingo Kindervater has issued a glowing endorsement of why badminton’s most historic tournament continues to occupy a unique place in the sport’s consciousness. The inaugural edition of the All […]

By Hugh Ainsley The SSBU Secondary Schools National Championships were held on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 March. With Bells Sports Centre in Perth no longer being available for the event, the committee have been struggling to find a venue suitable for the championships – this year we decided to […]

Lanarkshire Badminton Group (LBG) have officially launched their first ever Bonanza (Ranking event: Grade C). The tournament will be played at Wishaw Sports centre on Saturday 15 April 2023.  For this year, the LBG will focus only on doubles events.  Next year they are planning to have a full weekend […]

164 Scottish Students head to Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen this weekend through forecast snow and ice for the Scottish Student Sport Badminton Championships 2023 – taking place Friday 10th and Saturday 11th March. by Ryan McCuaig (Sports Chair, Scottish Student Sport, Badminton) The Scottish Student Badminton Community will be returning […]

Entries are open for the inaugural Yonex West of Scotland U15/U19 Junior Championships, to be held at the Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre in Glasgow.  25 and 26 March  Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre, Glasgow. ⏰ Closing 13 March This is an A Grade event, with many titles being won in […]

IN the second of our two-part feature series on outstanding young Scottish Badminton talents we shine the spotlight firmly on Robroyston’s Katrina Chan. BY RJ Mitchell IT was arguably the most dramatic moment of the 2023 Scottish National Badminton Championships and one that summed up the intense emotions that are […]