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By RJ Mitchell BOB BLAIR is hoping that the experience gleaned from last week’s Malaysian Open can prove crucial to an improved Scottish showing in India when the Yonex Sunrise Indian Open gets underway tomorrow. The extreme air conditioning in the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur meant that depending on which […]

It was back to Wishaw on 14 January for SSBU with two age groups held on the one day. 44 players in total took part with most of the entries in the younger age group. 2005 Age Group Event For the 2005 boys singles there was a pool of 5 […]

The following dates have now been confirmed for the qualifying rounds of our new national club competition: The Scottish Cup. North Qualifier: 12 February 2023 – Moray Sports Centre East Qualifier: 11 February 2023 – St George’s School, Edinburgh West Qualifier: 5 March 2023 – Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre, Glasgow Tournament Software […]

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2023 Prohibited List. The Prohibited List designates the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport. Following an extensive consultation period by WADA, the 2023 Prohibited List was published on 29 September 2022. This gives athletes and support personnel sufficient time to […]

By RJ Mitchell KIRSTY GILMOUR has pronounced herself excited to test herself against the elite of the game as the Scottish No.1 prepares for a New Year that kicks-off with back-to-back bows in Malaysia and India over the next two weeks. Gilmour opened her campaign in the Petronas Malaysia Open […]

The annual Babolat Dunfermline Badminton Championships were held at Carnegie Leisure Centre on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 January. A record entry produced many exciting matches and four of the 5 finals went to 3 sets. In the Men’s Singles, surprise Semi Finalist Calum Menzies, who had knocked out 3/4 […]

The Scottish team for the European Mixed Team Championships in Aire-sur-la-Lys, France from 14-18 February 2023 has been announced. Team Selection – here Selection Policy and Appeals – here To give our team the best chance to achieve this, Badminton Scotland has selected a balanced team primarily based on performance measures. […]

The Lanarkshire Group has launched the Lanarkshire U15/19 Junior Open 2023 (ranking event: Grade A), taking place at the John Wright Sports Centre in East Kilbride, on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 February. Last year we hosted the tournament at the Glasgow School of Sport as there were no suitable […]

By RJ Mitchell BOB BLAIR has admitted that only his Scots Squad’s best will be good enough as the HSBC WBF World Tour Super 1000 Petronas Malaysian Open prepares to get into full swing, starting 10 January. The former World No.4 ranked men’s doubles ace is the lead coach for […]

As part of our ongoing commitment to safeguarding, here are some suggested questions for you to evaluate and shape a safe culture in your clubs and groups. Self-evaluation information It is an essential step to give clubs and groups the chance to reflect and put mechanisms in place to help […]

The first SSBU event of the year was held at Wishaw on 7th January. There were 21 players and the event went very well. The event was for players born 2010 or later and the boys singles went pretty much according to seeding with Charlie Junnor and Reyansh Arora reaching […]

By RJ Mitchell ROBERT BLAIR has confirmed his belief that Scotland have the quality to target a medal when they head for France in 2023 to compete in the European Mixed Team Championships. Last time around the Scots finished a creditable fifth in Finland but after watching his charges emerge […]