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On Sunday 6 November, the West of Scotland Badminton Group will run its inaugural Masters Team Event at the Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre. This is a non-ranking team competition for players aged 35 and over. Teams are arranged by a captain appointed by the team, and should include a […]

The 2022 West Open Disability Badminton Tournament on took place on Saturday 8th October at Scotstoun Leisure Centre in Glasgow.  The event had a total of 30 entries which was an increase from 24 the previous year and provided a great day of competition with some close matches. The event […]

This year’s Yonex MCFM East of Scotland Under 15 and Under 19 Junior Championships were held at the new Meadowbank Sports Centre. Meadowbank was home to this event for almost 50 years prior to its closure for redevelopment in 2017. We were delighted to welcome our new sponsor for the […]

A huge congratulations to Rajani Tyagi who was awarded sportscotland’s Community Club Coach of the Year at the Coaching, Volunteering and Officiating (COV) Awards on 4 October 2022. Watch Rajani’s video on YouTube (all rights owned by sportscotland) Rajani has worked with Scottish Ethnic Minority Sports Association (SEMSA) for just […]

The Lanarkshire Badminton Group has just launched the third event in their Social Doubles Series. Enter now via Tournament Software | Enter now (paper form) This is a fun event targeted at club and social adult players (anyone over 16 years old). The social series will take place on Sunday […]

“A fantastic weekend of badminton Bill Neill would be proud of!” At this year’s 2022 Bill Neil Lanarkshire Open there were 84 players across the 5 disciplines taking part – a record entry with an increase from 61 players for the 2021 event.  The event took place on 1st and […]

Well done to those who completed our recent Badminton Basics course at Brae Games Hall in Shetland led by Danny Peterson.   Our Badminton Basics course is great for coaches with little or no badminton experience. It focuses on fun games for beginners, allowing participants to lead sessions at schools […]

With the help of Badminton Scotland, Solibad ambassadors Adam Hall and Kirsty Gilmour are organising a collection for donations of badminton shoes and equipment – all for a great cause. Adam has been a proud ambassador for Solibad for six months but has been aware of their positive impact on […]

Well done to the U15 players who took part in the Northumberland U15 Silver last weekend! Players travelled and competed at the Tyneside event, which is a fantastic platform for our Scottish players to gain valuable match experience and develop their skills. Ciaran Hope and Esther Meldrum took Silver in […]

A huge congratulations to Iona Muir who claimed the International Singles Title at the Zagreb U17 Open (22-25 September 2022). The Glasgow School of Sport S5 pupil travelled to Zagreb over the weekend and struck Gold in the Girls Singles competition. Iona Muir (15), triumphed at the LI-NING U17 Zagreb […]

It’s been a busy few months for our Badminton Scotland Court Officials (BSCO) who have been out and about at many events, including the Nantes International Challenge 2022, The 4 Nations Para Badminton International and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The latest BSCO newsletter features stories and experiences from our line […]

It is an exciting time to get involved in Badminton with lots of activity and clubs now back playing.  Our ambition is to be the biggest participation sport in the country, bringing people and communities together through Badminton.  We are on an exciting journey to show that Badminton is a […]