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Glasgow School of Sport are holding their annual Open Day on Saturday 12 November.  Talented pupils looking to improve and develop their badminton are welcome to attend. The School of Sport is proud to have supported many of Scotland’s top players including Kirsty Gilmour, Adam Hall, Ciara Torrance, Eleanor O’Donnell […]

We are delighted to announce that nominations are now OPEN for our inagrual Badminton Scotland Awards. View the criteria for all eight award categories and FAQs here. It’s been a busy year for badminton, as restrictions eased and everyone in our community has adapted and risen to the challenge of […]

Please note: The Trust is now closed for all application forms, and we would like to thank all who have applied. We have been inundated with application forms which is exciting and over the coming weeks the Trust will respond to all that have applied. In May 2022, Craig Robertson […]

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 […]