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Scotland got day one of the individual events off to a great start at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games yesterday. In the men’s singles, Callum Smith got his campaign off to a flier when he beat Dwayne Merch of the Falkland Islands 21-3 21-4 in the first round to set […]

The 2022 Commonwealth Games began with a precious moment for one of our own, Kirsty Gilmour who was chosen by her teammates as a Team Scotland flagbearer alongside Paralympic powerlifter Micky Yule. Commenting on her selection Kirsty said, “I am over the moon to have been selected by my fellow […]

The 2022 U15 European Junior Championships  will take place in Ibiza, Spain, from 21st – 24th September 2022. Selections are as follows: Boys: Lingyun Xiao Tushar Senthilrajaram Girls: Deepti Vijayakumar Qing Yang Xia Appeals need to be made by 5pm on Sunday 24th July 2022. Appeals will only be considered […]

In June 2022, Marisa was approached and asked if she would like to be the first Line Judge representative on Badminton Europe’s Events Committee’s Sub Committee for Technical Officials. Following a committee meeting in Indonesia (while at the Indonesia Open 2022), Marisa’s appointment was ratified. With 14 officials from Scottish badminton […]

Badminton Scotland are looking for an energetic, motivated person who enjoys working in a varied and dynamic role. Working with the Senior Leadership Team, Performance Coaches and National squad athletes, the successful candidate will have a proven track record of providing an excellent standard of organisational and administrative support in […]

A team of U17 players travelled to Serbia to compete in the NOVI SAD U17 International where Katrina Chan and Ishbel McCallister managed to secure a bronze medal in the girls doubles. On their route to the semi-finals, they also beat the number one seeds from Romania, Laura Constantin and […]

Players from across the country were selected to represent Scotland over the weekend at the Four Nations Graded International in Cardiff, Wales. Team members were selected based on their results in tournaments and competitions, and placed in to teams for grades E through to H. The Four Nations Graded International […]

We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new partnership with VICTOR and Ransome Sporting Goods. As specialists in badminton, we’re confident that these partners will improve our offering to players and members through their advanced range of rackets, footwear, clothing, and badminton-specific accessories. “We’re looking forward to our new […]

Please see the following statement from Badminton Scotland and Glasgow Life: “Unfortunately due to venue availability we will have to postpone the 2022 Scottish Open until later in the season and are working with Glasgow Life to find an alternative date which will be announced soon. We are however looking […]

Congratulations to Charlie Junnor and Riya Bhaskar who came out on top in the boys and girls singles at the U13 Badminton 180 on Sunday 19 June 2022. Ran by Glasgow & North Strathclyde Badminton Group and hosted at Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre, this competition was the first of […]

We’re delighted to have Grania as our new Marketing Officer based at the Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre, Glasgow. Grania brings a wealth of experience to the role, with an impressive background working in sport, marketing and communications. Q&A with Grania Why BADMINTONScotland? It feels like a good time to […]

Kirsty Gilmour was the only Scot to make it past the first-round stage at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta.  The three-time European silver medallist came through her opening women’s singles match in three sets against Line Christophersen of Denmark.  Her win set up a difficult match-up with the South Korean […]