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Due to the current situation with Covid 19 and the guidance provided by the Scottish Government and sportscotland, we have taken the decision to cancel all ranking competitions until the end of February 2021. Unfortunately, this affects two national events – the Senior National Championships scheduled for 5-7 February and […]

Full credit to Badminton England for the article and photo. See original article here.  BADMINTON ENGLAND paid tribute today to its former President Geoff Rofe BEM, who passed away peacefully in the early hours of Monday at the age of 94. Chief Executive Adrian Christy said: “Badminton has lost a […]

The first ever Scottish winner of the Great British Bake Off has described his victory as an “absolute dream”. Peter Sawkins, a finance student from Edinburgh, said he planned to continue his studies alongside his baking. The 20-year-old, nick-named the “baby-faced assassin” by host Noel Fielding, is also the youngest ever […]

The team which will represent Scotland in the qualification stage for the European Mixed Team Championships has now been confirmed by Badminton Scotland. Kirsty Gilmour is the most experienced member of an eight-strong squad which also includes Joshua Apiliga, who will be making his first appearance in a Scotland shirt […]

Badminton GB is responsible for the selection, preparation and management of teams representing Great Britain in Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as other events which involve GB rather than Home Country representation such as the Youth Olympic Games and European Games. The Badminton GB Board consists of an Independent […]

It’s with regret that we can confirm that the Robert McCoig International match, which was due to be held alongside the Yorkshire Masters in March 2021, has been cancelled. Unfortunately Badminton England have informed us that the Yorkshire Masters itself has been cancelled, and therefore they have also taken the […]

Scotland took a title double at the Portuguese International yesterday, being held in Caldas Da Rainha. Unseeded Lauren Middleton and Holly Newall claimed the women’s doubles while an all Scottish final saw Christopher Grimley and Eleanor O’Donnell beat Adam Pringle and Rachel Andrew to win the mixed doubles crown in […]

Scotland took a title double at the Portuguese International today, being held in Caldas Da Rainha. Unseeded Lauren Middleton and Holly Newall claimed the women’s doubles while an all Scottish final saw Christopher Grimley and Eleanor O’Donnell beat Adam Pringle and Rachel Andrew to win the mixed doubles crown in […]

Scots progress in Portugal but Smith misses out on European Junior medal A number of Scots are going well at the 55th Portuguese International, being held this week at Caldas da Rainha from 5-8 November but Callum Smith narrowly missed out on a medal at the European Junior Championships in […]

Edinburgh Badminton Academy first club in Scotland to achieve Shuttlemark Gold Club Award On 2nd October 2020, Edinburgh Badminton Academy (EBA) became the first club in Scotland to achieve the Shuttlemark Gold Club Award.  Founded in 2013, the EBA has became one of the biggest badminton clubs in Scotland.  Their […]

Jim McNeillage, the talented all round sportsman, died aged 80 on 20th October 2020. Jim was an accountant by profession.  He had not been in the best of health recently and, though he was still playing an occasional nine holes of golf with his wife Gill, was certainly not anything […]

Callum Smith has reached the quarter-finals of the boys’ singles at the U19 European Junior Championships in Lahti, Finland. The Duns teenager upset the formbook, beating eighth seed Jacobo Fernandez 21-18 22-20 today to follow up yesterday’s opening 21-10 21-16 win over Ivan Kovacevic of Serbia. Smith was also competing […]