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Scotland’s bid to qualify for the final stages of the European Mixed Team Championships got off to a winning start today at the High-Performance Sports Centre in Caldas Da Rainha. The opening tie for the Scots pitted them against Portugal, who yesterday defeated Latvia 5-0 in their opening tie of […]

Scotland arrives in Portugal today as the team makes its final preparations for the qualification stages of the European Mixed Team Championships, being held at the High-Performance Sports Centre in Caldas Da Rainha from 9-12 December. The Scots have been drawn in Group 6 and will face Portugal, Ukraine, Latvia […]

Ciar Pringle will make his debut for Scotland at the European Mixed Team Championships qualifying event in Portugal next week. The 21-year-old has been called up as a replacement for the injured Alex Dunn and joins fellow debutant Joshua Apiliga as well as Chris Grimley, Adam Hall, Kirsty Gilmour, Julie […]

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 […]