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The wait for the 2019 Scottish Open is almost over, with players, officials, volunteers and fans all poised for what promises to be a fascinating four days of action at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena. And this year’s event looks set to be one of the biggest and most star-studded yet, attracting […]

The draw for the Scottish Open Badminton Championships has taken place, as players from across the globe prepare to battle at the Emirates Arena from 21-24 November 2019. Qualification draws have been announced alongside the seedings and main draws, after 306 athletes from 40 countries entered the third oldest tournament […]

Badminton Scotland is the governing body for the sport in Scotland.  Its role is to develop participation, memberships and performance, and accelerate the growth of the sport in Scotland.  The organisation has set itself the ambitious goal of becoming the biggest participation sport in Scotland and to achieve this the […]

We were delighted to welcome competitors from as far afield as Orkney to Northumberland. As always, spectators witnessed a very high standard of badminton in all four age groups over the course of the weekend culminating in some very competitive semi-finals and finals on Sunday. There were no triple winners […]

It was with sadness that I learned of the death of Lawrie Clark. Bittersweet, because aged 90, living at home with wife Pru and in full possession of his faculties, Lawrie could hardly complain about his allotted span. It set me thinking about the first time I met him back […]

A total of 306 athletes from 40 countries and all five continents have entered the third oldest tournament in world badminton, with teams travelling from as far afield as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chinese Taipei, India, Malaysia and New Zealand. A strong entry from European nations includes sizeable teams from Scotland, […]

Glasgow’s Sports Person of the Year 2019 awards are now open for nominations! There are so many people and groups across Glasgow that do amazing things through sport and this represents an opportunity to recognise them for their hard work. Glasgow Life are pleased to announce that nominations for Glasgow’s Sports […]

Competition was held across two venues: U17/U19 at the Innogy Sporthalle and U13/U15 in the nearby Deutsches Badminton Zentrum. Tournament director Sven Anstoetz proved an excellent host and a warm welcome was provided to the players in both venues throughout the competition. Scotland’s sole U13 representative, Iona Muir, had a […]

We at Badminton Scotland are very keen to stay in touch with any and all past internationalists! We would love to be able to stay in touch with you in terms of news, updates, events and other badminton related content. If you are interested in continuing the conversation and celebration […]

Adam Hall and Julie MacPherson scored an outstanding win at the Yonex Dutch Open mixed doubles. The Scots won 21-19 21-19 against Russian fifth seeds Rodion Alimov and Alina Daveltova to set up a second round clash with China’s Dong Wei Jie and Chen Xiao Fei later today (Thursday). But […]

Three Under-18 and six Under-15 teams took part in a very full day of friendly competition at the Junior Inter-Group Restricted Team Event on 5th October at the Sir Craig Reedie Centre. Entries for the Under-18 event were affected by University Open Days, and other events taking place elsewhere.  However, […]

Apiliga and Pringle will face boys’ doubles ninth seeds Tanadon Punpanich and Sirawit Sothon of Thailand this afternoon for a place in the fourth round, while McGuire and Smith take on Danish 15th seeds Rasmus Espersen and Marcus Rindshoj. Both pairs have scored some good wins already with Apiliga and […]