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Scotland’s national agency for sport is set to provide an additional £450,000 in funding for three sports as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the sporting system during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The funding from sportscotland is being invested in Badminton Scotland (£120,000), the Camanachd Association (£80,000) and Scottish [...]

It is with sadness that Badminton Scotland announce the death of a true badminton enthusiast, Ian Henderson. Ian loved badminton and played throughout his life up until his 80th birthday. Thereafter he still attended the club regularly, encouraging youngsters and helping less experienced players. He was a member of Dunfermline [...]

Due to the current situation with Covid-19 and the guidance provided by the Scottish Government and sportscotland, we have taken the decision to formally cancel all remaining competitions in the 2020/21 season, with the exception of the four undernoted events. The following events will instead be rearranged to dates later [...]

The 2021 RSL Badminton Europe Summer School will once again take place in Podcetrtek, Slovenia from 3-10 July 2021. Full information is contained here. Each home nation is entitled to nominate a maximum of 6 players and 4 coaches for the Summer School, though it is not guaranteed that everyone [...]

Leading figures from across Scottish sport have met to discuss the continued impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the role the sport sector will play in the nation’s long-term recovery from the pandemic. Members of the Scottish Governing Bodies Chief Executive Officers Forum were joined by Minister for Public Health and [...]

An outstanding performance by Scotland at the finals of the European Mixed Team Championships saw them just miss out on a famous win over top seeds Denmark. The Danes, European champions since 2015, scored a narrow 3-2 win to finish top of Group 1, ending Scotland’s campaign in the process. [...]

Scotland staged a remarkable comeback to win their first match at the European Mixed Team Championships, being staged in Vantaa, Finland this week. Having lost the men’s and women’s singles ties Scotland’s finest found themselves trailing 2-0 to hosts Finland before Christopher Grimley and Adam Hall stopped the rot, winning [...]

Scotland’s best shuttlers travelled to Finland last week ahead of the European Mixed Team Championships finals, taking place in Vantaa from 16th-20th February. It’s the first time Scotland have played in the final stages of the competition since 2015. That year, the Scots reached the quarter-finals before defeat to a [...]

Several events which were postponed due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic have now been rearranged to take place later in the calendar year. The events in question, along with the revised dates and venues, are: 14-15 August 2021: U13/17 National Junior Championships (Sir Craig Reedie Centre, Glasgow) 21 or 22 [...]

Badminton Scotland today confirmed the squad to contest the European Mixed Team Championships finals from 16-20 February. A 10-strong squad will travel to Vantaa, Finland, where the Scots will face a daunting task, having been drawn in the same group as reigning champions Denmark. The Danes have dominated the biennial [...]

We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Bill Black, who was a longstanding volunteer with Badminton Scotland, over the weekend. Along with his wife Mary, Bill ran the information desk at the Scottish Open as well as at many of Badminton Scotland’s other major events. Bill’s artistic [...]

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 competitions until the end of March 2021. Additionally, we have taken the decision to postpone the U13/17 National Junior Championships, which had been scheduled [...]