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Unfortunately due to uncertainties created by the current situation with Coronavirus (Covid-19) we have taken the decision to postpone the U15 Quadrangular, which was due to take place in Glasgow from 24-26 April. This decision has been taken in conjunction with representatives from all four home nations governing bodies. If [...]

Glasgow International Youth Badminton Team and Individual Championships 2020 Event Cancelled It is with regret that Glasgow and North Strathclyde Group have taken the decision to cancel the Glasgow International Youth Badminton Team and Individual Championships 2020.  The event was due to be held in Glasgow from 15th – 17th May 2020. After [...]

The Yonex East of Scotland Championships were held for the third year at the Jack Kane centre. Unfortunately, entries were down on last year but as always, there were some excellent, highly competitive matches throughout the weekend.   There was a new name on the men’s singles trophy with Callum [...]

Good day’s badminton on Sunday at the Midland Inter Club Competition. The event was held at Perth College and organised by Liz and Gordon from the Midland Group committee. It was another success for Wing, beating Perth20 7-2 in the Final.   Full Placings: Wing Perth20 Dundee Pick ‘n’ Mix [...]

The Tayside & Fife RDO, Jane Russell, had the pleasure of presenting St Andrews University BC with their Silver Shuttlemark Certificate on Friday at their club night. The university have embraced the BADMINTONscotland accreditation scheme and it has helped them improve their club governance structures, helped them link in with [...]

Badminton Scotland are pleased to announce the appointment of Nicky Waterson as Head of Engagement. Nicky is a highly respected leisure professional who has held senior positions in local authority and leisure trusts for many years. Most recent roles have included Director of Operations at Edinburgh Leisure and Sports Operations [...]

The Yonex East of Scotland Championships will be held on 7 & 8 March at he Jack Kane Sports Centre in Edinburgh. The closing date for entries was Friday 21 February, but the organisers are still accepting late entries. If you would like to enter, click here for further information

This year’s tournament saw an increase in entries and some fantastic matches over the weekend. Lauren Middleton won the first of the afternoon’s finals when she defeated Basia Grodynska in the women’s singles. Later in the afternoon Lauren and Basia teamed up in the women’s doubles but lost out in [...]

Please be aware of a reconfirmed date change for the Scottish Open 2020! A few months ago Badminton Scotland rearranged the Scottish Open so that it would run from 22-25 October, due to the original dates clashing with the COP26 COP 26 (2020 United Nations Climate Change Conference) as you may be aware [...]

Scotland Women secured their first badminton team medal but their journey at the 2020 European Men’s and Women’s Team Championships came to an end with a 3-1 defeat to Germany. Kirsty Gilmour got the contest off to a perfect start with victory, but three consecutive defeats brought Scotland’s brilliant week [...]

Scotland Women are guaranteed their first badminton team medal after they stormed to a 3-0 win over Russia in the quarter-finals of the 2020 European Men’s and Women’s Team Championships in France. Julie MacPherson sparked jubilant scenes on the court as she scored the winning point – a victory that sees [...]

All rights are reserved to Badminton Europe. Original article to be found here. “An amazing success story in today’s women’s quarterfinals is the presence of Scotland, who qualified as best runner-up. Today they faced a strong Russian team who won a bronze medal in their native Kazan two years ago. Kirsty Gilmour [...]