Scotland national badminton team


The Scotland national badminton team (Scottish Gaelic: Sgioba badminton nàiseanta na h-Alba) represents Scotland in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by Badminton Scotland, the organization for badminton in the nation. The Scottish team have never participated in the Thomas Cup but have participated in the Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup multiple times. The team reached the semifinals at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

Scotland
AssociationBadminton Scotland (BS)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentCarolyn Young
BWF ranking
Current ranking21 Decrease 1 (3 October 2023)
Highest ranking15 (4 January 2018)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage
Uber Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances27 (first in 1972)
Best resultFourth place (1984, 1986)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2004)
Best resultSemi-finals (2020)

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games

European Team Championships

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007 Group X1 − 10th of 25
India 2008 Group X2 − 17th of 21
Malaysia 2009 Did not enter
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013 Group X2 − 16th of 30
Malaysia 2014 Did not enter
Peru 2015
Spain 2016 Group A2 − 34th of 52
Indonesia 2017 Group B1 − 23rd of 44
Canada 2018 Group F − 12th of 39
Russia 2019 Group H1 − 20th of 43
Spain 2022 Did not enter
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

Mixed team

Year Result
Australia 2004 Quarter-finals

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Denmark 1975 Group stage − 5th
Malta 1977 Group stage − 5th
West Germany 1979 Group stage − 6th
Scotland 1981 Group stage − 6th
Finland 1983 Group stage − 5th
Austria 1985 Group stage − 5th
Poland 1987 Group stage − 5th
England 1989 Group stage − 6th
Hungary 1991 Group stage − 8th
Bulgaria 1993 Group stage − 11th
Slovakia 1995 Group stage − 15th
Czech Republic 1997 Group stage − 13th
Scotland 1999 Group stage − 9th
Poland 2001 Group stage − 8th
Denmark 2003 Group stage − 10th
Netherlands 2005 Group stage − 9th
Germany 2007 Group stage − 6th
Italy 2009 Group stage
Finland 2011 Group stage
Turkey 2013 Group stage
Poland 2015 Group stage
France 2017 Group stage
Estonia 2018 Quarter-finals
Finland 2020 Did not enter
Serbia 2022 Group stage

Mixed team

Year Result
Switzerland 1984 Did not enter
Hungary 1986
Wales 1988
Austria 1990
Czechoslovakia 1992
Czech Republic 1994
Portugal 1996 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Finland 1998 Did not enter
Austria 2000
Slovenia 2002
Austria 2004
Slovakia 2006
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Callum Smith (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 486 - -
James Robertson (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 696 - -
Danny Robson (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 912 - -
Alexander Dunn (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 - 27 189
Adam Hall (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 - 27 38
Christopher Grimley (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 - 50 155
Matthew Grimley (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 - 50 -
Jack MacGregor (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 - 129 259
Adam Pringle (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 - 129 118
Ciar Pringle (1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 - 671 457

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Kirsty Gilmour (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 27 - -
Rachel Sugden (2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 171 - 1088
Lauren Middleton (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 358 524 866
Abbie Brooks (2004-05-20) 20 May 2004 750 - -
Julie MacPherson (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 - 36 38
Ciara Torrance (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 - 36 189
Rachel Andrew (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 - 264 118
Sarah Sidebottom (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 - 264 259
Eleanor O'Donnell (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 - 254 155
Jodie Harris (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 - 524 641

Uber Cup

References

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