The Scotland national badminton team 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.
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| Association | Badminton Scotland (BS) |
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| Confederation | BE (Europe) |
| President | Carolyn Young |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 21  (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 15 (4 January 2018) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1989) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Uber Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| European Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 27 (first in 1972) |
| Best result | Fourth place (1984, 1986) |
| European Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| European Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Semi-finals (2020) |
Competitive record
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Thomas Cupedit
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Uber Cupedit
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Sudirman Cupedit
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Commonwealth Games
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Men's teamedit
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Women's teamedit
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Mixed teamedit
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European Team Championships
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
editSuhandinata Cup
edit| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2000 | Did not enter | |
| 2002 | ||
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| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | Group stage | 10th |
| 2008 | Group stage | 17th |
| 2009 | Did not enter | |
| 2010 | ||
| 2011 | ||
| 2012 | ||
| 2013 | Group stage | 16th |
| 2014 | Did not enter | |
| 2015 | ||
| 2016 | Group stage | 34th |
| 2017 | Group stage | 23rd |
| 2018 | Group stage | 12th |
| 2019 | Group stage | 20th |
| 2022 | Did not enter | |
| 2023 | ||
| 2024 | TBD | |
Commonwealth Youth Games
editMixed team
edit| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2004 | Group stage | 5th |
European Junior Team Championships
editMixed team
edit| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1975 | Group stage | 5th |
| 1977 | Group stage | 5th |
| 1979 | Group stage | 6th |
| 1981 | Group stage | 6th |
| 1983 | Group stage | 5th |
| 1985 | Group stage | 5th |
| 1987 | Group stage | 5th |
| 1989 | Group stage | 6th |
| 1991 | Group stage | 8th |
| 1993 | Group stage | 11th |
| 1995 | Group stage | 15th |
| 1997 | Group stage | 13th |
| 1999 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2001 | Group stage | 8th |
| 2003 | Group stage | 10th |
| 2005 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2007 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2009 | Group stage | |
| 2011 | Group stage | |
| 2013 | Group stage | |
| 2015 | Group stage | |
| 2017 | Group stage | |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2020 | Did not enter | |
| 2022 | Group stage | |
| 2024 | TBD | |
Finlandia Cup
editMixed team
edit| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1984 | Did not enter | |
| 1986 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
| 1992 | ||
| 1994 | ||
| 1996 | Champions | 1st |
| 1998 | Did not enter | |
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
edit| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Callum Smith | 9 March 2002 | 681 | - | - |
| James Robertson | 2 January 2000 | 767 | - | - |
| Danny Robson | 24 June 2001 | 1735 | - | - |
| Alexander Dunn | 13 September 1998 | - | 31 | 370 |
| Adam Hall | 12 February 1996 | - | 31 | 43 |
| Christopher Grimley | 6 February 2000 | - | 51 | 197 |
| Matthew Grimley | 6 February 2000 | - | 51 | 551 |
| Jack MacGregor | 1 March 2000 | - | 115 | 614 |
| Adam Pringle | 31 March 2001 | - | 115 | 106 |
| Ciar Pringle | 31 January 1999 | - | 671 | 1021 |
Women's team
edit| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Kirsty Gilmour | 21 September 1993 | 25 | - | - |
| Rachel Sugden | 13 November 2001 | 180 | 578 | - |
| Lauren Middleton | 23 July 2000 | 260 | 589 | - |
| Abbie Brooks | 20 May 2004 | 655 | - | - |
| Julie MacPherson | 17 November 1997 | - | 45 | 43 |
| Ciara Torrance | 1 September 1999 | - | 45 | 370 |
| Rachel Andrew | 19 January 1999 | - | 179 | 106 |
| Sarah Sidebottom | 26 April 2000 | - | 589 | 614 |
| Eleanor O'Donnell | 1 September 1998 | - | 179 | 197 |
| Jodie Harris | 10 April 2002 | - | - | - |
Previous squads
editUber Cup
editReferences
edit- tangkis.tripod.com at the Wayback Machine (archived December 14, 2006)
- Mike's Badminton Populorum Archived 2016-03-30 at the Wayback Machine