Scotland national badminton team

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.

Scotland

Association	Badminton Scotland (BS)
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

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 Did not qualify 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Did not enter 2020 2022 2024 Did not qualify 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Did not qualify 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Did not enter 2018 2020 Group stage 13th 2022 Did not enter 2024 Qualified but withdrew 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 Group stage 15th 1991 Group stage 13th 1993 Group stage 13th 1995 Group stage 14th 1997 Group stage 15th 1999 Group stage 12th 2001 Group stage 14th 2003 Group stage 14th 2005 Group stage 21st 2007 Group stage 19th 2009 Group stage 21st 2011 Did not enter 2013 Group stage 14th 2015 Did not enter 2017 Group stage 17th 2019 Did not enter 2021 Did not qualify 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029

Commonwealth Games

See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 1998 Quarter-finals

Women's team Year Round Pos 1998 Quarter-finals

Mixed team Year Round Pos 1978 Group stage 1982 Group stage 1986 Fourth place 4th 1990 Group stage 1994 Group stage 2002 Semi-finals 4th 2006 Did not enter 2010 Quarter-finals 2014 Quarter-finals 2018 Quarter-finals 2022 Quarter-finals 2026 TBD

European Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 2004 Group stage 2006 Group stage 2008 Group stage 2010 Group stage 2012 Group stage 2014 Group stage 2016 Group stage 2018 Did not enter 2020 2024 Did not qualify 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Group stage 2006 Group stage 2008 Group stage 2010 Group stage 2012 Group stage 2014 Group stage 2016 Did not enter 2018 2020 Semi-finals 4th 2024 Semi-finals 4th 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Mixed team Year Round Pos 1972 Group stage 5th 1974 Group stage 6th 1976 Group stage 6th 1978 Group stage 6th 1980 Group stage 7th 1982 Group stage 6th 1984 Fourth place 4th 1986 Fourth place 4th 1988 Group stage 7th 1990 Group stage 6th 1992 Group stage 5th 1994 Group stage 7th 1996 Group stage 7th 1998 Group stage 8th 2000 Group stage 13th 2002 Group stage 13th 2004 Group stage 10th 2006 Group stage 9th 2008 Group stage 9th 2009 Group stage 2011 Group stage 2013 Quarter-finals 2015 Quarter-finals 2017 Did not qualify 2019 2021 Group stage 5th 2023 Group stage 5th 2025 TBD 2027 2029

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Year	Round	Pos
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
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

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2004	Group stage	5th

European Junior Team Championships

See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
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	Group stage

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1984	Did not enter
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996	Champions	1st
1998	Did not enter
2000
2002
2004
2006

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

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		MS	MD	XD
Callum Smith	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 23)	681	-	-
James Robertson	(2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 25)	767	-	-
Danny Robson	(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 24)	1735	-	-
Alexander Dunn	(1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 26)	-	31	370
Adam Hall	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 29)	-	31	43
Christopher Grimley	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 25)	-	51	197
Matthew Grimley	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 25)	-	51	551
Jack MacGregor	(2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 25)	-	115	614
Adam Pringle	(2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 24)	-	115	106
Ciar Pringle	(1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 (age 26)	-	671	1021

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Kirsty Gilmour	(1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 31)	25	-	-
Rachel Sugden	(2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 23)	180	578	-
Lauren Middleton	(2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 25)	260	589	-
Abbie Brooks	(2004-05-20) 20 May 2004 (age 21)	655	-	-
Julie MacPherson	(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 27)	-	45	43
Ciara Torrance	(1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 25)	-	45	370
Rachel Andrew	(2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 24)	-	179	106
Sarah Sidebottom	(2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 25)	-	589	614
Eleanor O'Donnell	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26)	-	179	197
Jodie Harris	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 23)	-	-	-

Previous squads

Uber Cup

• 2020

References

• tangkis.tripod.com at the Wayback Machine (archived December 14, 2006)
• Mike's Badminton Populorum Archived 2016-03-30 at the Wayback Machine