Rajiv Ouseph and Kirsty Gilmour (pictured above) got GB’s Rio 2016 campaign off to a good start after recording victories in their opening singles group matches on Thursday (11 August). Ouseph, making his second Olympics appearance, beat Petr Koukal of Czech Republic 21-14, 21-18, to secure Team GB’s first badminton win. The 29-year-old dominated proceedings to
As of today, Loughborough University’s National Badminton League (NBL) franchise will play under the Loughborough Lightning umbrella, uniting with the universities successful netball and cricket franchises. The original Loughborough Lightning brand was launched eleven years ago for the university’s netball franchise. More recently, the inaugural women’s cricket Kia Super League team was launched, with the
GB Head Coach Jakob Hoi is looking forward to seeing Team GB’s badminton stars battle it out on the highest stage of all after the official draw was made for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil yesterday. Headlining the eight-strong squad bound for Rio, Chris and Gabby Adcock – ranked seventh in the world and winners of the World Superseries
Badminton’s Team GB stars and some of Europe’s finest are preparing for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at a three-day training camp at Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena. GB stars including world number 7 pair Chris and Gabby Adcock, Rajiv Ouseph and world number 15 Kirsty Gilmour are putting the final touches to their preparations before they
Catch all the world’s best players when they return to Birmingham for the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2017 next March. Tickets for the 107th Championships go on general sale today (15 July) giving fans the opportunity to watch the Olympic stars from Rio as well as the next generation of champions compete for
England’s Chloe Birch and Sarah Walker won their first title together after landing the Slovenia International women’s doubles title on Sunday. Birch and Walker, the fourth seeds, beat England’s Jess Pugh and Cheryl Seinen of the Netherlands 22-20. 21-19. The English pairing, who reached the Portuguese International final in March, beat Ukranian top seeds Natalya
For a second year running it was a case of what could have been for Loughborough Sport as they finished runners-up in the National Badminton League Final, losing out to Birmingham Lions 3-1 in an unbelievably close final. After beating last year’s champions Team Derby 3-2 in the semi-finals and having gone unbeaten in the
The AJ Bell National Badminton League (NBL) reaches a thrilling finale at the Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham on Sunday. The conclusion to the AJ Bell NBL’s second season will see back-to-back Play-Offs and a Championship Final as Team Derby seek to defend their title in an all day badminton extravaganza. Finals Day will once again bring
Top seeds Heather Olver and Lauren Smith raced to the Orleans International 2016 women’s doubles title in France on Sunday as England’s national champions picked up more valuable qualification points in the Race to Rio standings. Olver and Smith overcame home hopes Delphine Delrue and Lea Palermo, the unseeded French pair who had taken out
Chloe Birch makes it 10 from 10 as Loughborough Sport beat MK Badminton. The final match night of the regular AJ Bell National Badminton League season saw Loughborough Sport break not one but two records as they secured a 4-1 victory. Playing away at Milton Keynes, Chloe Birch won her tenth consecutive match, whilst the
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