Susan Egelstaff claimed it was one the best matches of her career, and the reward was a place in the final 16 of the women’s singles at the Yonex All-England Super Series in Birmingham.  Facing a tough tie against the Japanese No.1 Sayako Sato, the Bank of Scotland International and Yonex Scottish National Champion won 21-9 21-19.

Egelstaff, winner of the Bank of Scotland International Championship at the Kelvin Hall in November and her fifth Yonex Scottish title last month, now meets the Chinese No.6 seed, Lan Lu, for a place in the quarter-finals. 

Edinburgh’s Jillie Cooper did well to reach the final round of qualifying in two events at the Yonex All-England Super Series in Birmingham – but she couldn’t quite make it into the main draw.

In the mixed, Cooper and England’s Chris Langridge scored a battling 10-21 22-20 21-9 victory over Edinburgh’s Emma Mason and England’s Andrew Ellis. But the pair then lost out 15-21 17-21 to Japan’s Hirokatsu Hashimoto and Mizuki Fujii. 

Bank of Scotland backs Scottish sporting stars as BADMINTONscotland and scottishathletics benefit from new deal

Bank of Scotland has today announced its sponsorship of BADMINTONscotland and scottishathletics as part of its continued commitment to supporting young Scottish sports stars.

The Cockburn Centre was a hive of activity last weekend when over 100 youngsters took part in the RSL West of Scotland U15 and U19 Championships.

In the Under 19 boys singles unseeded Steven Byers came through to win after a close 3 set final against top seed Steven Stewart 21-19 12-21 21-16. Stewart was to get his revenge in the doubles though when he and Danny Leinster beat Byers and Lewis Gallacher in another 3 set final 21-16 17-21 21-14.