Badminton: Gilmour left to fly flag as Merrilees falls short again
The Emirates Arena is a new venue for these championships and, when you consider the age of the national team, it is a new era for Scottish badminton.
The Emirates Arena is a new venue for these championships and, when you consider the age of the national team, it is a new era for Scottish badminton.
Kirsty Gilmour is the sole Scottish singles survivor. Picture: SNS
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Susan Egelstaff
There remains consider-able work to be done, though, if Scotland are to become a force on the European stage. With the tournament hotting up – the quarter-finals and semi-finals are played today – only one Scottish singles player is still standing. Kirsty Gilmour has recently become the Scottish No.1 women's singles player, and is the sole survivor in the singles draws.
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