Scottish badminton's top officials is calling for spectators and volunteers to help re-create the spirit that was generated at last year's Commonwealth Games when the sport's biggest event takes place at the Emirates Arena in two years time.
Anne Smillie, Badminton Scotland's chief executive, admitted to experiencing roller-coaster emotions at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) gathering in Peru when told that the bid to stage the 2017 Sudirman Cup, the world mixed team championships, had failed, only to then be invited to stage the individual world championships, such was the quality of the presentation.
Following the announcement that they will take place from August 17 to 21 at the venue where Imogen Bankier and Robert Blair earned bronze medals in the mixed doubles and Kirsty Gilmour claimed Scotland's last medal of the Games when she was beaten in the women's singles final and confirmation of time and place prompted Smillie to put out that public call for support.
"Being awarded the most prestigious event in world badminton once again reflects the high esteem with which we are held by the BWF. They can depend on us to put on a fabulous World Championships and the planning has already begun," she said.
"It will be the third time we have staged a World Championships and we are keen to carry on the momentum gained at the Commonwealth Games badminton tournament in the same arena last summer.
"We can look forward to welcoming badminton fans, players, officials and volunteers from all over the world and I urge Scotland supporters to keep the dates free so they can come along to the Emirates and cheer on the home players.
"We are particularly keen to encourage our marvellous volunteers because we are only too well aware that a matter of weeks after the World Championships we will be relying on many of them again when we stage our annual Scottish Open Grand Prix at the Emirates Arena."
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