Badminton Cymru - Wales

A little late to the party, but these achievements are too good not to celebrate! 🥳

Our Welsh juniors enjoyed a fantastic weekend in Wiltshire proving that the future of Welsh badminton is in great hands.

🥇 Gold for Akhil Kannan in Singles
🥈 Silver for Iolo Coles in Singles
🥉 Bronze for Eden Harris in Singles

A Welsh clean sweep of the Singles podium! 👏

Iolo and Akhil then teamed up to take 🥇 Gold in Open Doubles, while Akhil added another 🥈 Silver in Mixed Doubles.

Ailsa Coles claimed 🥈 Silver in both Girls' Doubles and Mixed Doubles (alongside Iolo) at the U15 Bronze tournament.

Massive congratulations to all our players on a brilliant weekend of competition and success!

Thank you to everyone who made time to be part of our roadshows across Wales.

Our CEO Kelly Aston MBE has also shared a message reflecting on the importance of these discussions and the direction of badminton in Wales, as we continue to grow the game together.

Badminton Cymru - Wales is recruiting for three Board Director vacancies, welcoming applications from passionate and values-driven individuals both within and outside our membership.

If you want to make a meaningful impact on the fastest racket sport in the world at a strategic level, we would love to hear from you.

Find out more and apply: https://badminton.wales/volunteering-and-vacancies/

Badminton Cymru - Wales is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 by encouraging people across Wales to “Take Action to Move More” and recognise the positive impact sport and community can have on mental wellbeing.

As part of the week, Badminton Wales is promoting badminton as more than just a sport, but as a safe, inclusive space where people can feel supported, connected and valued.

Whether it’s attending a local club session, playing socially with friends, volunteering, coaching or simply getting active, badminton can help reduce stress, boost confidence and create meaningful social connections.

Badminton Wales believes everyone should have access to welcoming environments where individuals feel safe to participate, be themselves and support one another both on and off court.

For mental health advice, support and resources, visit the Mental Health Foundation at mentalhealth.org.uk.

Your badminton club could benefit from £1,000 this May!

With the Tesco Community Pledge, in partnership with easyfundraising, you could receive one of five £1,000 funding pots!

There are 3 ways your supporters can earn free cashback donations from Tesco, with each shop this month increasing your badminton club’s chance of receiving £1,000.

If you haven’t yet, register with easyfundraising using the link below. Then ask everyone connected to join as your supporters – they’ll collect a free cashback donation when they shop online. Each time they shop with Tesco or F&F via easyfundraising by May 31st, your badminton club has a greater chance of receiving £1,000!

Not using easyfundraising yet? Join at: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/badminton-wales/

What. A. Day. 🏸

From 8:30am right through to 10:30pm, the 2026 Welsh Masters Nationals delivered everything with players leaving absolutely everything on court.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this event such a success and congratulations to all our semi-finalists, finalists, and new national champions!

175 matches set to take place across the tournament as the Masters badminton community continues to grow across Wales.

Pob lwc to everyone representing their clubs and communities this weekend.

We’re pleased to welcome Barry Garnham as our Masters International Event Team Manager, supporting players across major competitions.

We’ve also introduced a new contact email address: [email protected] for players interested in competing in individual international events such as the Europeans and World Championships, where Badminton Wales endorsement is required.