Intro
Welcome to women’s only badminton and cricket club … the one of its kind in the city where women can enjoy the sport in a safe, non judgemental and culturally sensitive environment. It’s open to all levels of players starting from beginners to intermediates. There is free coaching available from Badminton Scotland registered coach Rajani Tyagi.
Women’s Community Badminton Tournament 2024
2nd June 2024
SEMSA organised the 7th Annual Women-only Doubles Badminton Tournament on 2nd June 2024 at Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre (SCRBC) in Glasgow. The tournament was the brain-child of SEMSA trustees, Rajani Tyagi. She felt the need to give the club players motivation to continue with regular club sessions. This ethnically diverse women-only tournament was the first of its king Scotland. The idea helps to bring many women from the BME community to play and participate in the tournament as it was organised with women’s cultural needs in mind. This is only possible with SEMSA’s forward-thinking mindset. This could only be achieved with the board members and community understanding each others needs.
The tournament has grown from 2017 to the present day with ever-increasing numbers of players. This is the second time it has been organised in association with Badminton Scotland.
We had ladies participating from all over Scotland. Women came from Isle of Skye, Dundee, Ayrshire and of course, Glasgow, where four clubs were represented. The participant numbers have doubled from last year which was a delightful achievement for the SEMSA board members.
SEMSA were honoured to have VIP, Rachel Sugden attend. She is the 2024 Women’s Singles National Champion. Rachel presented medals to the winners as well as provided a boost to the players.
SEMSA Board Members are delighted to see the progress of this particular event in their portfolio, and strive to continual improvement in future years.
Photographs from the tournament are a testament to the success of this event and can be viewed by clicking on the link below…
Photo credits: Jas Jassal, Amitabh Bhattacharjee, Kamaljit Minhas, Shandana Sarmad
Please click on the camera logo to see more photos from the event.
Click below to hear the interview on Facebook video…
https://www.facebook.com/awazfmglasgow/videos/3678962689010260
Testimonials
Dear Rajani, Thank you so much for the fantastic tournament and the warm reception, you and your organisation gave us. We loved every minute of the event . The standard of the Glasgow groups was very high , it was great to be stretched and although it was a long day, we left motivated and keen to attend other women badminton events….We thoroughly enjoyed chatting to the badminton players from the other groups, and I hope that they will make a trip down to Dundee at some point.
Sofia Carlyle
Dundee Women’s Badminton Club
(Project of the Year)
7th June 2024
Images provided by Sofia Carlyle.
On Sunday 2nd June in partnership with SEMSA, Badminton Scotland hosted a Women’s community doubles tournament at Sir Craig Reedie (Cockburn) Centre in Glasgow. There were over 50 women in attendance across the three categories of Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced providing all an opportunity to give badminton a go. Rachel Sugden, Scotland’s Women Singles Champion was in attendance to award the medals to the winners, a brilliant way to finish such a successful day.
Charlotte Sutcliffe
3rd June 2024
Dear Dr Chakraborty MBE,
Jane Russell
It was lovely to meet you yesterday at the SEMSA/Badminton Scotland Women’s Doubles Tournament. Thank you for supporting the event and helping present the medals… Hosting events for women, and bringing communities together, is so important for Badminton Scotland. The partnership between SEMSA and Badminton Scotland has already produced results with entries doubling and women travelling from Dundee & Perth to compete. Badminton is helping women improve their physical & mental health in their own communities, and beyond, in a safe and supported manner. The tournament was all about meeting new people, exchanging ideas and playing some competitive games in a friendly environment. The feedback and smiling faces on the day indicates it was a great success
3rd June 2024
Women’s Community Badminton Tournament 2023
The tournament was held on the 3rd of June 2023 at Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre in Glasgow and attracted participants from all round Scotland. Please see below for image from the tournament.
SEMSA Women’s Badminton VIP Guest
Maree Todd, Minister of Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport visited the SEMSA Women’s Badminton Club on 3rd May 2023.
Regular Women’s Badminton Sessions
All Women’s Badminton Sessions.
Glasgow Club Kelvinhall
Every Saturday , 9-10 am
Glasgow club Bellahouston
Every Wednesday , 8-10 pm
Racquets and shuttles will be provided.
Coaching provided by Badminton Scotland registered coach
Photo and article: sportscotland.org.uk
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Badminton Contacts:
Rajani – 07765057092
Kamaljeet – 07816136257
Mridula – 07432265692
Sheela – 07929781966
Daljit – 07853295302
Women’s 2022 Badminton Tournament
Click on the camera link to see more photos from the event…
The Women’s Singles winner was Anshita Jaiswal
Women’s Doubles ( Club )
Maida and Helen
Women’s Doubles (Social )
Amrit and Munmeet
SEMSA Trustee (Rajani Tyagi)
BadmintonScotland Interview 2022
If Video does not appear, please click on this link… https://fb.watch/bCVwZ_L3Hq/
Badminton Webinar 28th April 2021
This webinar was held in partnership with Badminton Scotland and SEMSA. 15 ladies attended (as we had a cap in the number ) to learn Basic Skills of Badminton. They were taught about racquet holding, shuttle holding, footwork, various types of serves, boundaries of the courts for singles and doubles play and much more.
Ladies Community Badminton Championships 2019
The SEMSA Ladies Community Badminton Championships 2019 took place on the 2nd and 3rd of February at the National Badminton Academy in Glasgow.
Please click on camera link below to see SEMSA Ladies Community Badminton Championships 2019 photos
The winners received their awards at the SEMSA Annual Awards dinner in March 2019. Photos from the Awards Ceremony can be viewed via the SEMSA website Annual Awards sub menu.
Badminton Singles
Advanced
Winner Kishwar
Runners Up Afshan
Intermediate
Winner Moon
Runners Up Reena
Beginners
Winner Kawal
Runners Up Humna Sheikh
Senior Girls
Winner Diya
Runners Up Divyakshi
Junior Girls
Winner Anshita
Runners Up Annab
Badminton Doubles
Advanced
Winner Afshan / Yasmin
Runners Up Kishwar/ Shabnam
Intermediate
Winner Reena / Sri
Runners Up Maida / Moon
Beginners
Winner Nisha / Kavitha
Runners Up Alka / Shamal
Junior Girls
Winner Anshita/ Annab
Runners Up Aisha / Halima
SEMSA Ladies Community Badminton Championship 2018
The Championship took place on Sunday 25th Feb. between 10am and 3pm.
Photos from the event can be found by clicking the camera link below…
SEMSA Women’s Badminton Tournament 2017
Congratulations to the winners and participants of the 2017 Women’s Badminton Tournament for making it such a success.
2017 Women’s Tournament Photos can be viewed by clicking on the camera blink below…