Badminton
University of Birmingham Badminton Club consists of over 190 members, ranging from national standard players who compete on the international circuit, through to social players who enjoy playing on a recreational basis. The club consistently achieves excellent results and is amongst the top four of all the competing universities in the UK.
Currently the badminton club has four men’s teams and three women’s teams who are successful in competing in BUCS. We are very fortunate to have an excellent coach in Lorraine Cole, who has previously coached England under-19s. We also have two assistant coaches in Tim Hull and Danny Leinster.
The badminton club is closely linked with the West Midlands Performance Centre and their junior programme who train at University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness. To find out more information, click the ‘club site’ link.
How to get involved
To find out more about how to get involved with the club, please use the red ‘contact us’ button to contact the club directly, or message them on any of their social media pages using the links provided.
Membership fees
Squad members (A and B) £180
Social members £90
Please note that on top of the club fee there is a £16 fee that covers personal accident insurance when training or competing for the University, access to free cross-training sessions such as circuits and yoga, as well as a contribution to the costs of affiliation to various national governing bodies. This fee is only payable once so if you did decide to join a second club then you would not need to pay a second fee.
Training times & venues
All sessions are in the Munrow Arena, University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness
Performance Squad
Monday 4:30-6:30 – singles, 6:30-8:30pm – doubles
Tuesdays -4:30 – 6:30pm singles and doubles plus extra WMPC training opportunities
Wednesday BUCS Matches Thursday 5:30-7:30/ 7:30-10:30pm (league matches)
Thursday – 5:30pm-7:30pm – extra WMPC training opportunities
Sunday – 2hrs personal development
Development Squad
Monday – 4:30-6:30 singles, 6:30-8:30 doubles
Tuesday – 3-4:30pm
Wednesday – BUCS matches
Saturday – 11-1pm
Sunday – 2hrs personal development
Social and Community
Friday – 7:30-10:30pm (8 courts)
Successes and Achievements
BUCS Nationals – we take our top 16 players to this annual event to play against universities across the country over a weekend in February.
Level of competition/participation:
Men’s 1 – BUCS Northern Premier Division
Men’s 2 – BUCS Midlands 2A
Men’s 3 – BUCS Midlands 2B
Men’s 4 – BUCS Midlands 4B
Women’s 1 – BUCS Northern Premier Division
Women’s 2 – BUCS Midlands Tier 1
Women’s 3 – BUCS Midlands Tier 3
Current Scholars and Notable Alumni
Current Scholars:
Evelyn Yu – Hong Kong Junior International
Samodani Wijetunge – England Junior International and U19 National Singles Champion
Tamara Prostinakova – Slovakia International
Notable Alumni:
Alyssa Lim – England International
James Lauder – Junior International and National Champion
Nicola Gresty – Junior International
Key contacts
Head Coach: Lorraine Cole
Coach: Tim Hull
Coach: Danny Leinster
Club captains: Ruchika Madhotra & Lydia Ip
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