World Team Badminton Championships

When Scotland hosts the World Team Badminton Championships for the Sudirman Cup in June 2007 Glasgow will become only the second city after Copenhagen to have staged the Cup for a second time.

Glasgow last staged this prestigious event in 1997 when China lifted the Cup and, fittingly, the Chinese team also recaptured the trophy last year in Beijing in a glittering finale to a week of fabulous competition.

Watson Briggs and Imogen Bankier

After the successful Bank of Scotland International Championships last November, badminton fans around the world have only six months to look forward to the delights that await them again in Glasgow.

Glasgow is of course also one of the leading candidates to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the Sudirman Cup will provide an excellent showcase for what the city has to offer.

So don’t delay…book your ticket now for a week of fabulous badminton!

Scottish national champion Craig Goddard

Tickets

BADMINTONscotland are offering Glasgow Club members a 25 per cent discount “early bird offer” on ticket prices for a limited period only.

There are plenty of seats available every day for the action at Scotstoun International Sports Arena from June 11 to June 15. For the semi-finals on Saturday June 16 and finals on Sunday June 17 availability is limited, so book your tickets quickly!

Ticket prices start at £8.80 (including booking fee) but with the limited period discount it comes down to £6.80. For fans aged under 16 and over 65 the discount price is cut from £4.80 to £3.80 during the first five days. A Monday-Friday season ticket is £33.00, discounted to £24.75 with the junior/senior citizen price £16.50 and further reduced to £12.50 while the discount period lasts.

Scottish national champion Susan Hughes

For the semi-finals and finals the daily price is £13.20 (discount price £9.90) with the under 16s price £4.80 (discount price £3.80).

The ticket hotline is 0870 272 4400, or tickets are available online at the SECxtra website: www.secxtra.com Tickets can also be purchased in person at the SECC or the SECxtra Ticket Centre in the St. Enoch Centre, Glasgow.

For further information on the event, visit the Official World Team Badminton Sudirman Cup website at: www.badmintonscotland.org.uk/sudirman07 or contact BADMINTONscotland on 0141 445 1218.