The Scotsman

Gilmour takes silver at Orleans Masters

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BADMINTON: Kirsty Gilmour scored her best result in internatio­nal competitio­n this year when she won a silver medal in the women’s singles at the Orleans Masters.

But despite a tough battle lasting an hour, Scotland’s No 1 couldn’t quite take the top spot on the podium as Japanese player Saena Kawakami won the final 21-8, 18-21, 21-16.

In the men’s doubles, Alex Dunn and Adam Hall lost to Korea’s Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in the semi-finals.

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