This first face-to-face edition of ShuttleSquad will bring you a solid hour of entertaining badminton talk. Kirsty Gilmour dropping stories about lost luggage, funny tummies, missed flights and how she almost showed up to play An Se Young looking like a tourist. We also dug deep into analyzing playing styles and concluded that it always helps to copy and steal. Thommy's favorite episode so far. We hope you like it, too. Enjoy!

In Episode 5 of ShuttleSquad Thommy gets to talk to Christo Popov for the second time and the Frenchman is just coming off a really successful weekend winning two national titles. Of course the battle against his brother Toma Junior was discussed as well as the upcoming men's team European Championships. In the end we also get to know the private Christo a little better and learn what makes his mum sometimes call him at 4am in the night. Enjoy!

It's episode four and finally time to meet our last member of the ShuttleSquad: Marvin Seidel from Germany! The European Champion in men's doubles comes in well prepared (as expected) and also has some questions for our host Thommy. Marvin talks about his unsatisfying start to 2024, the upcoming European Championships on home soil and his love for details, organizing and beating anyone in mini games. Enjoy!

In this week's episode of ShuttleSquad, Thommy is hosting mixed doubles player Selena Piek from the Netherlands. After talking about the current struggles with tiring journeys from tournament to tournament and late night doping control, Selena talks about the importance of a balanced mind and why it is important to get your head completely off badminton from time to time. A really interesting episode for all young players and badminton fans. Enjoy!

In the second episode of ShuttleSquad we get to know Kirsty Gilmour. The Scot has been an institution on the World Tour for many years and in this episode gives you an insight into her start to the year, tells us what makes a good coach for her and reveals why she chose women's singles over doubles. Enjoy!

Okaaaaayy let's go! Here we are – the first episode of ShuttleSquad, a brand new badminton podcast. From today on we'll kick out fresh episodes every Tuesday, each of them hosted by Thommy featuring one of our four elite shuttlers. We are kicking off with Christo Popov from France who is getting ready for his first tournament in 2024. Enjoy!