As Kirsty Gilmour returns to the scene of her greatest success in her home city this week the Glasgow-based Commonwealth Games silver medallist is hoping that local support can help turn her become a winner at the Emirates Arena for the first time.

The 22-year-old, who is originally from Bothwell but now lives in the west end, close to her Scotstoun training base, claimed the last of Scotland’s medals at the Games having guaranteed herself a medal in dramatic fashion in the previous day’s semi-final.

It was an achievement that consolidated the venue’s status as her personal favourite, however having also lost in the final of the previous year’s Scottish Open Grand Prix ahead of last year’s semi-final defeat she is anxious to go one better at this year’s staging of that event.

Top seeding and some excellent recent form that has seen her lose just twice in a dozen matches over the last few weeks brought tournament wins in Holland and the Czech Republic and a place in the Belgian Open final have boosted her world ranking and her self-belief.

She consequently believes that the further lift she will receive from playing back in front of a Glasgow crowd will make all the difference.

“It is so worthy of the Grand Prix status,” she said of this week’s tournament.

“I’m so glad it got upgraded to that because it’s one of the best organised tournaments in Europe. Obviously I’m biased but everyone really enjoys coming to it.

“It feels like I’m always runner-up in the Emirates Arena, though, so I’m hoping the crowd get in there and help me power through.”

She is also keen to get the winning feeling in this particular venue because it is set to host the World Championships in two years’ time when, set to have become an Olympian in the interim, so far is she clear at the top of the British rankings ahead of Rio, she should be at the peak of her powers.

“How cool is that,” Gilmour said of Badminton Scotland having won the right to stage that event.

“We had World Champs in 1997, then we had Sudirman Cup in 2007 and now we’re getting this in 2017, so we get this huge event every 10 years and I think Glasgow and the Emirates is much better prepared.

“People didn’t know much about it in 1997, then 2007 was pretty good when I remember going to watch with the (Bellahouston) School of Sport.

“I think people will be a bit more knowledgeable about the game, they’ll be enthusiastic, there will be far greater numbers coming to watch and it’s only a good thing.”

She believes that process was helped significantly by the quality of the play last year.

“I think anyone that came to watch badminton at the Commy Games was hugely impressed,” said Gilmour.

“I guess anyone who speaks to me is going to say it was amazing, but I think people were genuinely impressed by the standards and realised it wasn’t just a pit-pat game that you play in your back garden. Badminton made huge strides because of it.”

While a new audience has been drawn to the sport as a result she is, however, acutely aware that her feelings for this tournament are largely down to getting the chance to perform in front of those who know her best.

“It’s a good tension,” was her description of the sense of anticipation.

“The magnitude of the organisation because man we organise stuff well with the flames, the podium, the confetti. Glasgow, Badminton Scotland, sportscotland, everyone involved organises the hell out of it.

“This is the first international tournament that we all play. I think I played in this first when I was 15 or 16. It’s the one every Scot wants to win. I’ve played 15 to 20 Grand Prixs, but this is different.”

The Scottish Open Grand Prix takes place at the Emirates Arena from November 16 to 20.