Background
Blair was born in Scotland, but after attending Loughborough University in Leicestershire, he competed for England from 2001 until 2010, except at the Olympic Games, where Scotland and England are both parts of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team
Career
On 16 December 2010 Badminton England and Badminton Scotland announced that Blair would be returning to Scotland. They defeated Tadashi Ohtsuka and Shizuka Yamamoto of Japan in the first round but lost to Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa of Indonesia in the round of 16. Blair reached the men"s doubles final at the 2006 IBF World Championships together with Anthony Clark, losing the final against Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun.
Mixed Doubles with Imogen Bankier.
Membership
The reason(s) for Blair"s return to Scotland remain unclear, but reports suggest a falling-out with members of the Badminton England setup was central to the decision.