[3] The Scottish national team had never made any debut in major international tournaments like the FIVB World Championship or the CEV European Championship they often compete in the qualifiers for these tournaments, as well they participate in regional competitions for small countries like the Small Countries Division Championship and the Games of the Small States of Europe.

After confidently passing the qualifications, the Scottish won only one match out of four and took the final 4th place.

Afterwards, the Scottish national team regularly participated in such competitions, but only in 2013 they manage to be among the medalists for the first time, winning the bronze medal.

Two years later, they again won a medal in this competition but this time it was silver, losing only to the national team of Cyprus.

Apart from the European Small Nations Championships, the Scottish team took part in the qualifiers for the FIVB World Championships three times, but each time they were eliminated from the competition at the first group stage.