1939 All England Badminton Championships

1939 All England Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates 7 March 1939 (1939-03-07)
12 March 1939 (1939-03-12)
Venue Royal Horticultural Hall
Location Westminster, England
1938 1947

The 1939 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from 7–12 March 1939.[1]

It was the last to be held before the second world war and would not reoccur until 1947.

Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Denmark Tage Madsen England Ralph Nichols 10-15, 18–13, 15–7
Women's singles Canada Dorothy Walton England Diana Doveton 11–4, 11–5
Men's doubles Republic of Ireland Thomas Boyle & James Rankin England Ralph Nichols & Lesley Nichols 15-4, 15-3
Women's doubles Denmark Tonny Olsen & Ruth Dalsgaard England Marjorie Barrett & Diana Doveton 15-11, 2-15, 17–15
Mixed doubles England Ralph Nichols & Bessie Staples Republic of Ireland James Rankin & Mavis Macnaughton 15-10, 6-15, 15-8

Results

Men's Singles

Second RoundQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal
Denmark Tage Madsen 15 15
England F C Sharp 3 0 Denmark Madsen 15 15
England Lesley Nichols 15 15 England Nichols L 2 2
Denmark Børge Frederiksen 11 10 Denmark Madsen 7 15 15
Malaysia A S Samuel 15 15 Malaysia Samuel 15 9 11
England Tom Wingfield 5 7 Malaysia Samuel 12 18 15
England H E Baldwin 15 15 England Baldwin 15 16 13
Sweden B Persson 6 9 Denmark Madsen 10 18 15
England Ralph Nichols 15 15 England Nichols 15 13 7
Denmark Sven Stromann 8 6 England Nichols R 15 17
Denmark Jan Schmidt 9 15 15 Denmark Schmidt 12 15
England M P Yoong 15 11 5 England Nichols R 15 15
England Maurice Field 15 15 England Field 11 5
England R V M Messenger 8 9 England Field 15 15
Denmark Carl Frohlke 15 15 Denmark Frohlke 7 4 14
Denmark Erik Friis 11 7

Women's Singles

Second RoundQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal
Canada Dorothy Walton 11 11
England C Field 1 2 Canada Walton 12 11
Denmark Tonny Olsen 11 11 Denmark Olsen 10 3
England A Simpson 4 2 Canada Walton 8 11 11
England Daphne Young 11 11 England Young 11 7 0
England A Y Richardson 6 7 England Young 11 12
Republic of Ireland Mavis Macnaughton 11 11 Republic of Ireland Macnaughton 7 10
England H Crichton 3 2 Canada Walton 11 11
England Diana Doveton 11 11 England Doveton 4 5
Denmark A Holm 1 1 England Doveton 11
England Betty Uber 11 11 England Uber 1 ret
England J Ledwidge 0 0 England Doveton 11 11 11
England Queenie Allen 11 11 England Allen 6 12 9
United States Elizabeth Pearson 3 0 England Allen 11 11
Denmark Ruth Dalsgaard 11 8 12 Denmark Dalsgaard 5 7
England Bessie Staples 6 11 11

References

  1. "The Charge of the Light Brigade". The Times. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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