1966 All England Badminton Championships

1966 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates 23 March 1966 (1966-03-23)
26 March 1966 (1966-03-26)
Edition 56th
Venue Wembley Arena
Location London
Timeline

The 1966 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England from 23–26 March 1966.[1]

Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Malaysia Tan Aik Huang Japan Masao Akiyama 15–7, 15–4
Women's singles United States Judy Hashman Denmark Imre Reitveld 11–6, 11–7
Men's doubles Malaysia Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan Denmark Finn Kobbero & Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen 9-15, 15–9, 17–15
Women's doubles United States Judy Hashman & Republic of Ireland Sue Peard Denmark Karin Jorgensen & Ulla Strand 15–5, 14-17, 15–12
Mixed doubles Denmark Finn Kobberø & Ulla Strand Denmark Per Walsoe & Pernille Molgaard-Hansen 15–13, 15–3

Heather Ward married and played under the name Heather Nielsen.

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Men's Singles

Section 1

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter Finals   Semi Finals
 Malaysia Tan Aik Huang+ 15 15  
 Canada Yves Pare 12 2      Malaysia Aik Huang 9 15 15  
 Japan Takeshi Miyanaga 12 15 15    Japan Miyanaga 15 10 7  
 England Ray Sharp 15 2 7        Malaysia Aik Huang 15 15  
 Indonesia Wong Pek Sheng 15 15        Indonesia Pek Shen 9 5  
 England Paul Whetnall 9 4      Indonesia Pek Shen 15 15
 Denmark Ole Murtens 15 15    Denmark Murtens 5 2  
 England J G Pearson 7 3        Malaysia Aik Huang 15 15
 India Dinesh Khanna 15 15        India Khanna 4 9
 West Germany Willi Braun 8 8      India Khanna 15 15  
 Sweden Kurt Johnsson 14 15 15    Sweden Johnsson 10 10  
 Malaysia Punch Gunalan 17 4 1        India Khanna 15 15
 Malaysia Tan Yee Khan 18 15        Malaysia Yee Khan 5 14 ret  
 Scotland Bob McCoig 16 10      Malaysia Yee Khan 15 15
 England David Horton 15 18    England Horton 8 7  
 England Tony Pears 7 14  

Section 2

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter Finals   Semi Finals
 Japan Masao Akiyama 15 15  
 Malaysia Yew Cheng Hoe 13 5      Japan Akiyama 15 15  
 Malaysia Oon Chong Teik 15 15    Malaysia Teik 8 10  
 Sweden Goran Wahlqvist 5 5        Japan Akiyama 16 15 15  
 Denmark Knud Aage Nielsen 17 15        Denmark Nielsen 17 4 3  
 Canada Edward Paterson 15 10      Denmark Nielsen 15 15
 England John Stanford 8 15 15    England Stanford 11 10  
 West Germany Friedhelm Wulff 15 9 0        Japan Akiyama 15 10 15
 Indonesia Ang Tjin Siang 15 15        Indonesia Siang 12 15 6
 Denmark Franz Beinvogel 2 10      Indonesia Siang 15 15  
 Malaysia Oon Chong Jin 15 15    Malaysia Chong Jin 11 8  
 England B E Jones 3 6        Indonesia Siang 5 15 15
 Denmark Svend Andersen Pri 15 4 15        Denmark Andersen Pri 15 7 7  
 Malaysia Oon Chong Hau 13 15 9      Denmark Andersen Pri 17 10 15
 India Suresh Goel 10 15 15    India Goel 14 15 8  
 New Zealand Richard Purser 15 9 7  
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Women's Singles

Section 1

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter Finals   Semi Finals
   United States Judy Hashman+ 11 11  
   Netherlands Felice de Nooyer 0 7        United States Hashman 11 8 11  
   Denmark Ulla Strand 11 12      Denmark Strand 4 11 2  
   Denmark Lonny Funch 3 9          United States Hashman 11 10 11  
   England Ursula Smith 11 11          England Smith 2 12 9  
   South Africa Ann Smith 7 5        England Smith 11 11 11
   West Germany Gerda Schumacher 11 11      West Germany Schumacher 12 3 1  
   Republic of Ireland Sue Peard 7 4          United States Hashman 11 11
   England Angela Bairstow+ 11 11          England Bairstow 4 6
   West Germany Heidi Menacher 0 6        England Bairstow 11 11  
   New Zealand Sonya Cox 11 11      New Zealand Cox 5 4  
   England Margaret Boxall 4 6          England Bairstow 11 11
   Denmark Lizbeth von Barnekow 11 11          Denmark von Barnekow 9 5  
   England Phyllis Kirkwood 2 7        Denmark von Barnekow 11 11
   Netherlands Agnes Geene 11 12      Netherlands Geene 3 8  
   England Sheila Ryder 8 9  

Section 2

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter Finals   Semi Finals
   Denmark Imre Reitveld+ 11 11  
   South Africa M Harris 1 1        Denmark Reitveld 10 11 11  
   Denmark Bente Flindt 10 11 4      Denmark Flindt 12 3 8  
   England Gillian Perrin 12 5          Denmark Reitveld 11 9 11  
   Sweden Eva Twedberg 12 11          Sweden Twedberg 9 11 2  
   Scotland Muriel Ferguson 9 5        Sweden Twedberg 11 3 11
   Denmark Karin Jorgensen 11 7 11      Denmark Jorgensen 4 11 5  
   West Germany Marieluise Wackerow 5 11 4          Denmark Reitveld 11 8 11
   England Heather Nielsen+ 11 11          England Nielsen 9 11 8
   Denmark Pernille Molgaard-Hansen 4 2        England Nielsen 11 11  
   England P M Andrew 11 7 11      England Andrew 0 4  
   Netherlands Marja Ridder 6 11 1          England Nielsen 7 11 11
   West Germany Irmgard Latz 11 11          West Germany Latz 11 7 2  
   Republic of Ireland Yvonne Kelly 3 3        West Germany Latz 11 11
   England Iris Rogers 11 8 11      England Rogers 3 1  
   England Julie Charles 9 11 3  
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