1912 All England Badminton Championships

1912 All England Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	27 February 1912–; 3 March 1912
Edition	14th
Venue	Royal Horticultural Hall
Location	Elverton Street, Westminster, London
Official website	All England Championships
← 1911	1913 →

The 1912 All England Open Badminton Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from February 27 to March 3, 1912.^[1]^[2]

Frank Chesterton regained his men's singles title after missing the 1911 Championships. Former women's champion Ethel Thomson returned as Mrs Larcombe after several years absence and reached the singles before being beaten by the defending champion Margaret Tragett (also playing under her new married name).^[3]^[4]

Henry Norman Marrett played under the name A. N. Other.^[5]

Final results edit

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Frank Chesterton	Guy Sautter	15–10, 15–13
Women's singles	Margaret Tragett	Ethel Larcombe	11–14, 11–2, 14-13
Men's doubles	Henry Marrett & Sir George Thomas	Frank Chesterton & Guy Sautter	15–9, 15–12
Women's doubles	Alice Gowenlock & Dorothy Cundall	Constance Ireland & Frances Drake	15–2, 15–5
Mixed doubles	Edward Hawthorn & Hazel Hogarth	Percy Fitton & Lavinia Radeglia	17-16, 15-9

Men's singles edit

First round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

	Frank Chesterton	15	15

	Edward Hawthorn	3	1
						Chesterton	15	15

						Hill	4	4
	G. M. Hill	15	15

	C. J. Davidson	2	7
										Chesterton	15	15

										Jones	7	7
	A. K. Jones	15	15

	Stephen Ziffo	8	4
						Jones	18	15

						Bayne	15	6
	W. B. Bayne	17	15

	H. A. Gardiner	16	5
															Chesterton	15	15

															Sautter	10	13
	George Thomas	12	15	15

	J. H. Colin. Prior	15	12	5
						Thomas	15	15

						Uber	6	11
	Herbert Uber	15	15

	C. H. Middlemas	11	1
										Sautter	6	18	15

										Thomas	15	15	7
	Guy Sautter	7	15	15

	Henry Marrett	15	7	9
						Sautter	15	15

						Kennedy	2	5
	Frederick A. Kennedy

Women's singles edit

First round				Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

	Margaret Tragett

	bye
					Tragett	11	11

					Plomer-Walker	2	5
	Ida Plomer-Walker

	bye
										Tragett	11	13

										East	5	10
	Marjory East

	bye
					East	11	7	11

					Ireland	6	11	7
	Constance Ireland	11	11

	Frances Drake	9	2
														Tragett	11	11	14

														Larcombe	14	2	13
	Ethel Larcombe

	bye
					Larcombe	11	10	11

					Radeglia	5	13	1
	Lavinia Radeglia

	bye
										Larcombe	11	11

										Cundall	2	4
	Dorothy Cundall

	bye
					Cundall	11	11

					Trench	1	7
	Catherine Trench

	bye

Men's doubles edit

First round				Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

	George Thomas & Henry Marrett	15	15

	R. Franck & Herbert Uber	7	4
					Marrett & Thomas	13	15	15

					Hawthorn & Fitton	15	8	13
	Edward Hawthorn & Percy Fitton


										Marrett & Thomas	15	15	15

										Massey & Bisgood	18	1	8
	Stewart Massey & Bert Bisgood


					Massey & Bisgood	15	11	18

					Kennedy & Kennedy	3	15	15
	Frederick A. Kennedy & Francis O'Brien Kennedy


															Marrett & Thomas	15	15

															Chesterton & Sautter	9	12
	Frank Chesterton & Guy Sautter


					Chesteton & Sautter	15	15

					Crombie & Bayne	2	5
	Dr. James Crombie & W. B. Bayne


										Chesterton & Sautter	15	15

										Hill & Middlemass	2	10
	G. M. Hill & C. H. Middlemas


					Hill & Middlemass	15	15

					Davidson & Dashwood	10	7
	C J Davidson & E. S. Dashwood

Women's doubles edit

First round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

	Alice Gowenlock & Dorothy Cundall

	bye
					Gownelock & Cundall	15	15

					Mayston & Harvey	2	3
	Miss M. E. Mayston & Miss D. Harvey	15	15

	Miss C. Orr & Christina Douglass	4	2
									Gowenlock & Cundall	5	15	15

									Larcombe & Hogarth	15	8	12
	Ethel Larcombe & Hazel Hogarth

	bye
					Larcombe & Hogarth	15	15

					Tragett & Radeglia	9	8
	Margaret Tragett & Lavinia Radeglia

	bye
														Gowenlock & Cundall	15	15

														Ireland & Drake	2	5
	Constance Ireland & Frances Drake

	bye
					Ireland & Drake	15	15

					Bartlett & Bottomley	11	5
	Mrs Bartlett & Mrs Bottomley

	bye
									Ireland & Drake	15	15

									Trench & Todd	10	6
	Catherine Trench & V. I. Todd	15	15

	Ida Plomer-Walker & Frances Bruere	11	12
					Trench & Todd	15	15

					Swete & Bretherton	4	12
	Lydia Swete & Miss J. Bretherton

	bye

Mixed doubles edit

In the first round Fitton & Radeglia defeated W. B. Bayne & Mrs Harvey 15–13, 15-7

Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

	Edward Hawthorn & Hazel Hogarth	15	15

	Frederick Trench & Catherine Trench	2	1
						Hawthorn & Hogarth	17	2	15

						Marrett & Gowenlock	15	15	12
	Henry Marrett & Alice Gowenlock	15	15

	E. S. Dashwood & Miss C. Johnstone	7	5
											Hawthorn & Hogarth	15	13	15

											Chesterton & Harvey	8	15	10
	Frank Chesterton & Miss D. Harvey	15	15

	Dr. James Crombie & Mrs Banson	9	14
						Chesterton & Harvey	17	12	15

						Gardiner & Ireland	15	15	4
	H. A. Gardiner & Constance Ireland	15	15

	G. M. Hill & Ida Plomer-Walker	9	8
																Hawthorn & Hogarth	17	15

																Fitton & Radeglia	16	9
	Percy Fitton & Lavinia Radeglia	15	15

	Frederick A. Kennedy Mrs Bottomley	1	7
						Fitton & Radeglia	15	15

						Prior & Peterson	8	5
	J. H. Colin Prior & Miss Eveline Peterson	15	14	15

	Frederick Philps & Miss M. E. Mayston	12	15	10
											Fitton & Radeglia	12	15	18

											Sautter & Cundall	15	10	17
	Guy Sautter & Dorothy Cundall	15	10	15

	George Thomas & Margaret Tragett	4	15	12
						Sautter & Cundall	15	15

						Massey & Larcombe	8	11
	Stewart Massey & Ethel Larcombe	15	15

	Francis O'Brien Kennedy & Miss V. I. Todd	4	0

References edit

^ "The Times & the Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
^ "Badminton". Sporting Life. 27 February 1912. Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Sautter and Chesterton in the final". Sporting Life. 2 March 1912. Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Titles change hands at Westminster". Sporting Life. 1 March 1912. Retrieved 31 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Badminton Championships". Daily Mirror. 29 February 1912. Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "The Times & the Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

[2] "Badminton". Sporting Life. 27 February 1912. Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Sautter and Chesterton in the final". Sporting Life. 2 March 1912. Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Titles change hands at Westminster". Sporting Life. 1 March 1912. Retrieved 31 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "Badminton Championships". Daily Mirror. 29 February 1912. Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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