1955 All England Badminton Championships

The 1955 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 23–26 March 1955.[1]

1955 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates23 March 1955 (1955-03-23)
26 March 1955 (1955-03-26)
Edition45th
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court
LocationLondon
← < 1954 1956 > →

Final results

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Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles   Wong Peng Soon   Eddy Choong 15–7, 14–17, 15-10
Women's singles   Margaret Varner   Judy Devlin 9-11, 11–5, 11–1
Men's doubles   Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen   Eddy Choong & David Ewe Choong 15-9, 15–17, 15–11
Women's doubles   Iris Cooley & June White   Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin 18–15, 10–15, 15-9
Mixed doubles   Finn Kobberø & Kirsten Thorndahl   David Ewe Choong &   June White 15–7, 15-13

Results

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Men's singles

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Section 1

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Wong Peng Soon 15 15
  B C Richards 1 2   Peng Soon 15 15
  John Timperley 15 15   Timperley 2 2
  Saeed Malik 16 10   Peng Soon 17 15
  Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen 15 8 15   Hammegaard-H 14 1
  K C Carpenter 6 15 2   Hammegaard-H 15 15
  Dick Hashman 15 10 18   Hashman 7 10
  Michael Rawlings 12 15 16   Peng Soon 15 18
  Bertil Glans 15 15 15   Glans 6 13
  G R Oehlers 0 3 0   Glans 15 15
  W Goode 15 15   Goode 4 2
  M Robinson 12 3   Glans 15 9 15
  Johnny Heah 15 15   Heah 0 15 10
  D V Dickinson 2 2   Heah 15 15
  Vikram Bhat 15 15   Bhat 10 6
  R McNeil 4 3

Section 2

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Eddy Choong w/o
  Henri Pellizza   Choong E 15 15
  Tony Jordan 8 15 15   Jordan 7 7
  James 'Chick' Doyle 15 6 13   Choong E 15 15
  J A Broadhurst 15 15   Broadhurst 5 3
  Hans Gustav Myrhe 10 13   Broadhurst w/o
  Palle Granlund 15 1 15   Granlund
  Hugh Findlay 5 15 12   Choong E 17 15
  Finn Kobberø 15 15   Kobberø 14 1
  Y Limpa Amara 4 1   Kobberø 15 15
  Oon Chong Teik 15 15   Teik 2 5
  R Quiddington 12 7   Kobberø 15 15
  David Ewe Choong 15 15   Choong D 5 8
  G E Rowlands 10 8   Choong D 12 15 15
  Berndt Dahlberg 15 15   Dahlberg 15 6 4
  D P Hepworth 1 8

Women's singles

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Margaret Varner 11 11
  Audrey Stone 0 1   Varner 12 11
  Tonny Ahm 11 11   Ahm 10 4
  H C Parfitt 0 0   Varner 11 11
  Iris Cooley 12 11 11   Cooley 7 8
  Heather Ward 10 12 6   Cooley 7 11 11
  J Waring 9 12 11   Waring 11 4 4
  P Warner 12 10 5   Varner 9 11 11
  Judy Devlin 11 11   Devlin 11 5 1
  Nancy Horner 0 1   Devlin J 11 11
  June White 11 11   White 4 1
  S M Spreadborough 2 4   Devlin 11 11
  Marjory Shedd 11 11   Shedd 1 0
  Ruth Page 4 3   Shedd 11 11
  Sue Devlin 11 9 11   Devlin S 8 4
  A N J Marshall 6 11 1

References

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  1. ^ "Login". www.thetimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.