1956 All England Badminton Championships

The 1956 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1956.[1]

1956 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates14 March 1956 (1956-03-14)
17 March 1956 (1956-03-17)
Edition46th
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court
LocationLondon
← < 1955 1957 > →

Final results

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Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles   Eddy Choong   Finn Kobberø 11-15, 15–3, 15-11
Women's singles   Margaret Varner   Judy Devlin 11-8, 11-6
Men's doubles   Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen   John Nygaard & Poul-Erik Nielsen 18-14, 15-5
Women's doubles   Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin   Iris Rogers & June Timperley 17-18, 15–12, 15-12
Mixed doubles   Tony Jordan & June Timperley   Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen 18-15, 6-15, 15-8

Both June White and Irish Cooley married and competed under their married names of June Timperley and Iris Rogers.

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
  Finn Kobberø + 15 15
  M Robinson 6 0   Kobberø 15 15
  John Timperley 15 15   Timperley 4 6
  Peter Waddell 3 7   Kobberø 15 15
  Hugh Findlay 15 15   Dahlberg 10 10
  Ong Poh Lim + 6 10   Findlay 10 4
  Berndt Dahlberg 15 15   Dahlberg 15 15
  John Nygaard 2 4   Kobberø 15 15
  Erland Olsen 15 15   Glans 3 5
  Ferry Sonneville + 4 4   Olsen 18 15 18
  Ole Mertz 15 15   Mertz 14 17 14
  R Quiddington 9 1   Olsen 13 9
  Bertil Glans + 15 15 17   Glans 18 15
  Jack McColl 10 17 14   Glans 14 15 15
  B Westcott 15 15   Westcott 17 12 8
  C Darnell 5 4

Section 2

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen 15 3 15
  Niels Buchholst 6 15 11   H-Hansen 15 15
  Rune Brinkestedt 18 17   Brinkestedt 5 9
  Dave McTaggart 15 14   H-Hansen 11 18 15
  K C Carpenter 16 15 15   Alston 15 16 12
  J A Broadhurst 17 4 2   Carpenter
  Joe Alston 15 15   Alston w/o
  Tony Jordan 5 6   H-Hansen 3 12
  H R Holdsworth w/o   Choong 15 15
  B T Brownlee   Holdsworth 2 12
  Palle Granlund 15 15   Granlund 15 15
  Leif Ekedahl + 11 10   Granlund 1 7
  G H King 15 17 15   Choong 15 15
  John Best 18 16 12   King 1 0
  Eddy Choong + 15 15   Choong 15 15
  Michael Rawlings 3 1

Women's singles

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Section 1

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Margaret Varner + bye
    Varner 11 11
  J Waring bye   Waring 3 0
    Varner 11 11
  Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen 11 10 11   Jacobsen 2 1
  W M Bear 7 12 5   Jacobsen 8 11 11
  June Timperley 11 11   Timperley 11 6 4
  Berit Olsson 5 7   Varner 11 11
  Lois Alston 12 11   Alston 6 0
  Audrey Marshall 10 3   Alston 12 13
  Heather Ward + 11 11   Ward 10 12
  Inge Birgit Anker Hansen 2 0   Alston 11 11
  Nancy Horner 11 11   Horner 2 4
  P H Parfitt 5 6   Horner 11 11
  Sylvia Ripley 6 11 1   Ripley 8 6
  Barbara Carpenter 11 8

Section 2

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Judy Devlin + bye
    Devlin 11 11
  Audrey Stone bye   Stone 1 0
    Devlin 11 11
  Birte Kristiansen 3 8   Kristiansen 5 2
  M Warren 11 11   Kristiansen 11 12
  P A Lawrence 11 11   Lawrence 6 10
  Ingrid Nilsson 6 8   Devlin 4 11 11
  Iris Rogers 11 11   Rogers 11 7 5
  Sue Devlin 7 1   Rogers 11 11
  J M M Smart 11 8 11   Smart 5 1
  Ingrid Dahlberg 4 11 2   Rogers 11 11 11
  Marjory Shedd 8   Shedd 7 12 7
  Kirsten Thorndahl 4 ret   Shedd 11 11
  B Bird 11 11   Bird 3 2
  P Warner 4 6

References

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  1. ^ "The Times & the Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2012.