Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

The badminton competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January until 31 January 1974.[1] Paul Whetnall withdrew from the men's singles bronze medal play off and the mixed doubles final due to injury.

Badminton
at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
VenueCowles Stadium
Dates24–31 January 1974
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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
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Punch Gunalan
  Malaysia
Jamie Paulson
  Canada
Derek Talbot
  England
Women's singles
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Gillian Gilks
  England
Margaret Beck
  England
Sylvia Ng
  Malaysia
Men's doubles
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Elliot Stuart
Derek Talbot
  England
Ray Stevens
Mike Tredgett
  England
Punch Gunalan
Dominic Soong
  Malaysia
Women's doubles
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Margaret Beck
Gillian Gilks
  England
Margaret Boxall
Susan Whetnall
  England
Rosalind Singha Ang
Sylvia Ng
  Malaysia
Mixed doubles
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Derek Talbot
Gillian Gilks
  England
Paul Whetnall
Nora Gardner
  England
Elliot Stuart
Susan Whetnall
  England

Final results

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Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles   Punch Gunalan   Jamie Paulson 15–1, 15–6
Women's singles   Gillian Gilks   Margaret Beck 11–8, 11–8
Men's doubles   Elliot Stuart & Derek Talbot   Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett 15-6, 6-15, 15–11
Women's doubles   Margaret Beck & Gillian Gilks   Margaret Boxall & Susan Whetnall 15–7, 15–5
Mixed doubles   Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks   Paul Whetnall & Nora Gardner w/o (Whetnall injured)

Results

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[2]

Men's singles

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   Punch Gunalan 15 15
16   Nicol McCloy 6 2   Gunalan 15 15
8   Ross Livingston 15 15   Livingston 7 8
9   Elliot Stuart 9 3   Gunalan 15 2 15
5   Derek Talbot 15 15   Talbot 13 15 11
12   Warren Johns 1 12   Talbot 15 15
4   Prakash Padukone 15 15   Padukone 9 6
13   Dominic Soong 8 8   Gunalan 15 15
6   Jamie Paulson 15 15   Paulson 1 6
11   Paul Tyrrell 8 3   Paulson 6 15 15
3   Richard Purser 15 15   Purser 15 10 9
14   Moo Foot Lian 6 10   Paulson 15 15 Third place
7   Paul Whetnall 15 15   Whetnall 4 0
10   Howard Jennings 1 0   Whetnall 18 8 18   Talbot w/o
2   Tan Aik Mong 15 15   Mong 13 15 16   Whetnall scr
15   Bryan Purser 4 3

Women's singles

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   Gillian Gilks 11 11
16   Yasmin Kanji 0 0   Gilks 11 11
8   Joan Jones 11 11   Jones 2 5
9   Gaynor Weatherley 3 3   Gilks 6 11 11
5   Sylvia Ng 11 9 11   Ng 11 8 0
12   Nora Gardner 5 11 4   Ng 11 11
4   Kay Terry 11 11   Terry 6 3
13   Alison Branfield 3 6   Gilks 11 11
6   Margaret Beck 11 11   Beck 8 8
11   Christine Stewart 1 1   Beck 11 11
3   Jane Youngberg 11 11   Youngberg 6 3
14   Judith Nyirati 7 8   Beck 11 11 Third place
7   Susan Whetnall 12 11   Whetnall 1 9
10   Joanna Flockhart 9 6   Whetnall 11 11   Ng 11 11
2   Rosalind Singha Ang 11 11   Ang 6 3   Whetnall 2 8
15   Nancy McKinley 6 9

Men's doubles

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
    Elliot Stuart
  Derek Talbot
15 15
    Geoff Harris
  Greg Harris
1 12
  Stuart
  Talbot
15 15
  Gow
  McCoig
8 5
    Fraser Gow
  Bob McCoig
15 15
    Tan Aik Mong
  Moo Foot Lian
5 4
  Stuart
  Talbot
15 6 15
  Stevens
  Tredgett
6 15 11
    Ray Stevens
  Mike Tredgett
15 15
    Ross Livingston
  Warren Johns
3 9
  Stevens
  Tredgett
15 15 Third place
  Chok Soon
  Gunalan
6 8
    Dominic Soong
  Punch Gunalan
15 15   Chok Soon
  Gunalan
17 15 15
    Jim Ansari
  Nicol McCloy
4 6   Gow
  McCoig
18 5 7

Women's doubles

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
    Margaret Beck
  Gillian Gilks
15 15
    Barbara Welch
  Jane Youngberg
9 10
  Beck
  Gilks
15 15
  Ang
  Ng
1 7
    Rosalind Singha Ang
  Sylvia Ng
15 15
    Alison Branfield
  Robin Denton
12 4
  Beck
  Gilks
15 15
  Boxall
  Whetnall
7 5
    Margaret Boxall
  Susan Whetnall
15 15
    Frances Erceg
  Glenys Waller
1 6
  Boxall
  Whetnall
15 15 Third place
  Nilsson
  Rollick
5 1
    Mimi Nilsson
  Judy Rollick
9 15 15   Ang
  Ng
15 15
    Judith Nyirati
  Linda Cory
15 10 4   Nilsson
  Rollick
2 8

Mixed doubles

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
    Derek Talbot
  Gillian Gilks
15 15
    Paul Tyrrell
  Judith Nyirati
7 12
  Talbot
  Gilks
15 15
  Purser
  Branfield
1 12
    Richard Purser
  Alison Branfield
15 15
    Fraser Gow
  Christine Stewart
13 7
  Talbot
  Gilks
w/o
  Whetnall
  Gardner
scr
    Paul Whetnall
  Nora Gardner
18 15
    Bob McCoig
  Joanna Flockhart
15 9
  Whetnall
  Gardner
10 15 15 Third place
  Stuart
  Whetnall
15 3 12
    Elliot Stuart
  Susan Whetnall
15 15   Stuart
  Whetnall
15 15
    Chris Hardwick
  Kay Terry
4 11   Purser
  Branfield
10 4

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.