1921 All England Badminton Championships

1921 All England Open Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	2 March 1921–; 6 March 1921
Edition	18th
Venue	Royal Horticultural Hall
Location	Elverton Street, Westminster, London
Official website	All England Championships
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Last updated June 23, 2022

The 1921 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from 2 March to 6 March 1921.^[1]^[2]

Sir George Thomas successfully defended the men's singles title and he partnered Hazel Hogarth in also defending their mixed doubles crown. Kitty McKane made it three defending champions retaining their titles after winning the women's singles. McKane also partnered her older sister Margaret McKane when winning the women's doubles. The final championship event the men's doubles saw Thomas claim a third title at the 1921 Championships, with Frank Hodge.^[3]^[4]

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Sir George Thomas	Frank Hodge	15–7, 8-15, 15-3
Women's singles	Kitty McKane	Margaret Tragett	11–5, 11-6
Men's doubles	Sir George Thomas & Frank Hodge	Frank Devlin & Curly Mack	7-15, 15–8, 15–13
Women's doubles	Kitty McKane & Margaret McKane	Violet Elton & Lavinia Radeglia	15-8, 15–11
Mixed doubles	Sir George Thomas & Hazel Hogarth	Frank Devlin & E F Stewart	15-9, 15-3

Men's singles

Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

	Sir George Thomas	15	15

	J H Colin Prior	5	11
						Thomas	15	15

						Hope	6	6
	R W H Hope	15	17

	Johnnie McCallum	4	14
											Thomas	15	15

											Swinden	8	9
	William Swinden	15	15

	Percy V Dupre	7	9
						Swinden	15	5	15

						Jones	8	15	6
	A. K. Jones	15	15	15

	A G MacDonnell	18	8	12
																Thomas	15	8	15

																Hodge	7	15	3
	Herbert Uber	15	15

	F W Lagden	2	2
						Uber	10	15	15

						Martin	15	4	5
	Henry Martin	15	15

	S Rowe	4	4
											Uber	3	15	8

											Hodge	15	14	15
	Curly Mack	15	15

	L B Feeny	0	1
						Mack	15	8	1

						Hodge	9	15	15
	Frank Hodge	w/o

	E H Wood

Women's singles

Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

	Kitty McKane	w/o

	E D Pilkington	scr
						McKane K	11	11

						Holman-Cox	5	1
	E M Holman-Cox	11	11

	Lady Raeburn	3	6
											McKane K	11	11

											Peterson	1	4
	Eveline Peterson	11	11

	M Holman-Cox	8	8
						Peterson	7	14	11

						Aitken	11	9	3
	D M Aitken	w/o

	Constance Peterson	scr
																McKane	11	11

																Tragett	5	6
	Margaret Tragett	11	11

	Marian Horsley	4	5
						Tragett	11	11

						Jackson	2	5
	G Jackson	11	7	11

	M E Templeton	1	11	0
											Tragett	11	6	11

											McKane M	2	11	5
	Margaret McKane	11	8	11

	Lavinia Radeglia	7	11	2
						McKane M	11	11

						MacLehose	9	9
	Margaret MacLehose	11	11

	Catherine Trench	7	7

Men's doubles

Semifinals			Final

Sir George Thomas & Frank Hodge	15	15

Frederick Lohden & Herbert Uber	10	9
			Sir George Thomas & Frank Hodge	7	15	15

			Frank Devlin & Curly Mack	15	8	13
Frank Devlin & Curly Mack	15	15

William Swinden & Johnnie McCallum	3	4

Women's doubles

Semifinals			Final

Kitty McKane & Margaret McKane	15	15

Margaret Tragett & Eveline Peterson	10	1
			Kitty McKane & Margaret McKane	15	15

			Violet Elton & Lavinia Radeglia	8	11
Violet Elton & Lavinia Radeglia	18	15

A. M. Head & Dorothy Harvey	15	7

Mixed doubles

Semifinals			Final

Sir George Thomas & Hazel Hogarth	15	15

William Swinden & Marian Horsley	5	4
			Sir George Thomas & Hazel Hogarth	15	15

			Frank Devlin & E F Stewart	9	3
Frank Devlin & E F Stewart	15	15

Frederick Lohden & Margaret McKane	10	2

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References

↑ "Badminton". The Times. 2 March 1921. Retrieved 5 April 2021– via Gale Primary Sources.
↑ "Badminton". The Times. 7 March 1921. Retrieved 5 April 2021– via Gale Primary Sources.
↑ "Badminton International" . London Daily News. 5 March 1921. Retrieved 7 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Badminton Championships" . Weekly Dispatch London. 6 March 1921. Retrieved 7 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

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[1] "Badminton". The Times. 2 March 1921. Retrieved 5 April 2021– via Gale Primary Sources.

[2] "Badminton". The Times. 7 March 1921. Retrieved 5 April 2021– via Gale Primary Sources.

[3] "Badminton International" . London Daily News. 5 March 1921. Retrieved 7 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Badminton Championships" . Weekly Dispatch London. 6 March 1921. Retrieved 7 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

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