1921 All England Badminton Championships

1921 All England Open Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	2 March 1921 (1921-03-02)– 6 March 1921 (1921-03-06)
Edition	18th
Venue	Royal Horticultural Hall
Location	Elverton Street, Westminster, London
Official website	All England Championships
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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

References

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.