| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Badminton |
| Location | Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster, England,  United Kingdom |
| Dates | March 2–March 8, 1926 |
| Established | 1899 |
| Website | All England Championships |
The 1926 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster, England from March 2 to March 8, 1926. [1]
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Frank Devlin |  Albert Harbot | 7–15, 15–5, 15–6 |
| Women's singles | Marjorie Barrett | Margaret Tragett | 11–7, 11–3 |
| Men's doubles | Curly Mack & Frank Devlin | Raoul du Roveray & J Vincent | 15–3, 15–5 |
| Women's doubles | Violet Elton & A M Head | Marjorie Barrett & Marian Horsley | 15–9, 15–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Frank Devlin & Eveline Peterson | Curly Mack & A M Head | 15–5, 15–9 |
| Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Devlin | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A K Jones | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Devlin | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir George Thomas | 15 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Hodge | 10 | 15 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Devlin | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uber | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herbert Uber | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W B Jones | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uber | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swinden | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Swinden | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Hawthorn | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Devlin | 7 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harbot | 15 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Harbot | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F I Atkin | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harbot | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Martin | 9 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J D M McCallum | 15 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harbot | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knox | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N A Knox | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hassan Ali Fyzee | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knox | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cardwell | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Cardwell | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Bracey-Forbes | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marjorie Barrett | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boumphrey | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrett | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uber | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Betty Uber | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W B Rowe | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrett | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nallard | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Nallard | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 B Neville | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nallard | 11 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coop | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nora Coop | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Priter | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrett | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tragett | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margaret Tragett | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manning | 13 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tragett | 11 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colpoys | 6 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorothy Colpoys | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Sainsbury | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tragett | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dearsley | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W L Dearsley | 11 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B M Emson | 7 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dearsley | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emson | 2 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Emson | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Reeves | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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