| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Badminton |
| Location | Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England,  United Kingdom |
| Dates | March 3–March 8, 1931 |
| Established | 1899 |
| Website | All England Championships |
The 1931 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from March 3 to March 8, 1931. [1]
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Frank Devlin |  Thomas P. Dick | 3-15, 15-10, 15-3 |
| Women's singles | Marjorie Barrett | Leoni Kingsbury | 11-8, 4-11, 14-9 |
| Men's doubles | Frank Devlin & Curly Mack | K G Livingstone & Raymond White | 15-6, 11-15, 15-4 |
| Women's doubles | Betty Uber & Marian Horsley | Violet Elton & Marjorie Barrett | 12-15, 15-10, 15-5 |
| Mixed doubles | Herbert Uber & Betty Uber | Frank Devlin & Marian Horsley | 8-15, 15-8 15-9 |
| Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Devlin | 18 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M W Field | 15 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Devlin | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livingstone | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K G Livingstone | 15 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir George Thomas | 10 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Devlin | 15 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hume | 6 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Hume | 15 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond White | 3 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hume | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bonar | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John William Alfred Bonar | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Bracey-Forbes | 12 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Devlin | 3 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick | 15 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas P. Dick | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Titherley | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Jackson | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gerald Sherwell | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Purcell | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack E Purcell | 7 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Nichols | 15 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purcell | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | 12 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Hamilton | 16 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Rankin | 18 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marjorie Barrett | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W L Bonar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrett | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kingsbury T | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thelma Kingsbury | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nora Coop | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrett | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uber | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Betty Uber | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J F Browse | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uber | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Neville | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Neville | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J M Dutton | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrett | 11 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kingsbury L | 8 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leoni Kingsbury | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J C B Nias | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kingsbury L | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tragett | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margaret Tragett | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marian Horsley | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kingsbury L | 11 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woodroffe | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alice Woodroffe | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R L Barton | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woodroffe | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oswald | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J E Oswald | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Webster | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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