| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Badminton |
| Location | Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster, England,  United Kingdom |
| Dates | March 6–March 10, 1934 |
| Established | 1899 |
| Website | All England Championships |
The 1934 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster, England from March 6 to March 10, 1934. [1]
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles |  Ralph Nichols | Thomas P. Dick | 15-11, 15–8 |
| Women's singles | Leoni Kingsbury | Thelma Kingsbury | 11–4, 11-6 |
| Men's doubles | Raymond White & Donald Hume | Ralph Nichols & Leslie Nichols | 15-12, 12-15, 15-7 |
| Women's doubles | Thelma Kingsbury & Marje Henderson |  L W Myers & Brenda Speaight | 15-8, 15–5 |
| Mixed doubles | Donald Hume & Betty Uber |  Ian Maconachie & Marian Horsley | 15-12, 15-10 |
| Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Nichols | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F C Sharp | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nichols R | 14 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maconachie | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Maconachie | 15 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S C Minard | 7 | 15 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nichols R | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond White | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A J Wilson | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whittaker | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C H Whittaker | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Morland | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nichols | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas P. Dick | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gerald Sherwell | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nichols L | 12 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leslie Nichols | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Harbot | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hume | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Hume | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C S M Davidson | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hume | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baldwin | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H E Baldwin | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Titherley | 11 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leoni Kingsbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kingsbury L | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newitt | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C D Newitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kingsbury L | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coop | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nora Coop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coop | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenny | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Kenny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kingsbury L | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kingsbury T | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thelma Kingsbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kingsbury T | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doveton | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diana Doveton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kingsbury T | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uber | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Betty Uber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Uber | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allen | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queenie Allen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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