Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 14 March 1956 – 17 March 1956 | ||
Edition | 46th | ||
Venue | Empress Hall, Earls Court | ||
Location | London | ||
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The 1956 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1956. [1]
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Men's singles | Eddy Choong | Finn Kobberø | 11-15, 15–3, 15-11 |
Women's singles | Margaret Varner | Judy Devlin | 11-8, 11-6 |
Men's doubles | Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | John Nygaard & Poul-Erik Nielsen | 18-14, 15-5 |
Women's doubles | Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin | Iris Rogers & June Timperley | 17-18, 15–12, 15-12 |
Mixed doubles | Tony Jordan & June Timperley | Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen | 18-15, 6-15, 15-8 |
Both June White and Irish Cooley married and competed under their married names of June Timperley and Iris Rogers.
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finn Kobberø + | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Robinson | 6 | 0 | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Timperley | 15 | 15 | Timperley | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter Waddell | 3 | 7 | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hugh Findlay | 15 | 15 | Dahlberg | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ong Poh Lim + | 6 | 10 | Findlay | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Berndt Dahlberg | 15 | 15 | Dahlberg | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Nygaard | 2 | 4 | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Erland Olsen | 15 | 15 | Glans | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ferry Sonneville + | 4 | 4 | Olsen | 18 | 15 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Mertz | 15 | 15 | Mertz | 14 | 17 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Quiddington | 9 | 1 | Olsen | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bertil Glans + | 15 | 15 | 17 | Glans | 18 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jack McColl | 10 | 17 | 14 | Glans | 14 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Westcott | 15 | 15 | Westcott | 17 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C Darnell | 5 | 4 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | 15 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niels Buchholst | 6 | 15 | 11 | H-Hansen | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rune Brinkestedt | 18 | 17 | Brinkestedt | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dave McTaggart | 15 | 14 | H-Hansen | 11 | 18 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K C Carpenter | 16 | 15 | 15 | Alston | 15 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J A Broadhurst | 17 | 4 | 2 | Carpenter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe Alston | 15 | 15 | Alston | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Jordan | 5 | 6 | H-Hansen | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H R Holdsworth | w/o | Choong | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
B T Brownlee | Holdsworth | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Palle Granlund | 15 | 15 | Granlund | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Leif Ekedahl + | 11 | 10 | Granlund | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G H King | 15 | 17 | 15 | Choong | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
John Best | 18 | 16 | 12 | King | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Eddy Choong + | 15 | 15 | Choong | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Rawlings | 3 | 1 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Margaret Varner + | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Varner | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Waring | bye | Waring | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Varner | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen | 11 | 10 | 11 | Jacobsen | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W M Bear | 7 | 12 | 5 | Jacobsen | 8 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
June Timperley | 11 | 11 | Timperley | 11 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Berit Olsson | 5 | 7 | Varner | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lois Alston | 12 | 11 | Alston | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Audrey Marshall | 10 | 3 | Alston | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Heather Ward + | 11 | 11 | Ward | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Inge Birgit Anker Hansen | 2 | 0 | Alston | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nancy Horner | 11 | 11 | Horner | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P H Parfitt | 5 | 6 | Horner | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sylvia Ripley | 6 | 11 | 1 | Ripley | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barbara Carpenter | 11 | 8 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judy Devlin + | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Devlin | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Audrey Stone | bye | Stone | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Devlin | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birte Kristiansen | 3 | 8 | Kristiansen | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Warren | 11 | 11 | Kristiansen | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P A Lawrence | 11 | 11 | Lawrence | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ingrid Nilsson | 6 | 8 | Devlin | 4 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Iris Rogers | 11 | 11 | Rogers | 11 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sue Devlin | 7 | 1 | Rogers | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J M M Smart | 11 | 8 | 11 | Smart | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ingrid Dahlberg | 4 | 11 | 2 | Rogers | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marjory Shedd | 8 | Shedd | 7 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kirsten Thorndahl | 4 ret | Shedd | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
B Bird | 11 | 11 | Bird | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Warner | 4 | 6 |
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