| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 15 March 1967– 19 March 1967 | ||
| Edition | 57th | ||
| Venue | Wembley Arena | ||
| Location | London | ||
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The 1967 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 15 to 19 March 1967. [1]
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Erland Kops |  Tan Aik Huang | 15-12, 15-10 |
| Women's singles |  Judy Hashman |  Noriko Takagi | 5-11, 11–8, 12-10 |
| Men's doubles | Henning Borch & Erland Kops | Per Walsøe & Svend Andersen Pri | 15-8, 15-12 |
| Women's doubles |  Imre Rietveld & Ulla Strand | Judy Hashman &  Janet Brennan | 11-15, 15–8, 15-4 |
| Mixed doubles | Svend Andersen Pri & Ulla Strand | Per Walsøe & Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | 15-2, 15-10 |
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erland Kops + | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sila Ulao | 3 | 4 | Kops | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Friedhelm Wulff | 15 | 15 | Wulff | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Andrew | 2 | 6 | Kops | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sture Johnsson + | 15 | 15 | Johnsson S | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huub Van Ginneken | 12 | 1 | Johnsson S | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Sharp | 15 | 15 | Sharp | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Deakin | 1 | 10 | Kops | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lee Kin Tat | 15 | 15 | Kin Tat | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wynn Rogers | 4 | 4 | Kin Tat | 9 | 18 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kurt Johnsson | 15 | 15 | Johnsson K | 15 | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Dinesh Khanna + | 10 | 9 | Kin Tat | 15 | 7 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Bacher | 15 | 15 | Bacher | 13 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Woodley | 6 | 10 | Bacher | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Mills | 15 | 15 | Mills | 3 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Klaus Kaagaard | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tan Aik Huang + | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morten Pommergaard | 7 | 4 | Aik Huang | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Whetnall | 15 | 18 | Whetnall | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Horton | 3 | 17 | Aik Huang | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sangob Rattanusorn | 15 | 15 | Rattanusorn | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stanford | 3 | 4 | Rattanusorn | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Alan Parsons + | 15 | 18 | Parsons | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo Hansen | 13 | 17 | Aik Huang | 15 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Henning Borch | 15 | 18 | Borch | 6 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wolfgang Bochow + | 7 | 16 | Borch | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian White | 15 | 15 | White | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N White | 7 | 3 | Borch | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Beacom | 15 | 15 | Beacom | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Kickebye | 6 | 10 | Beacom | 10 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Willy Lund | 15 | 15 | Lund | 15 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gautam Thakkar | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| =1 | Judy Hashman | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margot Ter Metz | 0 | 1 | Hashman | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lizbeth von Barnekow | 11 | 11 | Von Barnekov | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Muriel Ferguson | 1 | 7 | Hashman | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marieluise Wackerow + | 11 | 11 | Wackerow | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marianne Svensson | 2 | 0 | Wackerow | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agnes Geene | 11 | 11 | Geene | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phyllis Kirkwood | 6 | 4 | Hashman | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulla Strand + | 11 | 11 | Strand | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Hamilton | 5 | 2 | Strand | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroe Amano | 11 | 11 | Amano | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P M Andrew | 5 | 0 | Strand | 2 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Imre Rietveld | 11 | 11 | Rietveld | 11 | 10 | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A C Darlington | 4 | 6 | Rietveld | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Felice De Nooyer | 2 | 11 | 12 | De Nooyer | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gillian Perrin | 11 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| =1 | Noriko Takagi | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sonya Cox | 1 | 0 | Takagi | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lonny Funch | 11 | 11 | Funch | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margaret Boxall | 7 | 5 | Takagi | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eva Twedberg + | 11 | 11 | Twedberg | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marja Ridder | 2 | 4 | Twedberg | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ann Smith | w/o | Smith | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pratuang Pattabongse | Takagi | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irmgard Latz + | 11 | 11 | Latz | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sue Pound | 0 | 6 | Latz | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julie Charles | 11 | 11 | Charles | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Yvonne Kelly | 4 | 0 | Latz | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | w/o | Molegaard-Hansen | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunila Apte | Molegaard-Hansen | 12 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| =3 | Angela Bairstow | 11 | 11 | Bairstow | 9 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilma Prade | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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