Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 25 March 1981 – 29 March 1981 | ||
Edition | 71st | ||
Venue | Wembley Arena | ||
Location | London | ||
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The 1981 John Player All England Open Badminton Championships was the 71st edition of the event. It was held between March 25 and March 29, 1981, in London.
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Prakash Padukone | 11-15, 15–4, 15–6 |
Women's singles | Hwang Sun-ai | Lene Køppen | 11–1, 11–2 |
Men's doubles | Rudy Heryanto & Hariamanto Kartono | Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi | 15–9, 15–8 |
Women's doubles | Jane Webster & Nora Perry | Gillian Gilks & Paula Kilvington | 15-8, 15-4 |
Mixed doubles | Mike Tredgett & Nora Perry | Christian Hadinata & Imelda Wiguno | 15-10, 14–18, 15–10 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liem Swie King | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andy Goode | 5 | 9 | Swie King | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Syed Modi | 15 | 18 | Modi | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Kjeldsen | 11 | 16 | Swie King | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Jolly | 15 | 15 | Jolly | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sanjay Sharma | 2 | 6 | Jolly | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kinji Zeniya | 15 | 15 | Zeniya | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tjokaykie | 3 | 11 | Swie King | 8 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morten Frost | 15 | 15 | Frost | 15 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Roy Diaz Gonzalez | 6 | 6 | Frost | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gary Scott | 15 | 5 | 15 | Scott | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Yoshitaka Iino | 12 | 15 | 12 | Frost | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hadiyanto | 15 | 15 | Hadiyanto | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Czich | 4 | 3 | Hadiyanto | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gert Helsholt | 15 | 15 | Helsholt | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dan Travers | 9 | 4 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prakash Padukone | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ulf Johansson | 7 | 5 | Padukone | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Icuk Sugiarto | 15 | 10 | 15 | Sugiarto | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hiroyuki Hasegawa | 10 | 15 | 6 | Padukone | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lius Pongoh | 15 | 15 | Pongoh | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nick Yates | 9 | 4 | Pongoh | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Udom Luangpetcharaporn | 15 | 15 | Luangpetcharaporn | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Svend Pri | 12 | 9 | Padukone | 10 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dhany Sartika | 15 | 15 | Hartono | 15 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ray Stevens | 10 | 11 | Sartika | 9 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth Larsen | 15 | 15 | Larsen | 15 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Philip Sutton | 10 | 7 | Sartika | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rudy Hartono | 15 | 15 | Hartono | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Whetnall | 8 | 6 | Hartono | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misbun Sidek | 15 | 15 | Sidek | 4 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Masao Tsuchida | 13 | 8 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lene Køppen | 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saori Kondo | 12 | 9 | 3 | Køppen | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mary Leeves | 11 | 11 | 11 | Leeves | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taty Sumirah | 13 | 7 | 3 | Køppen | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Karen Bridge | 11 | 11 | Bridge | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wendy Carter | 3 | 6 | Bridge | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kimiko Jinnai | 11 | 11 | Jinnai | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tjan So Gwan | 9 | 3 | Køppen | 11 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Verawaty Wiharjo | 11 | 11 | Verawaty | 8 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fumiko Tohkairin | 2 | 2 | Verawaty | 11 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sally Leadbeater | 6 | 11 | 11 | Leadbeater | 6 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nettie Nielsen | 11 | 4 | 7 | Verawaty | 11 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kim Yun-ja | 11 | 12 | Kim | 7 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Atsuko Tokuda | 6 | 10 | Kim | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pia Nielsen | 11 | 11 | Nielsen | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liselotte Blumer | 5 | 7 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ivana Lie | 11 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diane Underwood | 4 | 11 | 8 | Ivana | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ami Ghia | 11 | 5 | 12 | Ghia | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kirsten Larsen | 6 | 11 | 10 | Ivana | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Yoshiko Yonekura | 11 | 11 | Yonekura | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dorte Kjær | 1 | 6 | Yonekura | 11 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Helen Troke | 11 | 11 | Troke | 6 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jane Youngberg | 5 | 8 | Ivana | 11 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hwang Sun-ai | 11 | 11 | Hwang Sun-ai | 5 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Paula Kilvington | 3 | 4 | Hwang Sun-ai | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sumiko Kitada | 11 | 11 | Kitada | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Novianti | 7 | 4 | Hwang Sun-ai | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jane Webster | 11 | 11 | Webster | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lotte Hartwich | 4 | 8 | Webster | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Svetlana Belyasova | 12 | 8 | 11 | Belyasova | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rikke von Sørensen | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra | 12 | 15 | 12 | ||||||||||
Hariamanto Kartono Rudy Heryanto | 15 | 5 | 15 | ||||||||||
Hariamanto Kartono Rudy Heryanto | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||
Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||
Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi | 15 | 17 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura | 18 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||
Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington | 17 | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||
Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||
Nora Perry Jane Webster | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
Nora Perry Jane Webster | 15 | 15 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguno | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguno | 10 | 18 | 10 | ||||||||||
Mike Tredgett Nora Perry | 15 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||
Steen Fladberg Pia Nielsen | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
Mike Tredgett Nora Perry | 15 | 15 |
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