Wong Peng Soon, was a Malayan/Singaporean badminton player who reigned as a top player in Malaya from the 1930s to the 1950s when it was a single nation. Noted for his smooth but powerful strokes and graceful footwork, he won the singles title seven times in Singapore and eight times in Malaya during this period, as well as being the top player in the All England, the Danish Open, the Indian Open, and the Philippines Open to name a few.
Erland Kops was a badminton player from Denmark who won numerous major international singles and doubles titles from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.
The Oon brothers, Oon Chong Teik, Oon Chong Jin and Oon Chong Hau, were badminton playing siblings from Malaysia, each of whom won a variety of international titles while studying toward a medical degree in England. The eldest of the three, Chong Teik, was twice a singles semifinalist at the All-England Championships which was then the world's most prestigious tournament for individual players. Chong Jin, the "middle brother," was an All-England singles semifinalist in 1960, and a men's doubles finalist with Danish great Erland Kops in 1965. Chong Hau, the youngest brother by several years, captured the English Junior singles title a record four times. He reached the All-England singles semifinal in 1969, losing to the legendary Rudy Hartono. From the late 1950s through the late 1960s the brothers, collectively, won both men's singles and men's doubles in the open championships of Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland. They captured men's singles and mixed doubles in the Welsh Open Championships. In part because they resided abroad during their badminton primes, none of the brothers represented Malaysia in Thomas Cup competition.
Albert Davis Prebble was an English badminton and tennis player and a prominent badminton official. He captained the England badminton team in their first international match against Ireland in 1903. He won the All England badminton men's doubles three times. He also won the badminton mixed doubles in 1909 with Dora Boothby, the same year that he reached the Wimbledon Championships mixed doubles final with the same partner.
Archibald Frank Engelbach (1881-1961) was an English badminton player. He competed in the All England Championships winning the Men's doubles title in 1920 under the alias A Fee. He was a schools gymnastic champion before taking up badminton and became a prominent badminton judge. This resulted in him being uncapped for the England team. In 1930 he married Violet Baddeley, also a well known badminton player, daughter of Herbert Baddeley, the four time winner of the Wimbledon doubles. He died on December 1961 at his home in London aged 80.
Dorothy Ursula Cundall was an English badminton player. Born in 1882 in Richmond, London she was a prominent player before the First World War winning three All England titles. In 1912 she married Douglas Harvey. Cundall played as Mrs Harvey afterwards.
Ernest Edward Shedden Hawthorn (1878–1951) was an English International badminton player.
Lavinia Clara Radeglia, was an English badminton player. She first played badminton in 1903 at the Richmond Badminton Club. She became an England international in 1909 and won four All England titles. She was a one time editor of the Badminton Gazette and a well known Lawn Tennis player and became a professional tennis coach.
Alice Maud Gowenlock was an English badminton player. Born in Lambeth in 1878 she was a prominent player before the First World War and a member of the Richmond BC. She won two All England titles. and played for England just once against Ireland in 1911-12. She died in 1957 at the age of 80 in Worthing, Sussex.
Violet Helen Strachan Elton (1889-1969) was an English badminton player. She started playing badminton in India at the age of seven. After joining a club playing at the Territorial Drill Hall in Kensington she started to come to prominence. She won five All England titles. She was capped nine times by England between 1924 and 1930. Elton died on March 4, 1969 in Sidmouth.
Francis Percy Hodge known as Frank Hodge was an English badminton player. After serving with distinction during the First World War he returned to playing badminton in 1919. A left handed player he was capped 18 times by England between 1919 and 1933. He won three All England titles.
June Rose Timperley was an English badminton player.
Iris Rogers, is a former English badminton player.
Poul-Erik Nielsen is a former Danish badminton player. He was a doubles specialist winning three All England titles with partners Erland Kops, Finn Kobberø and Inge Birgit Hansen and reached five more finals. He has four National titles to his name and was capped 33 times by Denmark from 1954 to 1964. He is the elder brother of Knud Aage Nielsen another notable badminton player.
Poul Petersen is a former Danish badminton player. He was a Danish National Championship three times in the doubles with Per Walsøe and Svend Pri. In addition he won the Nordic Championship in 1972 and was capped by Denmark in the early 1970s. His greatest achievement was winning the 1970 All England Badminton Championships doubles title with Tom Bacher.
Stewart Marsden Massey (1877-1934), was a male badminton player from England, and a writer on the sport, penning the first book devoted solely to it.
Herbert Lewis Mellersh (1869-1947), was a male badminton player from England.
Herbert Septimus Uber (1885-1969), was a male badminton player from England.
Leslie Nichols, was a male badminton player from England.
Julia Margaret "Daisy" St John (1877-1956) was an English international badminton player.
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