Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Badminton
at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Badminton ; at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Venue	Edinburgh
Dates	16–21 July 1970
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Last updated January 12, 2025

The badminton competition at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games took place in Edinburgh, Scotland from 16 July until 21 July 1970.^[1] Sixteen countries participated in this event.^[2]

Final results

Final result
Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Jamie Paulson	Paul Whetnall	10-15, 15–13, 15–10
Women's singles	Margaret Beck	Gillian Perrin	5-11, 11–3, 11–8
Men's doubles	Ng Boon Bee & Punch Gunalan	Ng Tat Wai & Tan Soon Hooi	15–3, 15–3
Women's doubles	Margaret Boxall & Sue Whetnall	Gillian Perrin & Julie Rickard	15–9, 15–2
Mixed doubles	Derek Talbot & Margaret Boxall	Roger Mills & Gillian Perrin	8-15, 15–12, 15–12

Results

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Men's singles

Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals			Final

1	Jamie Paulson	15	18
16	Derek Talbot	8	17	Paulson	15	15
8	Richard Purser	15	18	Purser	9	8
9	Satish Bhatia	7	14					Paulson	17	15
5	Ray Sharp	15	15					Sharp	14	5
12	Raman Ghosh	6	3	Sharp	15	15
4	Abdul Rahman Mohamed	15	15	Rahman	6	7
13	Adam Flockhart	8	3								Paulson	10	15	15
6	Paul Whetnall	15	15								Whetnall	15	13	10
11	Dave Charron	3	7	Whetnall	17	15
3	Punch Gunalan	15	15	Gunalan	15	2
14	Jim McNeillage	3	3					Whetnall	15	15	Third place
7	Suresh Goel	15	15					Goel	12	5
10	Wee Kin	3	10	Goel	16	15	15				Sharp	15	15
2	Bruce Rollick	15	15	Rollick	18	3	12				Goel	9	12
15	Ross Livingston	12	7

Women's singles

Round of 16					Quarter-finals			Semi-finals				Final

1	Margaret Beck	11	11
16	Judy Rollick	8	4		Beck	11	12
8	Judith Nyirati	11	11		Nyirati	8	11
9	Joanna Flockhart	0	3					Beck	11	12
5	Margaret Boxall	11	11					Boxall	6	9
12	Helen Kelly	5	2		Boxall	11	11
4	Teoh Siew Yong	10	11	11	Siew Yong	2	3
13	Patricia Moody	12	5	4								Beck	5	11	11
6	Gillian Perrin	11	11									Perrin	11	3	8
11	Christine Bennett	1	1		Perrin	11	11
3	Rosalind Singha Ang	11	11		Ang	4	4
14	Maureen Hume	3	3					Perrin	10	11	11	Third place
7	Sylvia Ng Meow Eng							Ng	12	5	2
10	Kay Marie Nesbit				Ng	11	11					Boxall	11	11
2	Alison Ridgway	11	11		Ridgway	4	2					Ng	6	8
15	Mary Thompson	5	6

Men's doubles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals			Finals

	Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan	15	15

	Cyril Wilkinson Samuel Blair	2	6
					Boon Bee Gunalan	15	15

					Paré Paulson	11	8
	Yves Paré Jamie Paulson	18	15

	Dipu Ghosh Raman Ghosh	14	3
								Boon Bee Gunalan	15	15

								Tat Wai Soon Hooi	3	3
	Ng Tat Wai Tan Soon Hooi	15	9	17

	Suresh Goel Satish Bhatia	1	15	16
					Tat Wai Soon Hooi	15	15	Third place

					Eddy Talbot	11	3
	David Eddy Derek Talbot	12	15	15				Paré Paulson	15	15

	Dave Charron Rolf Paterson	15	11	5				Eddy Talbot	10	12

Women's doubles

Quarterfinals				Semifinals			Finals

	Margaret Boxall Sue Whetnall	15	15

	Joanna Flockhart Helen Kelly	6	9
				Boxall Whetnall	15	15

				Tan Ng	4	11
	Sylvia Tan Sylvia Ng Meow Eng	15	15

	Alison Ridgway Judy Rollick	10	12
							Boxall Whetnall	15	15

							Perrin Rickard	9	2
	Gillian Perrin Julie Rickard	15	15

	Patricia Moody Nancy McKinley	3	7
				Perrin Rickard	15	15	Third place

				Ang Siew Yong	2	10
	Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong	15	15				Ang Siew Yong	15	12	15

	Maureen Mockford Joan McCloy	2	4				Tan Ng	2	15	10

Mixed doubles

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

	Derek Talbot Margaret Boxall	15	15

	Jim McNeillage Maureen Hume	6	5
				Talbot Boxall	17	15	17

				Eddy Whetnall	18	6	14
	David Eddy Sue Whetnall	15	17

	Dave Charron Nancy McKinley	9	14
								Talbot Boxall	8	15	15

								Mills Perrin	15	12	12
	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	15	15

	Bob McCoig Helen Kelly	10	4
				Mills Perrin	15	15		Third place

				Whetnall Rickard	4	11
	Paul Whetnall Julie Rickard	15	18					Eddy Whetnall	15	12	15

	Fraser Gow Christine Evans	9	17					Whetnall Rickard	8	15	12

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References

↑ "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
↑ "The Tenth British Commonwealth Games" (PDF). World Badminton (11 ed.). October 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

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[1] "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

[2] "The Tenth British Commonwealth Games" (PDF). World Badminton (11 ed.). October 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[3] "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

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