The Canadian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in Canada.
The tournament started in 1922. In 1957 the Canadian Badminton Federation decided to open the championships and they were combined with the Canadian Open until 1961. In 1962 they were held separately again.
Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
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1957 | Dave F. McTaggart | Judy Devlin | D. Smythe H. "Budd" Porter | Sue Devlin Judy Devlin | R.B. Williams Ethel Marshall |
1958 | Dave F. McTaggart | Jean Miller | D. Smythe H. "Budd" Porter | Marjorie Shedd J. Hennessy | W. Purcell Marjorie Shedd |
1959 | Tan Joe Hok | Judy Devlin | Lim Say Hup Teh Kew San | S. Devlin Judy Devlin | D.P. Davis Judy Devlin |
1960 | Tan Joe Hok | Marjorie Shedd | Lim Say Hup Teh Kew San | J.C. Alston J. J. Armendariz | Finn Kobberø J. Miller |
1961 | Erland Kops | Marjorie Shedd | Finn Kobberø J. Hammergaard Hansen | Marjorie Shedd D. Tinline | Finn Kobberø J. Miller |
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