Leslie Nichols

Leslie Nichols
Personal information
Country	England
Born	Third Quarter 1907 Islington, England

Leslie Nichols (1907-date of death unknown), was a badminton player from England. ^[1]

Badminton career

Nichols was born in Islington in 1907. ^[2] He was a three times winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He won the doubles with his younger brother Ralph Nichols, for three consecutive years from 1936 until 1938. ^[3]

Family

Nichols and his brother lived at 1 Willow Bridge Road, Canonbury in 1911.

Achievements

International tournaments

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1931	Welsh International	Ralph Nichols	Arthur Hamilton Willoughby Hamilton	15–8, 12–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1932	All England Open	Ralph Nichols	Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White	15–14, 16–18, 4–15	Runner-up
1934	All England Open	Ralph Nichols	Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White	12–15, 15–12, 7–15	Runner-up
1935	All England Open	Ralph Nichols	Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White	12–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1936	All England Open	Ralph Nichols	Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White	15–7, 15–2	Winner
1937	All England Open	Ralph Nichols	Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White	15–6, 18–14	Winner
1938	All England Open	Ralph Nichols	Ian Maconachie Raymond M. White	15–12, 7–15, 15–9	Winner
1939	All England Open	Ralph Nichols	Thomas Boyle James Rankin	4–15, 3–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1931	Welsh International	Hazel Hogarth	Ralph Nichols Nora Coop	8–15, 15–18	Runner-up

References

1. "History". All England Badminton.
2. "Birth". Free BMD.
3. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results . Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp.  74-78. ISBN   0-85112-492-5.