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- ↑ "Death". Free BMD.
- ↑ "History" (PDF). All England Badminton.
- ↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results . Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74–78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
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