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- ↑ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton, page 86. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
- ↑ ""Badminton Task Eased." Times, 3 Feb. 1964, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ "Welcome to BADMINTON MUSEUM OF IRELAND". Badminton Museum of Ireland.
- ↑ "Facts and records" (PDF). Badminton England.
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