1920 All England Badminton Championships

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1920 All England Open Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates2 March 1920 (1920-03-02)
7 March 1920 (1920-03-07)
Edition17th
Venue Royal Horticultural Hall
LocationElverton Street, Westminster, London
Official website All England Championships
1914 1921

The 1920 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from 2 March to 7 March 1920. [1] It was the first All England Championships since 1914 following a six year break because of World War I.

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George Thomas played under the alias George Allen and finally won his first men's singles title after many years of trying, his best previous singles result was as a losing finalist 16 years earlier in 1904. Another player Archibald Engelbach played under the alias Archibald Fee and won the doubles with Raoul du Roveray. [2] [3] [4]

K. S. Tann was listed as representing China in the first round of the men's singles and was beaten by the defending champion Guy Sautter 15-1, 15-3. It was the first instance of a Chinese player appearing at the Championships. Tann partnered by Mackinnon also made it to the semi-finals of the men's doubles. [1] [5]

Final results

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of England.svg George Allen (Sir George Thomas) Flag of England.svg William Swinden 15–9, 14-17, 15-5
Women's singles Flag of England.svg Kitty McKane Flag of England.svg Margaret Tragett 11–6, 11-5
Men's doubles Flag of England.svg Archibald Fee (Archibald Engelbach) & Raoul du Roveray Flag of England.svg J. H. Colin Prior & Herbert Uber 15–13, 15–8
Women's doubles Flag of England.svg Violet Elton & Lavinia Radeglia Flag of England.svg D. Harvey & Mrs Reynolds+17-15, 5–15, 15–10
Mixed doubles Flag of England.svg George Allen (Sir George Thomas) & Hazel Hogarth Flag of England.svg Guy Sautter & D. Harvey15-12, 15-12

+ alias

Men's singles

Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                    
Flag of England.svg George Allen 15 15
Flag of England.svg Herbert Uber 11 4
Flag of England.svg Allen 15 3 15
Flag of England.svg Sautter 12 15 12
Flag of England.svg Guy Sautter 15 15
Flag of England.svg J. H. Colin Prior 3 5
Flag of England.svg Allen 15 15
Flag of Scotland.svg Millar 8 8
Flag of Scotland.svg Jackson W. Millar 15 15
Flag of England.svg A. Mackinnon 6 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Millar w/o
Flag of Ireland.svg Devlin scr
Flag of Ireland.svg Frank Devlin 15 12 17
Flag of England.svg A. K. Jones 8 15 14
Flag of England.svg Allen 15 14 15
Flag of England.svg Swinden 9 17 5
Flag of Scotland.svg W. T. Henderson 15 15
Flag of England.svg R. G. P. Hunter 12 12
Flag of Scotland.svg Henderson 15 15
Flag of England.svg Parsloe 0 6
Flag of England.svg Douglas Parsloe 15 15
Flag of England.svg C. W. Hordern 5 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Henderson 1 15 3
Flag of England.svg Swinden 15 12 15
Flag of England.svg A. G. Macdonnell 15 15
Flag of England.svg J. K. James 6 6
Flag of England.svg Macdonnell 11 9
Flag of England.svg Swinden 15 15
Flag of England.svg William Swinden 15 15
Flag of England.svg Bertrand Peek 0 10

Women's singles

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                    
Flag of England.svg Kitty McKane 11 11
Flag of England.svg Violet Baddeley 2 5
Flag of England.svg McKane 11 11
Flag of England.svg Wheelwright 1 0
Flag of England.svg A. Wheelwright
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Flag of England.svg McKane 11 11
Flag of England.svg Radeglia 4 1
Flag of England.svg Lavinia Radeglia
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Flag of England.svg Radeglia
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Flag of England.svg McKane 11 11
Flag of England.svg Tragett 6 5
Flag of England.svg Margaret Tragett
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Flag of England.svg Tragett 11 13
Flag of England.svg Snaith 0 11
Flag of England.svg Marguerite Snaith
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Flag of England.svg Tragett 11 11
Flag of Scotland.svg Aitken 2 2
Flag of Scotland.svg D. M. Aitken
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Flag of Scotland.svg Aitken 11 6 11
Flag of England.svg Hogg 2 11 4
Flag of England.svg Miss A. M. Hogg
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Men's doubles

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of England.svg Archibald Engelbach
Flag of England.svg Raoul du Roveray
15 17
Flag of England.svg Frank Chesterton
Flag of England.svg Sir George Thomas
6 15
Flag of England.svg Archibald Engelbach
Flag of England.svg Raoul du Roveray
15 15
Flag of England.svg Herbert Uber
Flag of England.svg J. H. Colin Prior
13 8
Flag of England.svg Herbert Uber
Flag of England.svg J. H. Colin Prior
15 15
Flag of England.svg A. Mackinnon
Flag of China (1912-1928).svg K. S. Tann
2 10

Women's doubles

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of England.svg Violet Elton
Flag of England.svg Lavinia Radeglia
13 15 15
Flag of England.svg Kitty McKane
Flag of England.svg Hazel Hogarth
18 3 11
Flag of England.svg Violet Elton
Flag of England.svg Lavinia Radeglia
17 5 15
Flag of England.svg Miss D. Harvey
Flag of England.svg Mrs Reynolds+
15 15 10
Flag of England.svg Miss D. Harvey
Flag of England.svg Mrs Reynolds+
15 15
Flag of England.svg Violet Baddeley
Flag of Ireland.svg E. M. Stewart
3 12

+ alias

Mixed doubles

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of England.svg Sir George Thomas
Flag of England.svg Hazel Hogarth
w/o
Flag of England.svg Frank Chesterton
Flag of England.svg Margaret Tragett
scr
Flag of England.svg Sir George Thomas
Flag of England.svg Hazel Hogarth
15 15
Flag of England.svg Guy Sautter
Flag of England.svg Miss D. Harvey
12 12
Flag of England.svg Guy Sautter
Flag of England.svg Miss D. Harvey
15 15
Flag of England.svg Raoul du Roveray
Flag of England.svg Christina Douglass
1 3

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