1926 All England Badminton Championships

1926 All England Badminton Championships
Tournament information
Sport	Badminton
Location	Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster, England, United Kingdom
Dates	March 2–March 8, 1926
Established	1899
Website	All England Championships
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Last updated June 23, 2022

The 1926 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster, England from March 2 to March 8, 1926.^[1]

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Frank Devlin	Albert Harbot	7-15, 15-5, 15-6
Women's singles	Marjorie Barrett	Margaret Tragett	11-7, 11-3
Men's doubles	Curly Mack & Frank Devlin	Raoul du Roveray & J Vincent	15-3, 15-5
Women's doubles	Violet Elton & A M Head	Marjorie Barrett & Marian Horsley	15-9, 15-10
Mixed doubles	Frank Devlin & Eveline Peterson	Curly Mack & A M Head	15-5, 15-9

Results

Men's Singles

Second Round					Quarter Finals				Semi Finals				Final

	Frank Devlin	15	15

	A K Jones	6	8
						Devlin	15	15

						Thomas	12	4
	Sir George Thomas	15	10	15

	Frank Hodge	10	15	5
										Devlin	15	15

										Uber	3	9
	Herbert Uber	15	15

	W B Jones	6	6
						Uber	15	15

						Swinden	7	7
	William Swinden	15	15

	Edward Hawthorn	2	10
														Devlin	7	15	15

														Harbot	15	5	6
	Albert Harbot	15	15

	F I Atkin	2	12
						Harbot	15	15

						Martin	9	9
	Henry Martin	9	15	15

	J D M McCallum	15	4	8
										Harbot	15	15

										Knox	10	6
	N A Knox	15	15

	Hassan Ali Fyzee	8	9
						Knox	15	15

						Cardwell	2	1
	E Cardwell	15	15

	L Bracey-Forbes	12	2

Women's Singles

Second Round					Quarter Finals					Semi Finals				Final

	Marjorie Barrett	11	11

	Boumphrey	1	2
						Barrett	11	11

						Uber	1	2
	Betty Uber	11	11

	W B Rowe	9	3
											Barrett	11	11

											Nallard	2	6
	I Nallard	11	11

	B Neville	5	5
						Nallard	11	14

						Coop	5	11
	Nora Coop	11	11

	B Priter	4	2
															Barrett	11	11

															Tragett	7	3
	Margaret Tragett	14	11

	Manning	13	5
						Tragett	11	4	11

						Colpoys	6	11	8
	Dorothy Colpoys	11	11

	E Sainsbury	4	7
											Tragett	11	11

											Dearsley	5	6
	W L Dearsley	11	4	11

	B M Emson	7	11	7
						Dearsley	11	11	11

						Emson	2	13	5
	M Emson	11	11

	M Reeves	3	5

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