| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 14 March 1961– 17 March 1961 | ||
| Edition | 51st | ||
| Venue | Wembley | ||
| Location | London | ||
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The 1961 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1961. [1]
In 1960 Judy Devlin married and returned to the championships as Judy Hashman, her sister Sue Devlin also married and became Sue Peard and decided to represent Ireland, the native country of her father and former men's champion Frank Devlin.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Erland Kops | Finn Kobberø | 15-10, 15-6 |
| Women's singles |  Judy Hashman-Devlin |  Ursula Smith | 11-2, 11-6 |
| Men's doubles | Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | Erland Kops & Poul-Erik Nielsen | 15-6, 15-3 |
| Women's doubles |  Sue Peard-Devlin & Judy Hashman-Devlin |  Catherine Dunglison & Wilma Tyre | 15-5 15-4 |
| Mixed doubles | Finn Kobberø & Kirsten Thorndahl | Tony Jordan & June Timperley | 15-12, 15-5 |
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Erland Kops | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gordon Rowlands | 9 | 5 | 1 | Kops | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Coates | 15 | 15 | Coates | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 B K Wong | 6 | 6 | 1 | Kops | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob McCoig + | 13 | 15 | 15 | McCoig | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J T Woodhouse | 15 | 3 | 7 | McCoig | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Bengt-Ake Jonsson | 15 | 7 | 15 | Jonsson | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Havers | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1 | Kops | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oon Chong Teik | 15 | 9 | 18 | Teik | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Knud Aage Nielsen | 4 | 15 | 13 | Teik | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Charoen Wattanasin + | 15 | 15 | Wattanasin | 14 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poul Erik Nielsen | 2 | 7 | Teik | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bertil Glans | 15 | 8 | 15 | Glans | 14 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Vincent | 7 | 15 | 3 | Glans | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Havers | 17 | 15 | Bill Havers | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Downey | 15 | 12 | ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finn Kobberø | 18 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yeoh Keaw Hua | 14 | 2 | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Mertz | 15 | 15 | Mertz | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Derrick | 3 | 10 | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Findlay | 15 | 17 | Findlay | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Shannon | 12 | 15 | Findlay | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bjorn Holst-Christensen | 15 | 15 | Holst-C | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stanford | 3 | 4 | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Ferry Sonneville | 15 | 15 | 2 | Sonneville | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Horton | 1 | 6 | 2 | Sonneville | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Rowe | 15 | 10 | 18 | Rowe | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R T Ponnambalam | 6 | 15 | 15 | 2 | Sonneville | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Henning Borch + | 15 | 15 | Borch | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Jordan | 7 | 2 | Borch | 18 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Kin Tat | 15 | 15 | Kin Tat | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F C Woodley | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Judy Hashman + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | Hashman | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F I Horne | Horne | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hashman | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angela Bairstow | Bairstow | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bairstow | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kirsten Dahl | Dahl | 12 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hashman | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sonya Cox | 11 | 11 | Cox | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A H Larman | 4 | 2 | Cox | 11 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tonny Holst-Christensen+ | 11 | 11 | Holst-C | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M J Frost | 1 | 2 | Cox | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary O'Sullivan | w/o | O'Sullivan | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pratuang Pattabongse | O'Sullivan | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M E Govett | 4 | 11 | 11 | Govett | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rita Rahey | 11 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ursula Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smith | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Holborn | Holborn | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smith | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sue Peard-Devlin | Peard | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peard | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanne Jensen + | Jensen | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smith | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilma Tyre | 12 | 4 | 11 | Tyre | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yvonne Kelly | 9 | 11 | 3 | Tyre | 7 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jenny Pritchard | Pritchard | 11 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyre | 11 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inge Hasselsteen + | 11 | 11 | Hasselsteen | 7 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheila Ryder | 4 | 7 | Hasselsteen | 6 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eileen Pattison | 8 | 11 | 11 | Pattison | 11 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anita Price | 11 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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