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The '''1956 [[All England Badminton Championships|All England Championships]]''' was a [[badminton]] tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1956.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/|title=The Times & the Sunday Times|access-date=2012-09-13|archive-date=2017-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The '''1956 [[All England Badminton Championships|All England Championships]]''' was a [[badminton]] tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England from 14–17 March 1956.<ref>http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/</ref>




==Final results==
==Final results==
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|-
|-
|Men's singles
|Men's singles
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Eddy Choong]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Kobbero
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Finn Kobberø]]
|11–15, 15–3, 15-11
|11-15, 15–3, 15-11
|-
|-
|Women's singles
|Women's singles
|{{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Varner
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Margaret Varner]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} Judy Devlin
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Judy Devlin]]
|11-8, 11-6
|11–8, 11–6
|-
|-
|Men's doubles
|Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Kobbero & Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Finn Kobberø]] & [[Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} John Nygaard & Poul Erik Nielsen
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[John Nygaard]] & [[Poul-Erik Nielsen]]
|18-14, 15–5
|18-14, 15-5
|-
|-
|Women's doubles
|Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|USA}} Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Judy Devlin]] & [[Sue Devlin]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Iris Rogers & June Timperley
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Iris Rogers]] & [[June Timperley]]
|17–18, 15–12, 15-12
|17-18, 15–12, 15-12
|-
|-
|Mixed doubles
|Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jordan & June Timperley
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anthony D. Jordan|Tony Jordan]] & [[June Timperley]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen & Aase Schiott-Jacobsen
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen]] & [[Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen]]
|18–15, 6-15, 15-8
|18-15, 6-15, 15-8
|}
|}


Both June White and Irish Cooley married and competed under their married names of June Timperley and Iris Rogers.


==Results==


=='''Men's Singles'''==
===Men's singles===




====Section 1====
====Section 1====
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| RD1=Round of 32
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarter Finals
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semi Finals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Kobbero+
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Finn Kobberø]] +
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} M Robinson
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} [[M Robinson]]
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=15
| RD1-score01-1=15
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| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} John Timperley
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Timperley (badminton)|John Timperley]]
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Waddell
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Waddell]]
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=15
| RD1-score03-1=15
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| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Hugh Findlay
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Hugh Findlay (badminton)|Hugh Findlay]]
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|MAS}} Ong Poh Lim+
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ong Poh Lim]] +
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=15
| RD1-score05-1=15
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| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} Berndt Dahlberg
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Berndt Dahlberg]]
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|DEN}} John Nygaard
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|DEN}} [[John Nygaard]]
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=15
| RD1-score07-1=15
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| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|DEN}} E Olsen
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Erland Olsen]]
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|INA}} Ferry Sonneville+
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|INA}} [[Ferry Sonneville]] +
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=15
| RD1-score09-1=15
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| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEN}} Ole Mertz
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Ole Mertz]]
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} R Quiddington
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} [[R Quiddington]]
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=15
| RD1-score11-1=15
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| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SWE}} Bertil Glans+
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Bertil Glans]] +
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Jack McColl
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack McColl]]
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=15
| RD1-score13-1=15
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| RD1-score13-3=17
| RD1-score13-3=17
| RD1-score14-3=14
| RD1-score14-3=14
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} B Westcott
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} [[B Westcott]]
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} C Darnell
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} [[C Darnell]]
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=15
| RD1-score15-1=15
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| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobbero
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobberø
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Timperley
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Timperley
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| RD2-score07-3=15
| RD2-score07-3=15
| RD2-score08-3=8
| RD2-score08-3=8
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobbero
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobberø
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} Dahlberg
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} Dahlberg
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| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobbero
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobberø
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} Glans
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} Glans
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| RD4-score02-3=
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
}}



====Section 2====
====Section 2====
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| RD1=Round of 32
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarter Finals
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semi Finals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen]]
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|DEN}} N Buchholst
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Niels Buchholst]]
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=15
| RD1-score01-1=15
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| RD1-score01-3=15
| RD1-score01-3=15
| RD1-score02-3=11
| RD1-score02-3=11
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|SWE}} Rune Brinkestedt
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Rune Brinkestedt]]
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} Dave McTaggart
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} [[Dave McTaggart]]
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=18
| RD1-score03-1=18
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| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} K C Carpenter
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} [[K C Carpenter]]
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} J A Broadhurst
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} [[J A Broadhurst]]
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=16
| RD1-score05-1=16
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| RD1-score05-3=15
| RD1-score05-3=15
| RD1-score06-3=2
| RD1-score06-3=2
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} Joseph Alston
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Joseph Cameron Alston|Joe Alston]]
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jordan
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anthony D. Jordan|Tony Jordan]]
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=15
| RD1-score07-1=15
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| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} H R Holdsworth
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} [[H R Holdsworth]]
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} B T Brownlee
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[B T Brownlee]]
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=w/o
| RD1-score09-1=w/o
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| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEN}} Palle Granlund
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Palle Granlund]]
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|SWE}} Leif Ekedahl+
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Leif Ekedahl]] +
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=15
| RD1-score11-1=15
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| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} G H King
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} [[G H King]]
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} John Best
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Best (badminton)|John Best]]
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=15
| RD1-score13-1=15
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| RD1-score13-3=15
| RD1-score13-3=15
| RD1-score14-3=12
| RD1-score14-3=12
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong+
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|MAS}} [[Eddy Choong]] +
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} M B Rawlings
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Rawlings (badminton)|Michael Rawlings]]
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=15
| RD1-score15-1=15
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}}
}}


===Women's singles===


====Section 1====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Margaret Varner]] +
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score01-1=bye
| RD1-score02-1=
| RD1-score01-2=
| RD1-score02-2=
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[J Waring]]
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score03-1=bye
| RD1-score04-1=
| RD1-score03-2=
| RD1-score04-2=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen]]
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} [[W M Bear]]
| RD1-score05-1=11
| RD1-score06-1=7
| RD1-score05-2=10
| RD1-score06-2=12
| RD1-score05-3=11
| RD1-score06-3=5
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} [[June Timperley]]
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Berit Olsson]]
| RD1-score07-1=11
| RD1-score08-1=5
| RD1-score07-2=11
| RD1-score08-2=7
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} [[Lois Alston]]
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Audrey Marshall]]
| RD1-score09-1=12
| RD1-score10-1=10
| RD1-score09-2=11
| RD1-score10-2=3
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Heather Ward]] +
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Inge Birgit Anker Hansen]]
| RD1-score11-1=11
| RD1-score12-1=2
| RD1-score11-2=11
| RD1-score12-2=0
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Nancy Horner]]
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} [[P H Parfitt]]
| RD1-score13-1=11
| RD1-score14-1=5
| RD1-score13-2=11
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sylvia Ripley]]
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barbara Carpenter]]
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score16-1=11
| RD1-score15-2=11
| RD1-score16-2=8
| RD1-score15-3=1
| RD1-score16-3=


| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Varner
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Waring
| RD2-score01-1=11
| RD2-score02-1=3
| RD2-score01-2=11
| RD2-score02-2=0
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|DEN}} Jacobsen
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Timperley
| RD2-score03-1=8
| RD2-score04-1=11
| RD2-score03-2=11
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score03-3=11
| RD2-score04-3=4
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Alston
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Ward
| RD2-score05-1=12
| RD2-score06-1=10
| RD2-score05-2=13
| RD2-score06-2=12
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} Horner
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Ripley
| RD2-score07-1=11
| RD2-score08-1=8
| RD2-score07-2=11
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-score08-3=


| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Varner
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|DEN}} Jacobsen
| RD3-score01-1=11
| RD3-score02-1=2
| RD3-score01-2=11
| RD3-score02-2=1
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Alston
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} Horner
| RD3-score03-1=11
| RD3-score04-1=2
| RD3-score03-2=11
| RD3-score04-2=4
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-score04-3=


| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Varner
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Alston
| RD4-score01-1=11
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=11
| RD4-score02-2=0
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-score02-3=
}}

====Section 2====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Judy Devlin]] +
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score01-1=bye
| RD1-score02-1=
| RD1-score01-2=
| RD1-score02-2=
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Audrey Stone]]
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score03-1=bye
| RD1-score04-1=
| RD1-score03-2=
| RD1-score04-2=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Birte Kristiansen]]
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} [[M Warren]]
| RD1-score05-
| RD1-score06-1=11
| RD1-score05-2=3
| RD1-score06-2=11
| RD1-score05-3=8
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} [[P A Lawrence]]
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ingrid Nilsson]]
| RD1-score07-1=11
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score07-2=11
| RD1-score08-2=8
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Iris Rogers]]
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} [[Sue Devlin]]
| RD1-score09-1=11
| RD1-score10-1=7
| RD1-score09-2=11
| RD1-score10-2=1
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|SCO}} [[J M M Smart]]
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ingrid Dahlberg (badminton)|Ingrid Dahlberg]]
| RD1-score11-1=11
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score11-2=8
| RD1-score12-2=11
| RD1-score11-3=11
| RD1-score12-3=2
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} [[Marjory Shedd]]
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kirsten Thorndahl]]
| RD1-score13-1=8
| RD1-score14-1=4 ret
| RD1-score13-2=
| RD1-score14-2=
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} [[B Bird]]
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} [[P Warner]]
| RD1-score15-1=11
| RD1-score16-1=4
| RD1-score15-2=11
| RD1-score16-2=6
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Devlin
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Stone
| RD2-score01-1=11
| RD2-score02-1=1
| RD2-score01-2=11
| RD2-score02-2=0
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|DEN}} Kristiansen
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Lawrence
| RD2-score03-1=11
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=12
| RD2-score04-2=10
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Rogers
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|SCO}} Smart
| RD2-score05-1=11
| RD2-score06-1=5
| RD2-score05-2=11
| RD2-score06-2=1
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} Shedd
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Bird
| RD2-score07-1=11
| RD2-score08-1=3
| RD2-score07-2=11
| RD2-score08-2=2
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Devlin
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|DEN}} Kristiansen
| RD3-score01-1=11
| RD3-score02-1=5
| RD3-score01-2=11
| RD3-score02-2=2
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Rogers
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CAN|1921}} Shedd
| RD3-score03-1=11
| RD3-score04-1=7
| RD3-score03-2=11
| RD3-score04-2=12
| RD3-score03-3=11
| RD3-score04-3=7

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Devlin
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Rogers
| RD4-score01-1=4
| RD4-score02-1=11
| RD4-score01-2=11
| RD4-score02-2=7
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Latest revision as of 00:15, 27 December 2022

1956 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates14 March 1956 (1956-03-14)–
17 March 1956 (1956-03-17)
Edition46th
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court
LocationLondon
← < 1955 1957 > →

The 1956 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1956.[1]

Final results

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Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Malaysia Eddy Choong Denmark Finn Kobberø 11-15, 15–3, 15-11
Women's singles United States Margaret Varner United States Judy Devlin 11-8, 11-6
Men's doubles Denmark Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Denmark John Nygaard & Poul-Erik Nielsen 18-14, 15-5
Women's doubles United States Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin England Iris Rogers & June Timperley 17-18, 15–12, 15-12
Mixed doubles England Tony Jordan & June Timperley Denmark Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen 18-15, 6-15, 15-8

Both June White and Irish Cooley married and competed under their married names of June Timperley and Iris Rogers.

Results

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Men's singles

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Section 1

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Denmark Finn Kobberø + 15 15
England M Robinson 6 0 Denmark Kobberø 15 15
England John Timperley 15 15 England Timperley 4 6
England Peter Waddell 3 7 Denmark Kobberø 15 15
England Hugh Findlay 15 15 Sweden Dahlberg 10 10
Malaysia Ong Poh Lim + 6 10 England Findlay 10 4
Sweden Berndt Dahlberg 15 15 Sweden Dahlberg 15 15
Denmark John Nygaard 2 4 Denmark Kobberø 15 15
Denmark Erland Olsen 15 15 Sweden Glans 3 5
Indonesia Ferry Sonneville + 4 4 Denmark Olsen 18 15 18
Denmark Ole Mertz 15 15 Denmark Mertz 14 17 14
England R Quiddington 9 1 Denmark Olsen 13 9
Sweden Bertil Glans + 15 15 17 Sweden Glans 18 15
England Jack McColl 10 17 14 Sweden Glans 14 15 15
Canada B Westcott 15 15 Canada Westcott 17 12 8
England C Darnell 5 4

Section 2

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Denmark Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen 15 3 15
Denmark Niels Buchholst 6 15 11 Denmark H-Hansen 15 15
Sweden Rune Brinkestedt 18 17 Sweden Brinkestedt 5 9
Canada Dave McTaggart 15 14 Denmark H-Hansen 11 18 15
England K C Carpenter 16 15 15 United States Alston 15 16 12
England J A Broadhurst 17 4 2 England Carpenter
United States Joe Alston 15 15 United States Alston w/o
England Tony Jordan 5 6 Denmark H-Hansen 3 12
England H R Holdsworth w/o Malaysia Choong 15 15
South Africa B T Brownlee England Holdsworth 2 12
Denmark Palle Granlund 15 15 Denmark Granlund 15 15
Sweden Leif Ekedahl + 11 10 Denmark Granlund 1 7
England G H King 15 17 15 Malaysia Choong 15 15
England John Best 18 16 12 England King 1 0
Malaysia Eddy Choong + 15 15 Malaysia Choong 15 15
England Michael Rawlings 3 1

Women's singles

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Section 1

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
United States Margaret Varner + bye
United States Varner 11 11
England J Waring bye England Waring 3 0
United States Varner 11 11
Denmark Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen 11 10 11 Denmark Jacobsen 2 1
England W M Bear 7 12 5 Denmark Jacobsen 8 11 11
England June Timperley 11 11 England Timperley 11 6 4
Sweden Berit Olsson 5 7 United States Varner 11 11
United States Lois Alston 12 11 United States Alston 6 0
England Audrey Marshall 10 3 United States Alston 12 13
England Heather Ward + 11 11 England Ward 10 12
Denmark Inge Birgit Anker Hansen 2 0 United States Alston 11 11
Scotland Nancy Horner 11 11 Scotland Horner 2 4
England P H Parfitt 5 6 Scotland Horner 11 11
England Sylvia Ripley 6 11 1 England Ripley 8 6
England Barbara Carpenter 11 8

Section 2

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
United States Judy Devlin + bye
United States Devlin 11 11
England Audrey Stone bye England Stone 1 0
United States Devlin 11 11
Denmark Birte Kristiansen 3 8 Denmark Kristiansen 5 2
England M Warren 11 11 Denmark Kristiansen 11 12
England P A Lawrence 11 11 England Lawrence 6 10
Sweden Ingrid Nilsson 6 8 United States Devlin 4 11 11
England Iris Rogers 11 11 England Rogers 11 7 5
United States Sue Devlin 7 1 England Rogers 11 11
Scotland J M M Smart 11 8 11 Scotland Smart 5 1
Sweden Ingrid Dahlberg 4 11 2 England Rogers 11 11 11
Canada Marjory Shedd 8 Canada Shedd 7 12 7
Denmark Kirsten Thorndahl 4 ret Canada Shedd 11 11
England B Bird 11 11 England Bird 3 2
England P Warner 4 6

References

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  1. ^ "The Times & the Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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