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Revision as of 09:45, 23 September 2012

1956 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates14 March 1956 (1956-03-14)–
17 March 1956 (1956-03-17)
Edition46th
VenueEmpress Hall, Earls Court
LocationLondon
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The 1956 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England from 14–17 March 1956.[1]


Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Malaysia Eddy Choong Denmark Finn Kobbero 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 Kobbero & Jorgen 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 Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen & Aase Schiott-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.


Men's Singles

Section 1

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
Denmark Finn Kobbero+ 15 15
England M Robinson 6 0 Denmark Kobbero 15 15
England John Timperley 15 15 England Timperley 4 6
England Peter Waddell 3 7 Denmark Kobbero 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 Kobbero 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

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
Denmark Jorgen 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 Joseph 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

Section 1

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
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-Schiott 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

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
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 Marjorie 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


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References

  1. ^ http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/
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