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




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

Revision as of 22:53, 23 December 2014

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 14–17 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

References