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Badminton tournament
1956 All England Championships|
Dates | 14 March 1956 (1956-03-14)– 17 March 1956 (1956-03-17) |
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Edition | 46th |
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Venue | Empress Hall, Earls Court |
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Location | London |
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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
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Winners
|
Runners-up
|
Score
|
Men's singles
|
Eddy Choong
|
Finn Kobbero
|
11–15, 15–3, 15-11
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Women's singles
|
Margaret Varner
|
Judy Devlin
|
11–8, 11–6
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Men's doubles
|
Finn Kobbero & Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen
|
John Nygaard & Poul Erik Nielsen
|
18-14, 15–5
|
Women's doubles
|
Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin
|
Iris Rogers & June Timperley
|
17–18, 15–12, 15-12
|
Mixed doubles
|
Tony Jordan & June Timperley
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Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen & Aase Schiott-Jacobsen
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18–15, 6-15, 15-8
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Men's Singles
Section 1
| Round of 32
| | | Round of 16
| | | Quarter Finals
| | | Semi Finals
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Finn Kobbero+
| 15
| 15
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| | | | |
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| M Robinson
| 6
| 0
|
| | |
| Kobbero
| 15
| 15
|
| |
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| John Timperley
| 15
| 15
|
| | |
| Timperley
| 4
| 6
|
| |
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| Peter Waddell
| 3
| 7
|
| | | | | |
| Kobbero
| 15
| 15
|
| |
|
| Hugh Findlay
| 15
| 15
|
| | | | |
| Dahlberg
| 10
| 10
|
| |
|
| Ong Poh Lim+
| 6
| 10
|
| | |
| Findlay
| 10
| 4
|
| | | | |
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| Berndt Dahlberg
| 15
| 15
|
| | |
| Dahlberg
| 15
| 15
|
| |
|
| John Nygaard
| 2
| 4
|
| | | |
| Kobbero
| 15
| 15
|
| |
|
| Erland Olsen
| 15
| 15
|
| | | | | |
| Glans
| 3
| 5
|
| |
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| Ferry Sonneville+
| 4
| 4
|
| | |
| Olsen
| 18
| 15
| 18
| | | | |
|
| Ole Mertz
| 15
| 15
|
| | |
| Mertz
| 14
| 17
| 14
| |
|
| R Quiddington
| 9
| 1
|
| | | | | |
| Olsen
| 13
| 9
|
| |
|
| Bertil Glans+
| 15
| 15
| 17
| | | | |
| Glans
| 18
| 15
|
| |
|
| Jack McColl
| 10
| 17
| 14
| | |
| Glans
| 14
| 15
| 15
| | |
|
| B Westcott
| 15
| 15
|
| | |
| Westcott
| 17
| 12
| 8
| |
|
| C Darnell
| 5
| 4
|
| | |
Section 2
| Round of 32
| | | Round of 16
| | | Quarter Finals
| | | Semi Finals
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen
| 15
| 3
| 15
| | | | |
|
| Niels Buchholst
| 6
| 15
| 11
| | |
| H-Hansen
| 15
| 15
|
| |
|
| Rune Brinkestedt
| 18
| 17
|
| | |
| Brinkestedt
| 5
| 9
|
| |
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| Dave McTaggart
| 15
| 14
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| | | | | |
| H-Hansen
| 11
| 18
| 15
| |
|
| K C Carpenter
| 16
| 15
| 15
| | | | |
| Alston
| 15
| 16
| 12
| |
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| J A Broadhurst
| 17
| 4
| 2
| | |
| Carpenter
|
|
|
| | | | |
|
| Joseph Alston
| 15
| 15
|
| | |
| Alston
| w/o
|
|
| |
|
| Tony Jordan
| 5
| 6
|
| | | |
| H-Hansen
| 3
| 12
|
| |
|
| H R Holdsworth
| w/o
|
|
| | | | | |
| Choong
| 15
| 15
|
| |
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| B T Brownlee
|
|
|
| | |
| Holdsworth
| 2
| 12
|
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| Palle Granlund
| 15
| 15
|
| | |
| Granlund
| 15
| 15
|
| |
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| Leif Ekedahl+
| 11
| 10
|
| | | | | |
| Granlund
| 1
| 7
|
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|
| G H King
| 15
| 17
| 15
| | | | |
| Choong
| 15
| 15
|
| |
|
| John Best
| 18
| 16
| 12
| | |
| King
| 1
| 0
|
| | |
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| Eddy Choong+
| 15
| 15
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| Choong
| 15
| 15
|
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| Michael Rawlings
| 3
| 1
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References