1956 All England Badminton Championships

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

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 > →

Final results
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Eddy Choong Finn Kobberø 11-15, 15-3, 15-11
Women's singles Margaret Varner Judy Devlin 11-8, 11-6
Men's doubles Finn Kobberø & Jørgen 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 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

Men's Singles

Section 1
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
Finn Kobberø + 15 15
M Robinson 6 0 Kobberø 15 15
John Timperley 15 15 Timperley 4 6
Peter Waddell 3 7 Kobberø 15 15
Hugh Findlay 15 15 Dahlberg 10 10
Ong Poh Lim + 6 10 Findlay 10 4
Berndt Dahlberg 15 15 Dahlberg 15 15
John Nygaard 2 4 Kobberø 15 15
Erland Olsen 15 15 Glans 3 5
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
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen 15 3 15
Niels Buchholst 6 15 11 H-Hansen 15 15
Rune Brinkestedt 18 17 Brinkestedt 5 9
Dave McTaggart 15 14 H-Hansen 11 18 15
K C Carpenter 16 15 15 Alston 15 16 12
J A Broadhurst 17 4 2 Carpenter
Joe Alston 15 15 Alston w/o
Tony Jordan 5 6 H-Hansen 3 12
H R Holdsworth w/o Choong 15 15
B T Brownlee Holdsworth 2 12
Palle Granlund 15 15 Granlund 15 15
Leif Ekedahl + 11 10 Granlund 1 7
G H King 15 17 15 Choong 15 15
John Best 18 16 12 King 1 0
Eddy Choong + 15 15 Choong 15 15
Michael Rawlings 3 1


Women's Singles

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

Section 2
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
Judy Devlin + bye
Devlin 11 11
Audrey Stone bye Stone 1 0
Devlin 11 11
Birte Kristiansen 3 8 Kristiansen 5 2
M Warren 11 11 Kristiansen 11 12
P A Lawrence 11 11 Lawrence 6 10
Ingrid Nilsson 6 8 Devlin 4 11 11
Iris Rogers 11 11 Rogers 11 7 5
Sue Devlin 7 1 Rogers 11 11
J M M Smart 11 8 11 Smart 5 1
Ingrid Dahlberg 4 11 2 Rogers 11 11 11
Marjory Shedd 8 Shedd 7 12 7
Kirsten Thorndahl 4 ret Shedd 11 11
B Bird 11 11 Bird 3 2
P Warner 4 6

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