1961 All England Badminton Championships

1961 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates	14 March 1961–; 17 March 1961
Edition	51st
Venue	Wembley
Location	London
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The 1961 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England from 14–17 March 1961.[1]

In 1960 Judy Devlin married and returned to the championships as Judy Hashman, her sister Sue Devlin also married and became Sue Peard and decided to represent Ireland, the native country of her father and former men's champion Frank Devlin.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Erland Kops	Finn Kobberø	15-10, 15-6
Women's singles	Judy Hashman-Devlin	Ursula Smith	11-2, 11-6
Men's doubles	Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Erland Kops & Poul-Erik Nielsen	15-6, 15-3
Women's doubles	Sue Peard-Devlin & Judy Hashman-Devlin	Catherine Dunglison & Wilma Tyre	15-5 15-4
Mixed doubles	Finn Kobberø & Kirsten Thorndahl	Tony Jordan & June Timperley	15-12, 15-5

Results

Men's Singles

Section 1

Round of 32					Round of 16				Quarter Finals				Semi Finals

1	Erland Kops	15	15
	Gordon Rowlands	9	5		1	Kops	15	15
	Trevor Coates	15	15			Coates	2	10
	B K Wong	6	6						1	Kops	15	15
	Bob McCoig +	13	15	15						McCoig	2	8
	J T Woodhouse	15	3	7		McCoig	15	15
	Bengt-Ake Jonsson	15	7	15		Jonsson	6	7
	John Havers	3	15	6									1	Kops	15	15
	Oon Chong Teik	15	9	18										Teik	8	8
	Knud Aage Nielsen	4	15	13		Teik	17	15
	Charoen Wattanasin +	15	15			Wattanasin	14	7
	Poul Erik Nielsen	2	7							Teik	17	15
	Bertil Glans	15	8	15						Glans	14	7
	M Vincent	7	15	3		Glans	15	15
	Bill Havers	17	15			Bill Havers	9	10
	Jack Downey	15	12	ret

Section 2

Round of 32					Round of 16				Quarter Finals				Semi Finals

	Finn Kobberø	18	15
	Yeoh Keaw Hua	14	2			Kobberø	15	15
	Ole Mertz	15	15			Mertz	5	5
	Kenneth Derrick	3	10							Kobberø	15	15
	Hugh Findlay	15	17							Findlay	7	7
	Frank Shannon	12	15			Findlay	15	15
	Bjorn Holst-Christensen	15	15			Holst-C	8	4
	John Stanford	3	4											Kobberø	15	15
2	Ferry Sonneville	15	15										2	Sonneville	11	3
	David Horton	1	6		2	Sonneville	15	15
	David Rowe	15	10	18		Rowe	2	2
	R T Ponnambalam	6	15	15					2	Sonneville	15	15
	Henning Borch +	15	15							Borch	5	2
	Tony Jordan	7	2			Borch	18	15
	Lee Kin Tat	15	15			Kin Tat	13	6
	F C Woodley	4	2

Women's Singles

Section 1

Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter Finals				Semi Finals

	Judy Hashman +
						Hashman	11	11
	F I Horne					Horne	0	3
											Hashman	11	11
	Angela Bairstow										Bairstow	1	1
						Bairstow	10	11	11
	Kirsten Dahl					Dahl	12	2	4
															Hashman	11	11
	Sonya Cox	11	11												Cox	2	5
	A H Larman	4	2			Cox	11	1	11
	Tonny Holst-Christensen+	11	11			Holst-C	3	11	4
	M J Frost	1	2								Cox	11	11
	Mary O'Sullivan	w/o									O'Sullivan	6	1
	Pratuang Pattabongse					O'Sullivan	11	11
	M E Govett	4	11	11		Govett	1	3
	Rita Rahey	11	6	1

Section 2

Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter Finals					Semi Finals

	Ursula Smith
						Smith	11	11
	B Holborn					Holborn	4	1
											Smith	11	11
	Sue Peard-Devlin										Peard	3	1
						Peard	7	12
	Hanne Jensen +					Jensen	11	11
																Smith	11	11
	Wilma Tyre	12	4	11												Tyre	8	5
	Yvonne Kelly	9	11	3		Tyre	7	11	11
	Jenny Pritchard					Pritchard	11	6	4
											Tyre	11	9	11
	Inge Hasselsteen +	11	11								Hasselsteen	7	11	3
	Sheila Ryder	4	7			Hasselsteen	6	11	11
	Eileen Pattison	8	11	11		Pattison	11	5	0
	Anita Price	11	2	9

References

"Login". www.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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