Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

The badminton competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January until 31 January 1974.[1] Paul Whetnall withdrew from the Men's Singles bronze medal play off and the Mixed Doubles final due to injury.

Badminton
at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
VenueChristchurch
Dates24–31 January 1974

Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Punch Gunalan Jamie Paulson 15–1, 15–6
Women's singles Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck 11–8, 11–8
Men's doubles Elliot Stuart & Derek Talbot Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett 15-6, 6-15, 15–11
Women's doubles Margaret Beck & Gillian Gilks Margaret Boxall & Susan Whetnall 15–7, 15–5
Mixed doubles Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks Paul Whetnall & Nora Gardner w/o (Whetnall injured)

Results

[2]

Men's singles

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Punch Gunalan 15 15
Nicol McCloy 6 2 Gunalan 15 15
Ross Livingston 15 15 Livingston 7 8
Elliot Stuart 9 3 Gunalan 15 2 15
Derek Talbot 15 15 Talbot 13 15 11
Warren Johns 1 12 Talbot 15 15
Prakash Padukone 15 15 Padukone 9 6
Dominic Soong 8 8 Gunalan 15 15
Jamie Paulson 15 15 Paulson 1 6
Paul Tyrrell 8 3 Paulson 6 15 15
Richard Purser 15 15 Purser 15 10 9
Moo Foot Lian 6 10 Paulson 15 15 Third place
Paul Whetnall 15 15 Whetnall 4 0
Howard Jennings 1 0 Whetnall 18 8 18 Talbot w/o
Tan Aik Mong 15 15 Mong 13 15 16 Whetnall scr
Bryan Purser 4 3

Women's singles

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Gillian Gilks 11 11
Yasmin Kanji 0 0 Gilks 11 11
Joan Jones 11 11 Jones 2 5
Gaynor Weatherley 3 3 Gilks 6 11 11
Sylvia Ng 11 9 11 Ng 11 8 0
Nora Gardner 5 11 4 Ng 11 11
Kay Terry 11 11 Terry 6 3
Alison Branfield 3 6 Gilks 11 11
Margaret Beck 11 11 Beck 8 8
Christine Stewart 1 1 Beck 11 11
Jane Youngberg 11 11 Youngberg 6 3
Judith Nyirati 7 8 Beck 11 11 Third place
Susan Whetnall 12 11 Whetnall 1 9
Joanna Flockhart 9 6 Whetnall 11 11 Ng 11 11
Rosalind Singha Ang 11 11 Ang 6 3 Whetnall 2 8
Nancy McKinley 6 9

Men's Doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  Elliot Stuart
Derek Talbot
15 15
  Geoff Harris
Greg Harris
1 12
Stuart
Talbot
15 15
Gow
McCoig
8 5
  Fraser Gow
Bob McCoig
15 15
  Tan Aik Mong
Moo Foot Lian
5 4
Stuart
Talbot
15 6 15
Stevens
Tredgett
6 15 11
  Ray Stevens
Mike Tredgett
15 15
  Ross Livingston
Warren Johns
3 9
Stevens
Tredgett
15 15 Bronze medal match
Chok Soon
Gunalan
6 8
  Dominic Soong
Punch Gunalan
15 15 Chok Soon
Gunalan
17 15 15
  Jim Ansari
Nicol McCloy
4 6 Gow
McCoig
18 5 7

Women's Doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  Margaret Beck
Gillian Gilks
15 15
  Barbara Welch
Jane Youngberg
9 10
Beck
Gilks
15 15
Ang
Ng
1 7
  Rosalind Singha Ang
Sylvia Ng
15 15
  Alison Branfield
Robin Denton
12 4
Beck
Gilks
15 15
Boxall
Whetnall
7 5
  Margaret Boxall
Susan Whetnall
15 15
  Frances Erceg
Glenys Waller
1 6
Boxall
Whetnall
15 15 Bronze medal match
Nilsson
Rollick
5 1
  Mimi Nilsson
Judy Rollick
9 15 15 Ang
Ng
15 15
  Judith Nyirati
Linda Cory
15 10 4 Nilsson
Rollick
2 8

Mixed Doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  Derek Talbot
Gillian Gilks
15 15
  Paul Tyrrell
Judith Nyirati
7 12
Talbot
Gilks
15 15
Purser
Branfield
1 12
  Richard Purser
Alison Branfield
15 15
  Fraser Gow
Christine Stewart
13 7
Talbot
Gilks
w/o
Whetnall
Gardner
scr
  Paul Whetnall
Nora Gardner
18 15
  Bob McCoig
Joanna Flockhart
15 9
Whetnall
Gardner
10 15 15 Bronze medal match
Stuart
Whetnall
15 3 12
  Elliot Stuart
Susan Whetnall
15 15 Stuart
Whetnall
15 15
  Chris Hardwick
Kay Terry
4 11 Purser
Branfield
10 4

References

  1. "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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