| 1902 All England Championships | |
| Dates: | – |
| Number Edition: | 4th |
| Venue: | Central Transept, The Crystal Palace |
| Location: | Sydenham, London |
| Website: | All England Championships |
| Next: | 1903 |
The 1902 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Central Transept, The Crystal Palace in Sydenham, London, England, from 18–20 March 1902.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Scoring in the singles went back to the first to 15 (for a game) following the previous year when it was 11. There were five rounds in the men's singles but the other events consisted of four rounds. The 1901 edition has been such a success that the Badminton Association put on extra events of a handicap nature. There were 47 entries for men and 49 for women and it was the first time that players from Scotland and Ireland entered.[2] John Stokes & Thomas Good became the first non-English winners of an event although it was not considered one of the five 'Championship events'.
However there were only 9 entries for the women's doubles.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Ralph Watling | E. Young | 15-5, 15-7 | |
| Women's singles | Meriel Lucas | Ethel Thomson | 15-11, 16-18, 15-2 | |
| Men's doubles | Herbert Mellersh & F.S.Collier | C. H. Martin & Stewart Massey | 5-15, 15-11, 15-9 | |
| Women's doubles | Meriel Lucas & Ethel Thomson | Daisy St. John & E. M Moseley | 18-17, 9-15, 15-9 | |
| Mixed doubles | Leonard Ransford & E. M. Moseley | Herbert Mellersh & Ethel Thomson | 15-8, 15-11 | |
| Men's doubles handicap | John Stokes & Thomas Good (+5) | Percy Buckley & George Thomas (+5) | 15-9, 17-14 | |
| Women's doubles handicap | Meriel Lucas & Mabel Hardy (-8) | Daisy St. John & Dorothea Douglass (-3) | 15-5, 15-11 | |
| Mixed doubles handicap | Albert Prebble & Mabel Hardy (-6) | Percy Buckley & O'Callaghan (+3) | 15-13, 15-5 |