1956 All England Badminton Championships Explained

1956 All England Championships
Dates:
Number Edition:46th
Venue:Empress Hall, Earls Court
Location:London
Previous:< 1955
Next:1957 >

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

Final results

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Eddy Choong Finn Kobberø11-15, 15–3, 15-11
Women's singles Margaret Varner Judy Devlin11-8, 11-6
Men's doubles Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen John Nygaard & Poul-Erik Nielsen18-14, 15-5
Women's doubles Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin Iris Rogers & June Timperley17-18, 15–12, 15-12
Mixed doubles Tony Jordan & June Timperley Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen18-15, 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 2

Women's singles

Section 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Times & the Sunday Times. 2012-09-13. 2017-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.