1957 All England Championships | |
Dates: | – |
Number Edition: | 47th |
Venue: | Wembley |
Location: | London |
Previous: | < 1956 |
Next: | 1958 > |
The 1957 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 20–25 March 1957.[1]
This was the first year in which the competition switched to Wembley from Earls Court. Kirsten Thorndahl married and played under the name Kirsten Granlund.
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
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Men's singles | Eddy Choong | Erland Kops | 15-9, 15-3 | |
Women's singles | Judy Devlin | Margaret Varner | 11-2, 11-7 | |
Men's doubles | Joe Alston & Johnny Heah | Eddy Choong & David Ewe Choong | 15-10, 16-17, 15-5 | |
Women's doubles | Anni Hammergaard Hansen & Kirsten Granlund | Iris Rogers & June Timperley | 7-15, 15-11, 15-10 | |
Mixed doubles | Finn Kobberø & Kirsten Granlund | Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Anni Hammergaard Hansen | 15-3, 15-6 |