1961 All England Championships | |
Dates: | – |
Number Edition: | 51st |
Venue: | Wembley |
Location: | London |
Previous: | < 1960 |
Next: | 1962 > |
The 1961 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 14 to 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.
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
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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 |