1900 All England Badminton Championships

The 1900 All England Championships was the second annual badminton tournament held at the Scottish Drill Hall, the headquarters of the London Scottish Rifles at Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London, England from 18–19 April 1900.^[1][2][3]

1900 All England Open Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	18 April 1900 (1900-04-18)– 19 April 1900 (1900-04-19)
Edition	2nd
Venue	Scottish Drill Hall
Location	Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London
Official website	All England Championships
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Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Sydney Smith	D. W. Oakes	15-12, 11-15, 15-10 [4]
Women's singles	Ethel Thomson	E. M. Moseley	17-15, 15-11 [4]
Men's doubles	Herbert Mellersh & F.S.Collier	D. W. Oakes & Stewart Massey	15-11, 8-15, 15-10
Women's doubles	Meriel Lucas & Mary Graeme	Ethel Thomson & I. Theobald	15-9, 5-15, 15-2
Mixed doubles	D. W. Oakes & Daisy St. John	Herbert Mellersh & Meriel Lucas	15-12, 15-12
Mixed doubles handicap	Ralph Watling & Miss Worsley Roberts	Wheelwright & Mrs Wheelwright	21-17

Men's singles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Sydney Smith (Stroud)	15	w/o
		J. E. Hart (Norwood)	6	ret					Smith	15	15
		Bowley (Ealing)	w/o						Bowley	3	6
		Herbert Mellersh (Guildford)	scr													Smith	15	18
		F. S. Collier (Guildford)														Collier	7	15
		bye							Collier	15	15
		C. C. Robinson (Hersham)							Robinson	2	4
		bye																					Smith	15	15
		Sismey (Boscombe)																					Sismey	12	1
		bye							Sismey	15	15
		Frederick Rathbone (Sutton Coldfield)							Rathbone	14	3
		bye														Sismey	15	15
		G. V. Robinson (Hersham)														Robinson	9	13
		bye							Robinson	15	17
		Thomas Eddowes (Sutton Coldfield)							Eddowes	6	14
		bye																												Smith	15	11	15
		D. W. Oakes (Ealing)																												Oakes	12	15	10
		bye							Oakes	15	15
		Richard Stukeley St.John (Ealing)							St.John	7	12
		bye														Oakes	15	15
		Money (Hampstead)														Money	3	6
		bye							Money	w/o
		Albert Prebble (Norwood)							Prebble	scr
		bye																					Oakes	15	15
		C. E. Shepherd (Ealing)																					Shepherd	5	9
		bye							Shepherd	15	15
		Dr H. P. Lincoln (Guildford)	15	15					Lincoln	5	7
		Burges (Sutton Coldfield)	5	7												Shepherd	15	15
		Ralph Watling (Southsea)	15	15												Watling	2	4
		Stott (Boscombe)	3	6					Watling	15	15
		George Thomas (Southsea)	15	15					Thomas	3	12
		Ridding (Stroud)	6	8

Women's singles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Miss Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton)	15	15
		Miss Bayly (Norwood)	5	7					Thomson	15	15
		Miss H. Brooks (Hersham)							Brooks H	3	3
		bye														Thomson	15	15
		Miss Moseley (Ealing)														Moseley	7	10
		bye							Moseley	9	15	15
		Miss C. Brooks (Hersham)							Brooks C	15	1	10
		bye																					Thomson	15	6	15
		Miss Meriel Lucas (Teignmouth)																					Lucas	11	15	9
		bye							Lucas	15	15
		Miss Anderson (Boscombe)							Anderson	7	4
		bye														Lucas	15	15
		Miss E. Cooper (East Molesey)														Cooper	8	3
		bye							Cooper	w/o
		Mrs Murray (Stroud)							Murray	scr
		bye																												Thomson	17	15
		Miss E. M. Moseley (Ealing)																												Moseley E	15	11
		bye							Moseley E	w/o
		Miss Foote (Hampstead)							Foote	scr
		bye														Moseley E	15	15	15
		Miss Daisy St. John (Ealing)														St.John	18	2	4
		bye							St.John	15	15
		Miss I. Theobald (Budleigh Salterton)							Theobald	5	8
		bye																					Moseley E	15	10	15
		Miss O. Martin (Ealing)																					Martin	9	15	12
		bye							Martin	15	15
		Miss Florence Lannowe (Ealing)							Lannowe	5	7
		bye														Martin	15	15
		Miss Edith Johnson (East Molesey)														Johnson	10	10
		bye							Johnson	18	17
		Miss Ellen Stawell-Brown (Guildford)	15	15					Brown	15	14
		Miss Agnes Spankie (Ealing)	12	7

Men's doubles

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Herbert Mellersh & F. S. Collier (Guildford)	15	15
		Sydney Smith & Ridding (Stroud)	8	10
									Mellersh & Collier	15	15
									St.John & Shepherd	7	10
		Richard Stukeley St.John & C. E. Shepherd (Ealing)	15	17
		Thomas Eddowes & Frederick Rathbone (Sutton Coldfield)	12	16
																Mellersh & Collier	15	15
																Berger & Thomas	12	10
		Berger & George Thomas (Southsea)
		bye
									Berger & Thomas	9	15	17
									Buckley & Lincoln	15	10	16
		Percy Buckley & Dr H. P. Lincoln (Guildford)
		bye
																							Mellersh & Collier	15	8	15
																							Oakes & Massey	11	15	10
		D. W. Oakes & Stewart Massey (Ealing)
		bye
									Oakes & Massey	15	15
									Simsey & Stott	5	4
		Simsey & Stott (Boscombe)
		bye
																Oakes & Massey	15	15
																Robinson & Robinson	12	8
		C. C. Robinson & G. V. Robinson (Hersham)
		bye
									Robinson & Robinson	15	5	15
									Ransford & Vidal	9	15	10
		Leonard Ransford & George Vidal (Norwood)	15	18
		Major-Gen Shakespear & Ralph Watling (Southsea)	12	16

Women's doubles

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Meriel Lucas & Mary Graeme (Teignmouth)	15	15
		Miss Lloyd (Bognor) & Miss Berger (Southsea)	1	12
									Lucas & Graeme	15	15
									Vigors & H Brooks	2	3
		Miss Vigors & Miss H. Brooks (Ealing)	15	15
		Miss Florence Lennowe & Miss Menzies (Sutton Coldfield)	11	7
																Lucas & Graeme	15	15
																St.John & Martin	7	13
		Miss Daisy St. John & Miss O. Martin (Ealing)
		bye
									St.John & Martin	17	15
									Moseley & Moseley	14	8
		Miss Moseley & Miss E.M. Moseley (Ealing)	15	15
		Miss Turner & Miss Jacobs (Sutton)	1	1
																							Lucas & Graeme	15	5	15
																							Theobald & Thomson	9	15	2
		Miss I. Theobald & Miss Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton)	15	15
		Miss Ellen Stawell-Brown (Guildford) & Miss Bayly (Norwood)	6	11
									Theobald & Thomson	17	15
									Cooper & Johnson	2	9
		Miss C. Cooper & Miss Johnson (East Molesey)	w/o
		Mrs Cammell & Miss Agnes Spankie (Ealing)	scr
																Theobald & Thomson	15	9	15
																Millar & Roberts	3	15	2
		Miss Miller & Miss Worsley Roberts (Southsea)
		bye
									Millar & Roberts	15	15
									Murray & Clarke	1	11
		Mrs Murray & Miss Clarke (Stroud)
		bye

Mixed doubles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Miss Daisy St. John & D. W. Oakes (Ealing)
		bye							St.John & Oakes	15	18
		Miss Lloyd (Bognor) & Percy Buckley (Guildford)							Lloyd & Buckley	2	15
		bye														St.John & Oakes	15	18
		Miss Anderson & Sismey (Boscombe)														Anderson & Sismey	5	6
		bye							Anderson & Sismey	15	15
		Miss Roberts & Burges (Sutton Coldfield)							Roberts & Burges	1	9
		bye																					St.John & Oakes	15	15
		Miss Berger & Berger (Southsea)	15	18																			Berger & Berger	7	10
		Miss Ellen Stawell-Brown & F. S. Collier (Guildford)	11	15					Berger & Berger	15	15
		Miss Clarke & Sydney Smith (Stroud)	15	15					Clarke & Smith	5	10
		Miss Dobson (Norwood) & George Thomas (Southsea)	9	3												Berger & Berger	15	15
		Miss Straghan & George Vidal (Norwood)														Straghan & Vidal	9	4
		bye							Straghan & Vidal	7	17	15
		Miss Bayly & Leonard Ransford (Norwood)	15	15					Bayly & Ransford	15	14	12
		Miss Johnson (East Molesey) & Bowley (Ealing)	7	5																										St.John & Oakes	15	15
		Meriel Lucas (Teignmouth) & Herbert Mellersh (Guildford)																												Lucas & Mellersh	12	12
		bye							Lucas & Mellersh	15	15
		Mrs Lincoln & Dr H. P. Lincoln (Guildford)							Lincoln & Lincoln	5	0
		bye														Lucas & Mellersh	15	15
		Miss Catherine St.John & Richard Stukeley St.John (Ealing)														St.John & St.John	1	1
		bye							St.John & St.John	w/o
		Miss Hurlbatt & Albert Prebble (Norwood)							Hurlbatt & Prebble	scr
		bye																					Lucas & Mellersh	15	15
		Mrs Murray & Ridding (Stroud)	15	12	15																		Murray & Ridding	6	1
		Miss Worsley Roberts & Ralph Watling (Southsea)	5	15	9				Murray & Ridding	15	15
		Miss Vigors & G. V. Robinson (Hersham)	w/o						Vigors & G V Robinson	2	5
		Mrs Cammell & Stewart Massey (Ealing)	scr													Murray & Ridding	15	15
		Miss Millar & Shakespear (Southsea)	9	15	15											Millar & Shakespear	12	3
		Miss O. Martin & C. E. Shepherd (Ealing)	15	11	10				Millar & Shakespear	15	15
		Miss C. Brooks & C. C. Robinson (Hersham)							C Brooks & C C Robinson	7	9
		bye

References

1. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ Archived 18 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine ^{[full citation needed]}
2. "Badminton Tournament at Westminster". Middlesex County Times. 21 April 1900. Retrieved 20 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 21 April 1900. Retrieved 20 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "YONEX ALL ENGLAND BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS - YEARS OF SINGLES". iSportstore.^{[permanent dead link‍]}