1903 All England Badminton Championships

The 1903 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall in Islington, London, England from 26–28 March 1903.^[1]

1903 All England Championships

Tournament details
Dates	26 March 1903 (1903-03-26)– 28 March 1903 (1903-03-28)
Edition	5th
Venue	London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location	130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Official website	All England Championships
← 1902 1904 →

In the men's singles Ralph Watling of Great Yarmouth successfully defended his title.^[2]

Meriel Lucas was unable to defend her singles and doubles titles due to a family illness. The women's singles and doubles consisted of only three rounds following a small number of entries. The women's singles only had five entries and this was attributed to the increase in younger players causing the older women not to enter.^[1][3]

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Ralph Watling	Henry Marrett	1-15, 18-17, 15-8
Women's singles	Ethel Thomson	Dorothea Douglass	18-15, 15-9
Men's doubles	Stewart Massey & Edward Huson	Sir George Thomas & Ralph Watling	15-10, 15-3
Women's doubles	Mabel Hardy & Dorothea Douglas	Ethel Thomson & Muriel Bateman	15-4, 15-9
Mixed doubles	Sir George Thomas & Ethel Thomson	Stewart Massey & Mrs Cammell
Men's doubles handicap	Percy Buckley & Herbert Mellersh (owe 6)	George Vidal & Leonard Ransford (owe 6)	18-15, 6-15, 15-8
Women's doubles handicap	E. M. Moseley & Dorothea Douglas (owe 15)	Hazel Hogarth & M. Drake (scratch)	15-6, 8-15, 15-12
Mixed doubles handicap	H. S. Venables & Dorothea Douglas	S. R. Arthur & Edith Johnson

Men's singles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Ralph Watling (Great Yarmouth	15	15
		A. B. Clifton (Chelsea)	1	6					Watling	15	15
		Hamer (Southport)	15	15					Hamer	12	12
		Browne	2	3												Watling	15	15
		S. R. Arthur (Guildford)														Arthur	4	4
		bye							Arthur	15	15
		Birdie (Guildford)							Birdie	10	3
		bye																					Watling	15	18
		E. Young (Blackheath)																					Young	7	13
		bye							Young	15	15
		Snell (Blackheath)							Snell	9	7
		bye														Young	15	15
		W. Redshaw (Willesden)														Redshaw	10	7
		bye							Redshaw	15	15
		Edward Hawthorn (Willesden)							Hawthorn	8	12
		bye																												Watling	1	18	15
		Henry Marrett (Crystal Palace)	11	15	15																									Marrett	15	17	8
		Leonard Ransford (Crystal Palace)	15	7	11				Marrett	15	15
		Edward Huson (Ealing)	15	15					Huson	9	5
		Triscott (Blackheath)	1	6												Marrett	15	15
		J. H. Colin Prior (Guildford)														Prior	3	2
		bye							Prior	3	15	15
		E. A. Short (Guildford)							Short	15	11	5
		bye																					Marrett	15	9	15
		Norman Wood (Brinscall)																					Wood	6	15	7
		bye							Wood	15	11	15
		F. S. Collier (Guildford)							Collier	2	15	8
		bye														Wood	15	6	15
		George Thomas (Southsea)														Thomas	6	15	11
		bye							Thomas	15	15
		R. Franck							Franck	3	4
		bye

Women's singles

	First round							Semi-finals							Final
	Miss Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton)
	bye							Thomson		15	15
	Miss Mabel Hardy (Crystal Palace)		15	15				Hardy		9	3
	Miss Ellen Stawell-Brown (Surbiton)		6	9											Thomson		18	15
	Miss Dorothea Douglass (Ealing)														Douglass		15	9
	bye							Douglass		15	15
	Miss Edith Johnson (Surbiton)							Johnson		4	6
	bye

Men's doubles

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Stewart Massey & Edward Huson (Ealing)	9	15	15
		Robert Ransford & Leonard Ransford (Crystal Palace)	15	10	6
									Massey & Huson	15	15
									Atkinson & Ward	8	7
		Atkinson & Ward (Ravenscourt)
		bye
																Massey & Huson	15	18
																Buckley & Collier	5	17
		Percy Buckley & F. S. Collier (Guildford)	15	15
		C. P. R. James (Dundrum) & Snell (Blackheath)	6	2
									Buckley & Collier	15	15
									Hanson & Campbell	8	10
		L. Hanson & Col. Ian Campbell (Crystal Palace)
		bye
																							Massey & Huson	15	15
																							Watling & Thomas	10	3
		Ralph Watling (Crystal Palace) & Georg Thomas (Southsea)	15	15
		Saunders & Raoul du Roveray	4	7
									Watling & Thomas	17	15
									Young & Arthur	14	9
		E. Young (Blackheath) & S. R. Arthur (Guildford)	15	15
		D. H. MacDougall & Frank Abbatt	2	12
																Watling & Thomas	17	15
																St. John & Harrison	14	9
		Edward St.John & E. P. Harrison (Ealing)	15	15
		A. B. Clifton (Chelsea) & Thomas Denny-Cooke Richmond)	7	6
									St. John & Harrison	15	15
									Turner & Prebble	11	8
		C. A. Turner (Cheltenham) & Albert Prebble (Crystal Palace)	15	15
		Hamer (Southport) & Brown	6	8

Women's doubles

	First round							Semi-finals							Final
	Miss Mabel Hardy (Crystal Palace) & Miss Dorothea Douglass (Ealing)		15	9	15
	Miss E. M. Moseley & Miss Daisy St. John (Ealing)		5	15	11			Hardy & Douglass		15	15
	Miss Hazel Hogarth (Cheltenham) & Miss Drake (Bognor)							Hogarth & Drake		13	10
	bye														Hardy & Douglass		15	15
	Miss Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton) & Miss Muriel Bateman (Ealing)		8	15	15										Thomson & Bateman		4	9
	Miss Ellen Stawell-Brown & Miss Edith Johnson (Surbiton)		15	11	7			Thomson & Bateman		15	17	15
	Miss Margaret Larminie (Teddington) & Miss Bradford (Ealing)		15	15				Larminie & Bradford		5	18	6
	Miss Freeland & Mrs Turner (Camberley)		11	4

Mixed doubles

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

George Thomas (Southsea) & Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton)

Thomas & Thomson

Thomas & Thomson

Ransford & Moseley

Leonard Ransford (Crystal Palace) & E. M. Moseley (Ealing)

Ransford & Moseley

Thomas & Thomson

Massey & Cammell

Stewart Massey & Mrs Cammell (Ealing)

Massey & Cammell

Massey & Cammell

Turner & Hogarth

C. A. Turner & Hazel Hogarth (Cheltenham)

Turner & Hogarth

References

1. "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 28 March 1903. Retrieved 25 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Norwich Mercury. 1 April 1903. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 4 April 1903. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.