1954 All England Badminton Championships

The 1954 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 17–21 March 1954.^[1]

1954 All England Championships

Tournament details
Dates	17 March 1954 (1954-03-17)– 21 March 1954 (1954-03-21)
Edition	44th
Venue	Empress Hall, Earls Court
Location	London
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Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Eddy Choong	Donald Smythe	15–6, 15–5
Women's singles	Judy Devlin	Iris Cooley	11–7, 11–5
Men's doubles	Ooi Teik Hock & Ong Poh Lim	Eddy Choong & David Ewe Choong	18–16, 15–12
Women's doubles	Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin	Iris Cooley & June White	15–7, 12–15, 15-8
Mixed doubles	John Best & Iris Cooley	Finn Kobberø & Inge Birgit Hansen	15–12, 15-0

Judy Devlin and Sue Devlin represented the United States, they were the daughters of former champion Frank Devlin of Ireland.

Men's singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Eddy Choong	15	15
		Noel Radford	3	1				1	Choong	15	15
		F John Shaw	15	15					Shaw	7	5
		Eng Chin Khoo	10	12											1	Choong	15	8	15
		Palle Granlund	15	15												Granlund	9	15	12
		Vikram Bhat	4	7					Granlund	2	15	15
		Jeff Robson	15	15					Robson	15	10	12
		Berndt Dahlberg	5	0																		1	Choong	15	15
		Poul Holm	15	6	15																		Holm	5	10
		Trilok Nath Seth +	11	15	0				Holm	15	15
		Tony Jordan	15	15					Jordan	11	10
		Tom Wingfield	13	8												Holm	15	7	15
		Ong Poh Lim +	15	15												Po Lim	7	15	12
		Knut Malmgren	2	8					Poh Lim	15	15
		Ron Lockwood	18	15					Lockwood	3	3
		E E Symonds	17	11

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Donald Smythe +	15	15
		R Quiddington	3	1					Smythe	15	15
		John Best	15	12	15				Best	6	2
		John Timperley	1	15	9											Smythe	15	15
		Johnny Heah	15	15												Heah	9	11
		M W Holborn	3	4					Heah	17	15
		Finn Kobberø +	15	15					Kobbero	14	5
		L T Lee	12	11																			Smythe	15	15
		Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	16	15	15																		Hamegaard-H	3	5
		Leif Ekedahl	18	9	9				Hammegaard-H	14	15	15
	2	Ooi Teik Hock	15	15				2	Teik Hock	18	10	13
		Alistair McIntyre	6	6												Hammegaard-H	15	15
		Nandu Natekar +	15	15												Natekar	5	6
		J A Broadhurst	4	3					Natekar	15	12	15
		Frank Peard	15	15					Peard	7	15	12
		Dick Hashman	4	7

+ Denotes seeded player

Women's singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Judy Devlin +	11	11
		J M Baldwin	1	0					Devlin	11	11
		Elizabeth O'Beirne	11	11					O'Beirne	7	0
		Inge Birgit Hansen	6	0												Devlin	11	11
		Inger Kjaergaard	11	8	11											Kjaergaard	3	5
		Audrey Stone	2	11	4				Kjaergaard	11	11
		M D Flynn	11	11					Flynn	3	1
		I S Vallance	7	6																			Devlin	11	11
		Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen +	11	11																			Schiott-Jacobsen	5	3
		Ruth Page	4	2					Schiott-Jacobsen	11	11
		B Horner	bye						Horner	2	0
																Schiott-Jacobsen	11	11
		Jenifer Peters	bye													Peters	2	2
									Peters	7	11	11
		S Spreadborough	bye						Spreadborough	11	5	6

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Iris Cooley	bye
									Cooley	11	11
		Urusla Smith	bye						Smith	0	0
																Cooley	11	11
		Birgit Schultz-Pedersen														Schultz-Pedersen	0	6
			bye						Schultz-Pedersen	11	11
		Nancy Horner	bye						Horner	3	1
																							Cooley	11	11
		Heather Robson +	12	11																			Robson	7	5
		June White	10	6					Robson	11	11
		Karin Jorgensen	bye						Jorgensen	2	0
																Robson	11	11
		Agnete Friis	11	11												Friis	7	5
		Sue Devlin	7	3					Friis	11	11
		Sylvia Ripley	11	7	11				Ripley	8	3
		Ulla Britt Schelin	9	11	9

References

1. "Login". www.thetimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2012.