1920 All England Badminton Championships

none April 2022 1920 All England Open Badminton Championships 1920 3 2 y–1920 3 7 y 17th Royal Horticultural Hall Elverton Street, Westminster, London All England Championships 1914 1921 The 1920 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from 2 March to 7 March 1920. Badminton The Times 3 March 1920 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS118034019/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=69f17847 Gale Primary Sources 3 April 2021 It was the first All England Championships since 1914 following a six year break because of World War I. George Thomas played under the alias George Allen and finally won his first men's singles title after many years of trying, his best previous singles result was as a losing finalist 16 years earlier in 1904. Another player Archibald Engelbach played under the alias Archibald Fee and won the doubles with Raoul du Roveray.The Championships and its prospects Pall Mall Gazette 1 March 1920 3 April 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000098/19200301/171/0016 British Newspaper Archive subscription Badminton Championships Pall Mall Gazette 3 March 1920 3 April 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000098/19200303/120/0012 British Newspaper Archive subscription Badminton The All England Championships Pall Mall Gazette 4 March 1920 3 April 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000098/19200304/144/0012 British Newspaper Archive subscription K. S. Tann was listed as representing China in the first round of the men's singles and was beaten by the defending champion Guy Sautter 15-1, 15-3. It was the first instance of a Chinese player appearing at the Championships. Tann partnered by Mackinnon also made it to the semi-finals of the men's doubles. Badminton The Times 6 March 1920 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS118034022/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=4a229bbb Gale Primary Sources 3 April 2021 Final results CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singlesENG George Allen (Sir George Thomas)ENG William Swinden15–9, 14-17, 15-5Women's singlesENG Kitty McKaneENG Margaret Tragett11–6, 11-5Men's doublesENG Archibald Fee (Archibald Engelbach) & Raoul du RoverayENG J. H. Colin Prior & Herbert Uber15–13, 15–8Women's doublesENG Violet Elton & Lavinia RadegliaENG D. Harvey & Mrs Reynolds+17-15, 5–15, 15–10Mixed doublesENG George Allen (Sir George Thomas) & Hazel HogarthENG Guy Sautter & D. Harvey15-12, 15-12 + alias Men's singles Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 150 ENG George Allen ENG Herbert Uber 15 15 11 4 ENG Guy Sautter ENG J. H. Colin Prior 15 15 3 5 SCO Jackson W. Millar ENG A. Mackinnon 15 15 6 6 IRE Frank Devlin ENG A. K. Jones 15 12 17 8 15 14 SCO W. T. Henderson ENG R. G. P. Hunter 15 15 12 12 ENG Douglas Parsloe ENG C. W. Hordern 15 15 5 5 ENG A. G. Macdonnell ENG J. K. James 15 15 6 6 ENG William Swinden ENG Bertrand Peek 15 15 0 10 ENG Allen ENG Sautter 15 3 15 12 15 12 SCO Millar IRE Devlin w/o scr RD2-score04-2 SCO Henderson ENG Parsloe 15 15 0 6 ENG Macdonnell ENG Swinden 11 9 15 15 ENG Allen SCO Millar 15 15 8 8 SCO Henderson ENG Swinden 1 15 3 15 12 15 ENG Allen ENG Swinden 15 14 15 9 17 5 Women's singles First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 150 ENG Kitty McKane ENG Violet Baddeley 11 11 2 5 ENG A. Wheelwright ENG Lavinia Radeglia RD1-score06-2 ENG Margaret Tragett ENG Marguerite Snaith SCO D. M. Aitken 1= ENG Miss A. M. Hogg ENG McKane ENG Wheelwright 11 11 1 0 ENG Radeglia ENG Tragett ENG Snaith 11 13 0 11 SCO Aitken ENG Hogg 11 6 11 2 11 4 ENG McKane ENG Radeglia 11 11 4 1 ENG Tragett SCO Aitken 11 11 2 2 ENG McKane ENG Tragett 11 11 6 5 Men's doubles Semifinals Final 175 ENG Archibald EngelbachENG Raoul du Roveray 15 17 ENG Frank ChestertonENG Sir George Thomas 6 15 ENG Herbert UberENG J. H. Colin Prior 15 15 ENG A. MackinnonChina 1912 K. S. Tann 2 10 ENG Archibald EngelbachENG Raoul du Roveray 15 15 ENG Herbert UberENG J. H. Colin Prior 13 8 Women's doubles Semifinals Final 175 ENG Violet EltonENG Lavinia Radeglia 13 15 15 ENG Kitty McKaneENG Hazel Hogarth 18 3 11 ENG Miss D. HarveyENG Mrs Reynolds+ 15 15 ENG Violet BaddeleyIRE E. M. Stewart 3 12 ENG Violet EltonENG Lavinia Radeglia 17 5 15 ENG Miss D. HarveyENG Mrs Reynolds+ 15 15 10 + alias Mixed doubles Semifinals Final 175 ENG Sir George ThomasENG Hazel Hogarth w/o ENG Frank ChestertonENG Margaret Tragett scr ENG Guy SautterENG Miss D. Harvey 15 15 ENG Raoul du RoverayENG Christina Douglass 1 3 ENG Sir George ThomasENG Hazel Hogarth 15 15 ENG Guy SautterENG Miss D. Harvey 12 12 References Category:All England Open Badminton Championships All England Category:All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships