1957 Singapore Open

1957 Singapore Open 2 October 1957–4 December 1957 24th Singapore Badminton Hall Geylang, Singapore Seah Lye Huat Colony of Singapore Nancy Lim Colony of Singapore Johnny Heah Malaya Lim Say Hup Malaya Lau Hui Huang Colony of Singapore Nancy Lim Colony of Singapore Lim Say Hup Malaya Jessie Ong Colony of Singapore 1956 1958 The 1957 Singapore Open, also known as the 1957 Singapore Open Badminton Championships, took place from 2 October – 4 December 1957 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. The ties were played over a few months with the first round ties being played on the 2nd of Octoberhttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19571003-1.2.73 First Round Surprise for Lim The Singapore Free Press 3 October 1957 and the finals on the 4th of December.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19571205-1.2.127 Seah is New Champion: Doubles to Heah and Lim The Straits Times 5 December 1957 The mixed doubles final was played on the 16th of November.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19571117-1.2.139 Robert Enters Singles Final The Straits Times 17 November 1957 This was also the first championships whereby the tournament was open to competitors from both in and outside of Singapore.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/singstandard19570828-1.1.13 SBA 'Open' Singapore Standard 28 August 1957 subscription Final results CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singlesColony of Singapore Seah Lye HuatColony of Singapore Robert Lim17–14, 15–3Women's singlesColony of Singapore Nancy LimColony of Singapore Jessie Ong11–4, 11–4Men's doublesMalaya Johnny Heah & Lim Say HupColony of Singapore Ismail Marjan & Ong Poh Lim 10–15, 15–4, 15–7Women's doublesColony of Singapore Lau Hui Huang & Nancy Lim Colony of Singapore Nancy Ang & Jessie Ong 18–16, 15–6Mixed doublesMalaya Lim Say Hup & Colony of Singapore Jessie Ong Colony of Singapore Lau Teng Chuan & Lau Hui Huang 15–13, 7–15, 18–16 References Category:Singapore Open (badminton) Category:1957 in badminton