1956 All England Badminton Championships

none April 2022 1956 All England Championships 1956 03 14 y–1956 03 17 y 46th Empress Hall, Earls Court London < 1955 1957 > The 1956 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1956.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ The Times & the Sunday Times 2012-09-13 2017-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ live Final results CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singlesMAS Eddy ChoongDEN Finn Kobberø11-15, 15–3, 15-11Women's singlesUSA Margaret VarnerUSA Judy Devlin11-8, 11-6Men's doublesDEN Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard HansenDEN John Nygaard & Poul-Erik Nielsen18-14, 15-5Women's doublesUSA Judy Devlin & Sue DevlinENG Iris Rogers & June Timperley17-18, 15–12, 15-12Mixed doublesENG Tony Jordan & June TimperleyDEN Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Anni Jorgensen18-15, 6-15, 15-8 Both June White and Iris Cooley married and competed under their married names of June Timperley and Iris Rogers. Results Men's singles Section 1 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals DEN Finn Kobberø + ENG M Robinson 15 6 15 0 ENG John Timperley ENG Peter Waddell 15 3 15 7 ENG Hugh Findlay MAS Ong Poh Lim + 15 6 15 10 SWE Berndt Dahlberg DEN John Nygaard 15 2 15 4 DEN Erland Olsen INA Ferry Sonneville + 15 4 15 4 DEN Ole Mertz ENG R Quiddington 15 9 15 1 SWE Bertil Glans + ENG Jack McColl 15 10 15 17 17 14 CAN 1921 B Westcott ENG C Darnell 15 5 15 4 DEN Kobberø ENG Timperley 15 4 15 6 ENG Findlay SWE Dahlberg 10 15 4 15 DEN Olsen DEN Mertz 18 14 15 17 18 14 SWE Glans CAN 1921 Westcott 14 17 15 12 15 8 DEN Kobberø SWE Dahlberg 15 10 15 10 DEN Olsen SWE Glans 13 18 9 15 DEN Kobberø SWE Glans 15 3 15 5 Section 2 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals DEN Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen DEN Niels Buchholst 15 6 3 15 15 11 SWE Rune Brinkestedt CAN 1921 Dave McTaggart 18 15 17 14 ENG K C Carpenter ENG J A Broadhurst 16 17 15 4 15 2 USA Joe Alston ENG Tony Jordan 15 5 15 6 ENG H R Holdsworth RSA 1928 B T Brownlee w/o DEN Palle Granlund SWE Leif Ekedahl + 15 11 15 10 ENG G H King ENG John Best 15 18 17 16 15 12 MAS Eddy Choong + ENG Michael Rawlings 15 3 15 1 DEN H-Hansen SWE Brinkestedt 15 5 15 9 ENG Carpenter USA Alston w/o ENG Holdsworth DEN Granlund 2 15 12 15 ENG King MAS Choong 1 15 0 15 DEN H-Hansen USA Alston 11 15 18 16 15 12 DEN Granlund MAS Choong 1 15 7 15 DEN H-Hansen MAS Choong 3 15 12 15 Women's singles Section 1 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals USA Margaret Varner + bye ENG J Waring bye DEN Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen ENG W M Bear 11 7 10 12 11 5 ENG June Timperley SWE Berit Olsson 11 5 11 7 USA Lois Alston ENG Audrey Marshall 12 10 11 3 ENG Heather Ward + DEN Inge Birgit Anker Hansen 11 2 11 0 SCO Nancy Horner ENG P H Parfitt 11 5 11 6 ENG Sylvia Ripley ENG Barbara Carpenter 6 11 11 8 1 USA Varner ENG Waring 11 3 11 0 DEN Jacobsen ENG Timperley 8 11 11 6 11 4 USA Alston ENG Ward 12 10 13 12 SCO Horner ENG Ripley 11 8 11 6 USA Varner DEN Jacobsen 11 2 11 1 USA Alston SCO Horner 11 2 11 4 USA Varner USA Alston 11 6 11 0 Section 2 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals USA Judy Devlin + bye ENG Audrey Stone bye DEN Birte Kristiansen ENG M Warren RD1-score05- 11 3 11 8 ENG P A Lawrence SWE Ingrid Nilsson 11 6 11 8 ENG Iris Rogers USA Sue Devlin 11 7 11 1 SCO J M M Smart SWE Ingrid Dahlberg 11 4 8 11 11 2 CAN 1921 Marjory Shedd DEN Kirsten Thorndahl 8 4 ret ENG B Bird ENG P Warner 11 4 11 6 USA Devlin ENG Stone 11 1 11 0 DEN Kristiansen ENG Lawrence 11 6 12 10 ENG Rogers SCO Smart 11 5 11 1 CAN 1921 Shedd ENG Bird 11 3 11 2 USA Devlin DEN Kristiansen 11 5 11 2 ENG Rogers CAN 1921 Shedd 11 7 11 12 11 7 USA Devlin ENG Rogers 4 11 11 7 11 5 References Category:All England Open Badminton Championships Category:All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships