1956 All England Badminton Championships

1956 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates	14 March 1956–; 17 March 1956
Edition	46th
Venue	Empress Hall, Earls Court
Location	London
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The 1956 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1956.^[1]

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Eddy Choong	Finn Kobberø	11-15, 15–3, 15-11
Women's singles	Margaret Varner	Judy Devlin	11-8, 11-6
Men's doubles	Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	John Nygaard & Poul-Erik Nielsen	18-14, 15-5
Women's doubles	Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin	Iris Rogers & June Timperley	17-18, 15–12, 15-12
Mixed doubles	Tony Jordan & June Timperley	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	18-15, 6-15, 15-8

Both June White and Irish 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

	Finn Kobberø +	15	15
	M Robinson	6	0			Kobberø	15	15
	John Timperley	15	15			Timperley	4	6
	Peter Waddell	3	7								Kobberø	15	15
	Hugh Findlay	15	15								Dahlberg	10	10
	Ong Poh Lim +	6	10			Findlay	10	4
	Berndt Dahlberg	15	15			Dahlberg	15	15
	John Nygaard	2	4												Kobberø	15	15
	Erland Olsen	15	15												Glans	3	5
	Ferry Sonneville +	4	4			Olsen	18	15	18
	Ole Mertz	15	15			Mertz	14	17	14
	R Quiddington	9	1								Olsen	13	9
	Bertil Glans +	15	15	17							Glans	18	15
	Jack McColl	10	17	14		Glans	14	15	15
	B Westcott	15	15			Westcott	17	12	8
	C Darnell	5	4

Section 2

Round of 32					Round of 16				Quarterfinals					Semifinals

	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	15	3	15
	Niels Buchholst	6	15	11		H-Hansen	15	15
	Rune Brinkestedt	18	17			Brinkestedt	5	9
	Dave McTaggart	15	14							H-Hansen	11	18	15
	K C Carpenter	16	15	15						Alston	15	16	12
	J A Broadhurst	17	4	2		Carpenter
	Joe Alston	15	15			Alston	w/o
	Tony Jordan	5	6												H-Hansen	3	12
	H R Holdsworth	w/o													Choong	15	15
	B T Brownlee					Holdsworth	2	12
	Palle Granlund	15	15			Granlund	15	15
	Leif Ekedahl +	11	10							Granlund	1	7
	G H King	15	17	15						Choong	15	15
	John Best	18	16	12		King	1	0
	Eddy Choong +	15	15			Choong	15	15
	Michael Rawlings	3	1

Women's singles

Section 1

Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

	Margaret Varner +	bye
						Varner	11	11
	J Waring	bye				Waring	3	0
											Varner	11	11
	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	11	10	11							Jacobsen	2	1
	W M Bear	7	12	5		Jacobsen	8	11	11
	June Timperley	11	11			Timperley	11	6	4
	Berit Olsson	5	7												Varner	11	11
	Lois Alston	12	11												Alston	6	0
	Audrey Marshall	10	3			Alston	12	13
	Heather Ward +	11	11			Ward	10	12
	Inge Birgit Anker Hansen	2	0								Alston	11	11
	Nancy Horner	11	11								Horner	2	4
	P H Parfitt	5	6			Horner	11	11
	Sylvia Ripley	6	11	1		Ripley	8	6
	Barbara Carpenter	11	8

Section 2

Round of 32					Round of 16				Quarterfinals					Semifinals

	Judy Devlin +	bye
						Devlin	11	11
	Audrey Stone	bye				Stone	1	0
										Devlin	11	11
	Birte Kristiansen		3	8						Kristiansen	5	2
	M Warren	11	11			Kristiansen	11	12
	P A Lawrence	11	11			Lawrence	6	10
	Ingrid Nilsson	6	8												Devlin	4	11	11
	Iris Rogers	11	11												Rogers	11	7	5
	Sue Devlin	7	1			Rogers	11	11
	J M M Smart	11	8	11		Smart	5	1
	Ingrid Dahlberg	4	11	2						Rogers	11	11	11
	Marjory Shedd	8								Shedd	7	12	7
	Kirsten Thorndahl	4 ret				Shedd	11	11
	B Bird	11	11			Bird	3	2
	P Warner	4	6

References

^ "The Times & the Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2012.

[1] "The Times & the Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2012.

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