1956 All England Championships|
| Dates | 14 March 1956 (1956-03-14)–
17 March 1956 (1956-03-17) |
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| Edition | 46th |
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| Venue | Empress Hall, Earls Court |
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| 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
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
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| Finn Kobberø +
| 15
| 15
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| M Robinson
| 6
| 0
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| Kobberø
| 15
| 15
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| John Timperley
| 15
| 15
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| Timperley
| 4
| 6
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| Peter Waddell
| 3
| 7
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| Kobberø
| 15
| 15
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| Hugh Findlay
| 15
| 15
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| Dahlberg
| 10
| 10
|
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| Ong Poh Lim +
| 6
| 10
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| Findlay
| 10
| 4
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| Berndt Dahlberg
| 15
| 15
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| Dahlberg
| 15
| 15
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| John Nygaard
| 2
| 4
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| Kobberø
| 15
| 15
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| Erland Olsen
| 15
| 15
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| Glans
| 3
| 5
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| Ferry Sonneville +
| 4
| 4
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| Olsen
| 18
| 15
| 18
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| Ole Mertz
| 15
| 15
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| Mertz
| 14
| 17
| 14
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| R Quiddington
| 9
| 1
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| Olsen
| 13
| 9
|
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| Bertil Glans +
| 15
| 15
| 17
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| Glans
| 18
| 15
|
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| Jack McColl
| 10
| 17
| 14
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| Glans
| 14
| 15
| 15
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| B Westcott
| 15
| 15
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| Westcott
| 17
| 12
| 8
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| C Darnell
| 5
| 4
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Section 2
| Round of 32
| | | Round of 16
| | | Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
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| Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
| 15
| 3
| 15
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| Niels Buchholst
| 6
| 15
| 11
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| H-Hansen
| 15
| 15
|
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| Rune Brinkestedt
| 18
| 17
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| Brinkestedt
| 5
| 9
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| Dave McTaggart
| 15
| 14
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| H-Hansen
| 11
| 18
| 15
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| K C Carpenter
| 16
| 15
| 15
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| Alston
| 15
| 16
| 12
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| J A Broadhurst
| 17
| 4
| 2
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| Carpenter
|
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| Joe Alston
| 15
| 15
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| Alston
| w/o
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| Tony Jordan
| 5
| 6
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| H-Hansen
| 3
| 12
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| H R Holdsworth
| w/o
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| Choong
| 15
| 15
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| B T Brownlee
|
|
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| Holdsworth
| 2
| 12
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| Palle Granlund
| 15
| 15
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| Granlund
| 15
| 15
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| Leif Ekedahl +
| 11
| 10
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| Granlund
| 1
| 7
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| G H King
| 15
| 17
| 15
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| Choong
| 15
| 15
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| John Best
| 18
| 16
| 12
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| King
| 1
| 0
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| Eddy Choong +
| 15
| 15
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| Choong
| 15
| 15
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| Michael Rawlings
| 3
| 1
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Women's singles
Section 1
| Round of 32
| | | Round of 16
| | | Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
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| Margaret Varner +
| bye
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| Varner
| 11
| 11
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| J Waring
| bye
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| Waring
| 3
| 0
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| Varner
| 11
| 11
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| Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen
| 11
| 10
| 11
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| Jacobsen
| 2
| 1
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| W M Bear
| 7
| 12
| 5
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| Jacobsen
| 8
| 11
| 11
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| June Timperley
| 11
| 11
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| Timperley
| 11
| 6
| 4
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| Berit Olsson
| 5
| 7
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| Varner
| 11
| 11
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| Lois Alston
| 12
| 11
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| Alston
| 6
| 0
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| Audrey Marshall
| 10
| 3
|
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| Alston
| 12
| 13
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| Heather Ward +
| 11
| 11
|
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| Ward
| 10
| 12
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| Inge Birgit Anker Hansen
| 2
| 0
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| Alston
| 11
| 11
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| Nancy Horner
| 11
| 11
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| Horner
| 2
| 4
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| P H Parfitt
| 5
| 6
|
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| Horner
| 11
| 11
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| Sylvia Ripley
| 6
| 11
| 1
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| Ripley
| 8
| 6
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| Barbara Carpenter
| 11
| 8
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Section 2
| Round of 32
| | | Round of 16
| | | Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Judy Devlin +
| bye
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| Devlin
| 11
| 11
|
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| Audrey Stone
| bye
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| Stone
| 1
| 0
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| Devlin
| 11
| 11
|
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| Birte Kristiansen
|
| 3
| 8
| | | | |
| Kristiansen
| 5
| 2
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| M Warren
| 11
| 11
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| Kristiansen
| 11
| 12
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| P A Lawrence
| 11
| 11
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| Lawrence
| 6
| 10
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| Ingrid Nilsson
| 6
| 8
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| Devlin
| 4
| 11
| 11
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| Iris Rogers
| 11
| 11
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| Rogers
| 11
| 7
| 5
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| Sue Devlin
| 7
| 1
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| Rogers
| 11
| 11
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| J M M Smart
| 11
| 8
| 11
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| Smart
| 5
| 1
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| Ingrid Dahlberg
| 4
| 11
| 2
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| Rogers
| 11
| 11
| 11
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| Marjory Shedd
| 8
|
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| Shedd
| 7
| 12
| 7
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| Kirsten Thorndahl
| 4 ret
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| Shedd
| 11
| 11
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| B Bird
| 11
| 11
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| Bird
| 3
| 2
|
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| P Warner
| 4
| 6
|
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References
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| Super Series | |
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