Queenie Allen
Queenie Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1911 |
| Died | 2 August 2007 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Queenie Webber (married name), Queenie Allen-Webber, Q. M. Allen |
| Occupation | badminton player |
Queenie Mary Allen (December 1911 — 2 August 2007), later Queenie Webber, was an English badminton player from the 1930s into 1950s. She won the women's doubles title at the All England Open Badminton Championships in 1949 with Betty Uber. She also won international competitions in Denmark, Scotland, South Africa, Ireland, and France.
Career
Allen competed in the 1934 All England Badminton Championships. At the 1948 South African Badminton Championships, Allen won in the women's doubles category, with her partner Betty Uber. In 1947, 1948, and 1949, she won the women's singles category at the Irish Open; she also won the women's doubles category at the Irish Open in 1947 and 1949 with Betty Uber, and the mixed doubles category in 1949 with Harold Marsland. She won the women's singles category at the Scottish Open in 1948, 1949, and 1950; she also won the women's doubles category at the Scottish Open with Betty Uber in 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, and 1953.[1] At the French Open, she won the mixed doubles title with Malaysian player Eddy Choong in 1951 and 1952, and the ladies doubles title with Audrey Stone in 1951.
At the 1949 All England Badminton Championships, Allen won in the women's doubles category, with her partner Betty Uber, and finished as a runner-up in the mixed doubles category, with her partner T. Wynn Rogers.[2][3] At the 1951 All England Badminton Championships, Queenie Webber (using her married name) finished as a runner-up in the women's doubles category, with her partner Mavis Henderson.[2][4]
She played in the first badminton games broadcast on television in the United Kingdom, and her colleague recalled, "We had been told that white did not televise well, so that we must all wear colours no matter what they were. Queenie wore a blue skirt and yellow shirt, and I wore a black skirt and red-and-white shirt."[5]
Singing
Queenie Allen-Webber was also a contralto singer. She performed in concert at Wigmore Hall in 1955.[6]
Personal life
Queenie Allen married F. G. Webber.[7] She died at a rest home in Sussex in 2007, aged 95 years.[8]
Achievements
International tournaments (20 titles, 15 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Denmark Open | Tonny Ahm | 5–11, 4–11 | Runner-up |
| 1947 | Irish Open | Betty Uber | 11–7, 11–8 | Winner |
| 1948 | Scottish Open | Betty Uber | walkover | Winner |
| 1948 | Irish Open | Barbara Good | 11–9, 11–6 | Winner |
| 1949 | Scottish Open | Nancy Horner | 12–10, 11–4 | Winner |
| 1949 | Irish Open | Barbara Good | 11–2, 11–3 | Winner |
| 1950 | Scottish Open | Betty Uber | 10–12, 11–7, 11–8 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Denmark Open | Ruth Dalsgaard | Bessie Staples Diana Doveton |
12–15, 15–10, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1947 | Irish Open | Betty Uber | Nora Conway Barbara Good |
15–8, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1948 | Scottish Open | Betty Uber | Nora Conway Barbara Good |
15–3, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1948 | Irish Open | V. E. Duringer | Nora Conway Barbara Good |
16–18, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1948 | All England Open | Betty Uber | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl |
6–15, 15–12, 2–15 | Runner-up |
| 1948 | South African Championships | Betty Uber | B. Bayne Florrie Mackenzie |
15–7, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1948 | Denmark Open | Betty Uber | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl |
4–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1949 | Scottish Open | Betty Uber | V. E. Duringer Joy Saunders |
15–7, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1949 | Irish Open | Betty Uber | Nora Conway Barbara Good |
15–1, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1949 | All England Open | Betty Uber | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl |
15–8, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1950 | Scottish Open | Betty Uber | V. E. Duringer Nancy Horner |
15–5, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1950 | All England Open | Betty Uber | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl |
17–16, 5–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1950 | Denmark Open | Elisabeth O'Beirne | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl |
2–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1951 | Scottish Open | Betty Uber | Amy Choong Elisabeth O'Beirne |
15–4, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1951 | Irish Open | L. R. Ludlam | Amy Choong Elisabeth O'Beirne |
8–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 1951 | All England Open | Mavis Henderson | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl |
15–17, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1951 | French Open | Audrey Stone | Betty Grace Mimi Wyatt |
15–8, 9–15, 18–14 | Winner |
| 1952 | All England Open | Betty Uber | Tonny Ahm Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen |
15–18, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1952 | French Open | Mimi Wyatt | Mavis Henderson Audrey Stone |
12–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1953 | Scottish Open | Nancy Horner | Barbara Rosson Joy Saunders |
15–6, 15–13 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Scottish Open | Harold Marsland | James Rankin Betty Uber |
12–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 1948 | South African Championships | Noel Radford | Warwick Shute Betty Uber |
13–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1949 | Irish Open | Harold Marsland | Lim Kee Fong A. Love |
14–18, 15–6, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1949 | All England Open | Wynn Rogers | Clinton Stephens Patricia Stephens |
5–15, 15–2, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1951 | Scottish Open | Frank Peard | Tom Wingfield Betty Uber |
15–12, 10–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1951 | Irish Open | Frank Peard | Eddy Choong Amy Choong |
9–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1951 | French Open | Eddy Choong | Cheong Hock Leng Audrey Stone |
15–7, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1952 | French Open | Eddy Choong | David Choong Mimi Wyatt |
12–15, 15–1, 15–11 | Winner |
References
- ^ "Roll of Honour: Post-War Scottish Open Championship Winners" Badminton Scotland.
- ^ a b "All England Bandminton Championship Winners", All England Badminton.
- ^ "Freeman Wins Singles Event" The Baltimore Sun (March 6, 1949): 30. via Newspapers.com
- ^ BadmintonEngland, Facts and Records.
- ^ Betty Uber, A Brief History of Badminton from 1870 to 1949 (Read Books Ltd 2016). ISBN 9781473357280
- ^ Concert listings, The Observer (June 5, 1955): 6. via Newspapers.com
- ^ Scottish Open Women's Doubles, Badminton Scotland.
- ^ "Deceased Estates notice for Queenie Allen-Webber" The Gazette(September 2007).