1956 All England Badminton Championships

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	& 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							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals
		Finn Kobberø +	15	15
			6	0					Kobberø	15	15
		John Timperley	15	15					Timperley	4	6
			3	7												Kobberø	15	15
			15	15												Dahlberg	10	10
		Ong Poh Lim +	6	10					Findlay	10	4
			15	15					Dahlberg	15	15
			2	4																			Kobberø	15	15
			15	15																			Glans	3	5
		Ferry Sonneville +	4	4					Olsen	18	15	18
			15	15					Mertz	14	17	14
			9	1												Olsen	13	9
		+	15	15	17											Glans	18	15
			10	17	14				Glans	14	15	15
			15	15					Westcott	17	12	8
			5	4

Section 2[]

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals
		Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	15	3	15
			6	15	11				H-Hansen	15	15
			18	17					Brinkestedt	5	9
			15	14												H-Hansen	11	18	15
			16	15	15											Alston	15	16	12
			17	4	2				Carpenter
		Joe Alston	15	15					Alston	w/o
		Tony Jordan	5	6																			H-Hansen	3	12
			w/o																				Choong	15	15
									Holdsworth	2	12
			15	15					Granlund	15	15
		+	11	10												Granlund	1	7
			15	17	15											Choong	15	15
		John Best	18	16	12				King	1	0
		Eddy Choong +	15	15					Choong	15	15
			3	1

Women's Singles[]

Section 1[]

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals
		Margaret Varner +	bye
									Varner	11	11
			bye						Waring	3	0
																Varner	11	11
		Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	11	10	11											Jacobsen	2	1
			7	12	5				Jacobsen	8	11	11
		June Timperley	11	11					Timperley	11	6	4
			5	7																			Varner	11	11
			12	11																			Alston	6	0
			10	3					Alston	12	13
		Heather Ward +	11	11					Ward	10	12
			2	0												Alston	11	11
		Nancy Horner	11	11												Horner	2	4
			5	6					Horner	11	11
			6	11	1				Ripley	8	6
			11	8

Section 2[]

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals
		Judy Devlin +	bye
									Devlin	11	11
			bye						Stone	1	0
																Devlin	11	11
				3	8											Kristiansen	5	2
			11	11					Kristiansen	11	12
			11	11					Lawrence	6	10
			6	8																			Devlin	4	11	11
		Iris Rogers	11	11																			Rogers	11	7	5
		Sue Devlin	7	1					Rogers	11	11
			11	8	11				Smart	5	1
			4	11	2											Rogers	11	11	11
		Marjory Shedd	8													Shedd	7	12	7
		Kirsten Thorndahl	4 ret						Shedd	11	11
			11	11					Bird	3	2
			4	6

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