Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Venue	Cowles Stadium
Dates	24–31 January 1974
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The badminton competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January until 31 January 1974.^[1] Paul Whetnall withdrew from the men's singles bronze medal play off and the mixed doubles final due to injury.

Final results[]

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Punch Gunalan	Jamie Paulson	15–1, 15–6
Women's singles	Gillian Gilks	Margaret Beck	11–8, 11–8
Men's doubles	Elliot Stuart & Derek Talbot	Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett	15-6, 6-15, 15–11
Women's doubles	Margaret Beck & Gillian Gilks	Margaret Boxall & Susan Whetnall	15–7, 15–5
Mixed doubles	Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks	Paul Whetnall & Nora Gardner	w/o (Whetnall injured)

Results[]

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Men's singles[]

	Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Punch Gunalan	15	15
			6	2					Gunalan	15	15
			15	15					Livingston	7	8
		Elliot Stuart	9	3												Gunalan	15	2	15
		Derek Talbot	15	15												Talbot	13	15	11
			1	12					Talbot	15	15
		Prakash Padukone	15	15					Padukone	9	6
		Dominic Soong	8	8																			Gunalan	15	15
		Jamie Paulson	15	15																			Paulson	1	6
			8	3					Paulson	6	15	15
		Richard Purser	15	15					Purser	15	10	9
			6	10												Paulson	15	15				Third place
		Paul Whetnall	15	15												Whetnall	4	0
			1	0					Whetnall	18	8	18											Talbot	w/o
		Tan Aik Mong	15	15					Mong	13	15	16											Whetnall	scr
		Bryan Purser	4	3

Women's singles[]

	Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Gillian Gilks	11	11
			0	0					Gilks	11	11
		Joan Jones	11	11					Jones	2	5
			3	3												Gilks	6	11	11
		Sylvia Ng	11	9	11											Ng	11	8	0
		Nora Gardner	5	11	4				Ng	11	11
			11	11					Terry	6	3
			3	6																			Gilks	11	11
		Margaret Beck	11	11																			Beck	8	8
			1	1					Beck	11	11
			11	11					Youngberg	6	3
			7	8												Beck	11	11				Third place
		Susan Whetnall	12	11												Whetnall	1	9
		Joanna Flockhart	9	6					Whetnall	11	11												Ng	11	11
		Rosalind Singha Ang	11	11					Ang	6	3												Whetnall	2	8
			6	9

Men's doubles[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot	15	15
			1	12
									Stuart Talbot	15	15
									Gow McCoig	8	5
		Bob McCoig	15	15
		Tan Aik Mong	5	4
																Stuart Talbot	15	6	15
																Stevens Tredgett	6	15	11
		Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	15	15
			3	9
									Stevens Tredgett	15	15				Bronze medal
									Chok Soon Gunalan	6	8
		Dominic Soong Punch Gunalan	15	15												Chok Soon Gunalan	17	15	15
			4	6												Gow McCoig	18	5	7

Women's doubles[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	15	15
			9	10
									Beck Gilks	15	15
									Ang Ng	1	7
		Rosalind Singha Ang Sylvia Ng	15	15
		Robin Denton	12	4
																Beck Gilks	15	15
																Boxall Whetnall	7	5
		Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	15	15
			1	6
									Boxall Whetnall	15	15				Bronze medal
									Nilsson Rollick	5	1
			9	15	15											Ang Ng	15	15
			15	10	4											Nilsson Rollick	2	8

Mixed doubles[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15	15
			7	12
									Talbot Gilks	15	15
									Purser Branfield	1	12
		Richard Purser	15	15
			13	7
																Talbot Gilks	w/o
																Whetnall Gardner	scr
		Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner	18	15
		Bob McCoig Joanna Flockhart	15	9
									Whetnall Gardner	10	15	15			Bronze medal
									Stuart Whetnall	15	3	12
		Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall	15	15												Stuart Whetnall	15	15
			4	11												Purser Branfield	10	4

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