1921 All England Badminton Championships

The 1921 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from 2 March to 6 March 1921.[1][2]

1921 All England Open Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates2 March 1921 (1921-03-02)
6 March 1921 (1921-03-06)
Edition18th
VenueRoyal Horticultural Hall
LocationElverton Street, Westminster, London
Official websiteAll England Championships
1920 1922

Sir George Thomas successfully defended the men's singles title and he partnered Hazel Hogarth in also defending their mixed doubles crown. Kitty McKane made it three defending champions retaining their titles after winning the women's singles. McKane also partnered her older sister Margaret McKane when winning the women's doubles. The final championship event the men's doubles saw Thomas claim a third title at the 1921 Championships, with Frank Hodge.[3][4]

Final results edit

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles   Sir George Thomas   Frank Hodge 15–7, 8-15, 15-3
Women's singles   Kitty McKane   Margaret Tragett 11–5, 11-6
Men's doubles   Sir George Thomas & Frank Hodge   Frank Devlin & Curly Mack 7-15, 15–8, 15–13
Women's doubles   Kitty McKane & Margaret McKane   Violet Elton & Lavinia Radeglia 15-8, 15–11
Mixed doubles   Sir George Thomas & Hazel Hogarth   Frank Devlin & E F Stewart 15-9, 15-3

Men's singles edit

Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                    
  Sir George Thomas 15 15
  J H Colin Prior 5 11
  Thomas 15 15
  Hope 6 6
  R W H Hope 15 17
  Johnnie McCallum 4 14
  Thomas 15 15
  Swinden 8 9
  William Swinden 15 15
  Percy V Dupre 7 9
  Swinden 15 5 15
  Jones 8 15 6
  A. K. Jones 15 15 15
  A G MacDonnell 18 8 12
  Thomas 15 8 15
  Hodge 7 15 3
  Herbert Uber 15 15
  F W Lagden 2 2
  Uber 10 15 15
  Martin 15 4 5
  Henry Martin 15 15
  S Rowe 4 4
  Uber 3 15 8
  Hodge 15 14 15
  Curly Mack 15 15
  L B Feeny 0 1
  Mack 15 8 1
  Hodge 9 15 15
  Frank Hodge w/o
  E H Wood

Women's singles edit

Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                    
  Kitty McKane w/o
  E D Pilkington scr
  McKane K 11 11
  Holman-Cox 5 1
  E M Holman-Cox 11 11
  Lady Raeburn 3 6
  McKane K 11 11
  Peterson 1 4
  Eveline Peterson 11 11
  M Holman-Cox 8 8
  Peterson 7 14 11
  Aitken 11 9 3
  D M Aitken w/o
  Constance Peterson scr
  McKane 11 11
  Tragett 5 6
  Margaret Tragett 11 11
  Marian Horsley 4 5
  Tragett 11 11
  Jackson 2 5
  G Jackson 11 7 11
  M E Templeton 1 11 0
  Tragett 11 6 11
  McKane M 2 11 5
  Margaret McKane 11 8 11
  Lavinia Radeglia 7 11 2
  McKane M 11 11
  MacLehose 9 9
  Margaret MacLehose 11 11
  Catherine Trench 7 7

Men's doubles edit

Semifinals Final
          
  Sir George Thomas
& Frank Hodge
15 15
  Frederick Lohden
& Herbert Uber
10 9
  Sir George Thomas
& Frank Hodge
7 15 15
  Frank Devlin
& Curly Mack
15 8 13
  Frank Devlin
& Curly Mack
15 15
  William Swinden
&   Johnnie McCallum
3 4

Women's doubles edit

Semifinals Final
          
  Kitty McKane
& Margaret McKane
15 15
  Margaret Tragett
& Eveline Peterson
10 1
  Kitty McKane
& Margaret McKane
15 15
  Violet Elton
& Lavinia Radeglia
8 11
  Violet Elton
& Lavinia Radeglia
18 15
  A. M. Head
&   Dorothy Harvey
15 7

Mixed doubles edit

Semifinals Final
          
  Sir George Thomas
& Hazel Hogarth
15 15
  William Swinden
& Marian Horsley
5 4
  Sir George Thomas
& Hazel Hogarth
15 15
  Frank Devlin
& E F Stewart
9 3
  Frank Devlin
& E F Stewart
15 15
  Frederick Lohden
& Margaret McKane
10 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Badminton". The Times. 2 March 1921. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.
  2. ^ "Badminton". The Times. 7 March 1921. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.
  3. ^ "Badminton International". London Daily News. 5 March 1921. Retrieved 7 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Badminton Championships". Weekly Dispatch London. 6 March 1921. Retrieved 7 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.