The 1954 Singapore Open, also known as the 1954 Singapore Badminton Championships, took place from 20 October 1954 – 16 January 1955 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. The ties were played over a few months with the first round ties being played on the 20th of October[1] and the finals were played on the 15th and 16 January 1955[2][3] due to some postponement.[4]

1954 Singapore Open
Tournament details
Dates20 October 1954–
16 January 1955
Edition21st
VenueSingapore Badminton Hall
LocationGeylang, Singapore
Champions
Men's singlesColony of Singapore Ong Poh Lim
Women's singlesColony of Singapore Helen Heng
Men's doublesColony of Singapore Ismail Marjan
Colony of Singapore Ong Poh Lim
Women's doublesColony of Singapore Helen Heng
Colony of Singapore Baby Low
Mixed doublesColony of Singapore Ong Poh Lim
Colony of Singapore Ong Siew Yong
1953 1955

Final results edit

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles   Ong Poh Lim   Wong Peng Soon 9–15, 15–10, 17–16
Women's singles   Helen Heng   Baby Low 11–3, 11–0
Men's doubles   Ismail Marjan & Ong Poh Lim   Teoh Peng Hooi & Wong Peng Soon 15–6, 15–10
Women's doubles   Helen Heng & Baby Low   Nancy Ang & Tan Chooi Neoh 15–1, 15–7
Mixed doubles   Ong Poh Lim & Ong Siew Yong   Teoh Peng Hooi & Lau Hui Huang 12–15, 15–7, 15–12

References edit

  1. ^ "Peng Soon Gives Lim 24 Mins". Singapore Standard. 21 October 1954.
  2. ^ "Poh Lim beats Peng Soon in three-set final". The Straits Times. 16 January 1955.
  3. ^ "Ong Poh Lim makes badminton history". The Straits Times. 17 January 1955.
  4. ^ "SBA Ties Off". Singapore Standard. 16 November 1954.