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.

1956 All England Championships

Tournament details
Dates	14 March 1956 (1956-03-14)– 17 March 1956 (1956-03-17)
Edition	46th
Venue	Empress Hall, Earls Court
Location	London
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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	John Nygaard & 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							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Finn Kobberø +	15	15
		M Robinson	6	0					Kobberø	15	15
		John Timperley	15	15					Timperley	4	6
		Peter Waddell	3	7												Kobberø	15	15
		Hugh Findlay	15	15												Dahlberg	10	10
		Ong Poh Lim +	6	10					Findlay	10	4
		Berndt Dahlberg	15	15					Dahlberg	15	15
		John Nygaard	2	4																			Kobberø	15	15
		Erland Olsen	15	15																			Glans	3	5
		Ferry Sonneville +	4	4					Olsen	18	15	18
		Ole Mertz	15	15					Mertz	14	17	14
		R Quiddington	9	1												Olsen	13	9
		Bertil Glans +	15	15	17											Glans	18	15
		Jack McColl	10	17	14				Glans	14	15	15
		B Westcott	15	15					Westcott	17	12	8
		C Darnell	5	4

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	15	3	15
		Niels Buchholst	6	15	11				H-Hansen	15	15
		Rune Brinkestedt	18	17					Brinkestedt	5	9
		Dave McTaggart	15	14												H-Hansen	11	18	15
		K C Carpenter	16	15	15											Alston	15	16	12
		J A Broadhurst	17	4	2				Carpenter
		Joe Alston	15	15					Alston	w/o
		Tony Jordan	5	6																			H-Hansen	3	12
		H R Holdsworth	w/o																				Choong	15	15
		B T Brownlee							Holdsworth	2	12
		Palle Granlund	15	15					Granlund	15	15
		Leif Ekedahl +	11	10												Granlund	1	7
		G H King	15	17	15											Choong	15	15
		John Best	18	16	12				King	1	0
		Eddy Choong +	15	15					Choong	15	15
		Michael Rawlings	3	1

Women's singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Margaret Varner +	bye
									Varner	11	11
		J Waring	bye						Waring	3	0
																Varner	11	11
		Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	11	10	11											Jacobsen	2	1
		W M Bear	7	12	5				Jacobsen	8	11	11
		June Timperley	11	11					Timperley	11	6	4
		Berit Olsson	5	7																			Varner	11	11
		Lois Alston	12	11																			Alston	6	0
		Audrey Marshall	10	3					Alston	12	13
		Heather Ward +	11	11					Ward	10	12
		Inge Birgit Anker Hansen	2	0												Alston	11	11
		Nancy Horner	11	11												Horner	2	4
		P H Parfitt	5	6					Horner	11	11
		Sylvia Ripley	6	11	1				Ripley	8	6
		Barbara Carpenter	11	8

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Judy Devlin +	bye
									Devlin	11	11
		Audrey Stone	bye						Stone	1	0
																Devlin	11	11
		Birte Kristiansen		3	8											Kristiansen	5	2
		M Warren	11	11					Kristiansen	11	12
		P A Lawrence	11	11					Lawrence	6	10
		Ingrid Nilsson	6	8																			Devlin	4	11	11
		Iris Rogers	11	11																			Rogers	11	7	5
		Sue Devlin	7	1					Rogers	11	11
		J M M Smart	11	8	11				Smart	5	1
		Ingrid Dahlberg	4	11	2											Rogers	11	11	11
		Marjory Shedd	8													Shedd	7	12	7
		Kirsten Thorndahl	4 ret						Shedd	11	11
		B Bird	11	11					Bird	3	2
		P Warner	4	6