1955 All England Badminton Championships

1955 All England Championships

Tournament details
Dates	23 March 1955 (1955-03-23)– 26 March 1955 (1955-03-26)
Edition	45th
Venue	Empress Hall, Earls Court
Location	London
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The 1955 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 23–26 March 1955.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Wong Peng Soon	Eddy Choong	15–7, 14–17, 15-10
Women's singles	Margaret Varner	Judy Devlin	9-11, 11–5, 11–1
Men's doubles	Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Eddy Choong & David Ewe Choong	15-9, 15–17, 15–11
Women's doubles	Iris Cooley & June White	Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin	18–15, 10–15, 15-9
Mixed doubles	Finn Kobberø & Kirsten Thorndahl	David Ewe Choong & June White	15–7, 15-13

Results

Men's singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Wong Peng Soon	15	15
		B C Richards	1	2					Peng Soon	15	15
		John Timperley	15	15					Timperley	2	2
		Saeed Malik	16	10												Peng Soon	17	15
		Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	15	8	15											Hammegaard-H	14	1
		K C Carpenter	6	15	2				Hammegaard-H	15	15
		Dick Hashman	15	10	18				Hashman	7	10
		Michael Rawlings	12	15	16																		Peng Soon	15	18
		Bertil Glans	15	15	15																		Glans	6	13
		G R Oehlers	0	3	0				Glans	15	15
		W Goode	15	15					Goode	4	2
		M Robinson	12	3												Glans	15	9	15
		Johnny Heah	15	15												Heah	0	15	10
		D V Dickinson	2	2					Heah	15	15
		Vikram Bhat	15	15					Bhat	10	6
		R McNeil	4	3

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Eddy Choong	w/o
		Henri Pellizza							Choong E	15	15
		Tony Jordan	8	15	15				Jordan	7	7
		James 'Chick' Doyle	15	6	13											Choong E	15	15
		J A Broadhurst	15	15												Broadhurst	5	3
		Hans Gustav Myrhe	10	13					Broadhurst	w/o
		Palle Granlund	15	1	15				Granlund
		Hugh Findlay	5	15	12																		Choong E	17	15
		Finn Kobberø	15	15																			Kobberø	14	1
		Y Limpa Amara	4	1					Kobberø	15	15
		Oon Chong Teik	15	15					Teik	2	5
		R Quiddington	12	7												Kobberø	15	15
		David Ewe Choong	15	15												Choong D	5	8
		G E Rowlands	10	8					Choong D	12	15	15
		Berndt Dahlberg	15	15					Dahlberg	15	6	4
		D P Hepworth	1	8

Women's singles

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Margaret Varner	11	11
		Audrey Stone	0	1					Varner	12	11
		Tonny Ahm	11	11					Ahm	10	4
		H C Parfitt	0	0												Varner	11	11
		Iris Cooley	12	11	11											Cooley	7	8
		Heather Ward	10	12	6				Cooley	7	11	11
		J Waring	9	12	11				Waring	11	4	4
		P Warner	12	10	5																		Varner	9	11	11
		Judy Devlin	11	11																			Devlin	11	5	1
		Nancy Horner	0	1					Devlin J	11	11
		June White	11	11					White	4	1
		S M Spreadborough	2	4												Devlin	11	11
		Marjory Shedd	11	11												Shedd	1	0
		Ruth Page	4	3					Shedd	11	11
		Sue Devlin	11	9	11				Devlin S	8	4
		A N J Marshall	6	11	1