1959 All England Badminton Championships

1959 All England Championships

Tournament details
Dates	18 March 1959 (1959-03-18)– 21 March 1959 (1959-03-21)
Edition	49th
Venue	Wembley
Location	London
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The 1959 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 18 to 21 March 1959.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Tan Joe Hok	Ferry Sonneville	15-8, 10–15, 15-3
Women's singles	Heather Ward	Judy Devlin	11-7, 3–11, 11-4
Men's doubles	Lim Say Hup & Teh Kew San	Henning Borch & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	15-2, 15-10
Women's doubles	Iris Rogers & June Timperley	Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin	11-15, 15–10, 15-11
Mixed doubles	Poul-Erik Nielsen & Inge Birgit Hansen	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Kirsten Granlund	14-17, 15–7, 15-3

Results

Men's singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Tan Joe Hok	15	15
		Rune Brinkstedt	11	5				1	Hok	15	15
		Hugh Findlay	15	15					Findlay	1	2
		Harry Parmar	6	9											1	Hok	15	12	15
		Thanoo Khadjadbhye +	w/o													Khadjadbhye	9	15	8
		Ingemaar Eliasson							Khadjadbhye	15	12	15
		Henning Borch	15	15					Borch	6	15	9
		Lee Kin Tat	7	7																		1	Hok	15	17
	4	Knud Aage Nielsen	18	15																		4	Nielsen	11	14
		C A Darnell	13	0				4	Nielsen	15	15
		I P S Gill	15	16	15				Gill	6	10
		Lim Say Hup	6	18	11										4	Nielsen	15	15
		Berndt Dahlberg	15	15												Dahlberg	12	13
		Roger Mills	5	8					Dahlberg	15	15
		Peter Waddell	15	15					Waddell	6	8
		P Mulvaney	8	7

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	2	Ferry Sonneville	17	15
		Goran Wahlqvist	14	1				2	Sonneville	15	15
		William Havers	15	15					Havers	1	3
		F G White	4	9											2	Sonneville	15	18
		Teh Kew San +	15	17												Kew San	5	16
		Tony Jordan	8	16					Kew San	11	15
		Poul-Erik Nielsen	15	15					Nielsen P.E	15	12	ret
		S C Woodley	10	7																		2	Sonneville	15	15
	3	Charoen Wattanasin	15	15																		3	Wattanasin	4	3
		Gordon Rowlands	1	4				3	Wattanasin	15	15
		Bob McCoig	15	15					McCoig	2	2
		R Quiddington	7	8											3	Wattanasin	15	15
		Oon Chong Teik	15	15												Teik	3	9
		Bo Nilsson +	12	12					Teik	18	15
		Trevor Coates	15	15					Coates	16	2
		Kenneth Derrick	6	11

Women's singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Heather Ward +
									Ward	11	11
		M E Govett							Govett	1	0
																Ward	11	11
		Mary O'Sullivan	11	11												O'Sullivan	3	5
		Kirsten Granlund	5	8					O'Sullivan	11	11
		Inge Birgit Hansen	11	11					Hansen	4	1
		W Bean	9	4																			Ward	11	11
		Sue Devlin	11	11																			Devlin S	3	2
		P E Broad	5	1					Devlin S	8	11	11
		Tonny Holst-Christensen	11	11					Holst-C	11	5	8
		P Warner	3	3												Devlin S	11	12
		Pratuang Pattabongse +	11	11												Pattabongse	7	10
		Jenny Pritchard	4	0					Pattabongse	12	11
		M K Frost	11	11					Frost	10	5
		Gladys Massie	6	4

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Judy Devlin +
									Devlin J	11	11
		Eileen Pattison							Pattison	0	0
																Devlin J	11	11
		Hanne Jensen	11	11												Jensen	0	2
		B Holborn	4	7					Jensen	11	11
		A H Larman	w/o						Larman	3	6
		June Timperley																					Devlin J	11	11
		Iris Rogers	11	11																			Rogers	3	4
		Rita Rabey	5	1					Rogers	11	11
		Yvonne Kelly	7	11	11				Kelly	1	2
		S J Baldwin	11	3	1											Rogers	3	12	11
		Inger Kjaergaard +	11	11												Kjaergaard	11	10	3
		Audrey Marshall	7	5					Kjaergaard	10	11	11
		Barbara Carpenter	11	11					Carpenter	12	9	4
		J E Childs	4	8

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