1960 All England Badminton Championships

1960 All England Championships

Tournament details
Dates	16 March 1960 (1960-03-16)– 20 March 1960 (1960-03-20)
Edition	50th
Venue	Wembley
Location	London
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The 1960 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 16–20 March 1960.

The ladies champion Heather Ward moved to South Africa and did not defend her title.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Erland Kops	Charoen Wattanasin	15-1, 11-15, 15-6
Women's singles	Judy Devlin	Margaret Varner	11-1, 11-9
Men's doubles	Finn Kobberø & Poul-Erik Nielsen	Lim Say Hup & Teh Kew San	14-17, 15-3, 15-11
Women's doubles	Sue Devlin & Judy Devlin	Kirsten Thorndahl & Inge Birgit Hansen	15-3, 15-6
Mixed doubles	Finn Kobberø & Kirsten Thorndahl	Poul-Erik Nielsen & Inge Birgit Hansen	15-7, 15-2

Results

Men's singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Erland Kops	15	15
		James 'Chick' Doyle	3	5				1	Kops	15	15
		I P S Gill	18	15					Gill	1	10
		Harry Parmar	16	5											1	Kops	15	15
		Teh Kew San +	7	15	15											Kew San	13	9
		Goran Wahlqvist	15	2	11				Kew San	15	15
		Peter Waddell	15	15					Waddell	5	8
		Bill Havers	6	12																		1	Kops	15	15
		Thanoo Khadjadbhye +	15	15																			Khadjadbhye	5	3
		Roger Mills	4	12					Khadjadbhye	15	15
		Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	18	15					H-Hansen	10	12
		J Lanning	16	11												Khadjadbhye	10	15	18
		Ferry Sonneville +	9	15	15											Sonneville	15	19	17
		Trevor Coates	15	4	7				Sonneville	15	15
		Knud Aage Nielsen	15	8					Nielsen	9	6
		Bjorn Holst-Christensen	11	3	ret

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	2	Charoen Wattanasin	w/o
		Chandrakant Deoras						2	Wattanasin	15	15
		Ong Chong Jin	15	15					Chong Jin	9	6
		Dick Hashman	4	10											2	Wattanasin	9	15	15
		Henning Borch +	15	15												Borch	15	1	11
		Tony Jordan	1	8					Borch	15	15
		B K Wong	15	15					Wong	5	2
		Kean Hua Yeoh	5	12																		2	Wattanasin	15	15
		Finn Kobberø +	15	15																			Kobbero	11	8
		Vikram Bhat	4	8					Kobbero	15	15
		Lee Kin Tat	15	15					Kin Tat	2	0
		Gordon Rowlands	3	6												Kobbero	15	15
		Berndt Dahlberg +	15	15												Dahlberg	6	10
		Hugh Findlay	4	8					Dahlberg	15	15
		Colin Beacom	15	15					Beacon	7	6
		David Rowe	10	9

Women's singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Judy Devlin +	11	11
		Annette Schmidt	4	2					Devlin J	11	11
		M J Frost	11	12					Frost	2	1
		Mumtaj Chinoy Lotwalla	5	9												Devlin J	11	11
		Mary O'Sullivan +	11	11												O'Sullivan	1	4
		Glenys Hopkinson	3	0					O'Sullivan	11	11
		B Holborn	0	11	11				Holborn	1	3
		Audrey Marshall	11	6	9																		Devlin J	11	11
		Wilma Tyre +	11	11																			Tyre	0	1
		Val Gow	6	4					Tyre	11	12
		Meena Shah	11	11					Shah	6	11
		Anita Price	6	0												Tyre	11	11
		Ursula Smith	7	11	12											Smith	6	8
		S J Baldwin	11	2	10				Smith	14	11	11
		Sue Devlin +	11	11					Devlin S	11	2	2
		K Jensen	0	1

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Margaret Varner +	11	11
		H C Gunerin	6	0					Varner	11	11
		Sheila Ryder	11	3	11				Ryder	7	5
		Lena Rea	5	11	7											Varner	11	11
		Hanne Jensen	11	11												Jensen	2	7
		Catherine Dunglison	4	8					Jensen	11	10	11
		Sonya Cox +	11	11					Cox	8	12	5
		Prema Prasher	1	7																			Varner	11	11
		Pratuang Pattabongse +	11	11																			Pattabongse	2	9
		Angela Bairstow	9	3					Pattabongse	12	11
		Heather Robson	12	11					Robson	10	2
		Jenny Pritchard	9	1												Pattabongse	11	4	11
		Tonny Holst-Christensen +	6	11	11											Holst-C	5	11	6
		Yvonne Kelly	11	4	6				Holst-C	12	11
		Margaret Barrand	12	11					Barrand	11	7
		B Bird	10	4

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