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1920 All England Badminton Championships

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name1920 All England Open Badminton Championships
dates–
number_edition17th
venueRoyal Horticultural Hall
locationElverton Street, Westminster, London
websiteAll England Championships
previous1914
next1921

The 1920 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from 2 March to 7 March 1920. It was the first All England Championships since 1914 following a six year break because of World War I.

George Thomas played under the alias George Allen and finally won his first men's singles title after many years of trying, his best previous singles result was as a losing finalist 16 years earlier in 1904. Another player Archibald Engelbach played under the alias Archibald Fee and won the doubles with Raoul du Roveray.

K. S. Tann was listed as representing China in the first round of the men's singles and was beaten by the defending champion Guy Sautter 15-1, 15-3. It was the first instance of a Chinese player appearing at the Championships. Tann partnered by Mackinnon also made it to the semi-finals of the men's doubles.

Final results

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singlesENG George Allen (Sir George Thomas)ENG William Swinden15–9, 14-17, 15-5
Women's singlesENG Kitty McKaneENG Margaret Tragett11–6, 11-5
Men's doublesENG Archibald Fee (Archibald Engelbach) & Raoul du RoverayENG J. H. Colin Prior & Herbert Uber15–13, 15–8
Women's doublesENG Violet Elton & Lavinia RadegliaENG D. Harvey & Mrs Reynolds+17-15, 5–15, 15–10
Mixed doublesENG George Allen (Sir George Thomas) & Hazel HogarthENG Guy Sautter & D. Harvey15-12, 15-12
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Men's singles

| team-width=150 | RD1-team01=ENG George Allen | RD1-team02=ENG Herbert Uber | RD1-score01-1=15 | RD1-score01-2=15 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-score02-1=11 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-score02-3= | RD1-team03=ENG Guy Sautter | RD1-team04=ENG J. H. Colin Prior | RD1-score03-1=15 | RD1-score03-2=15 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score04-2=5 | RD1-score04-3= | RD1-team05=SCO Jackson W. Millar | RD1-team06=ENG A. Mackinnon | RD1-score05-1=15 | RD1-score05-2=15 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-team07=IRE Frank Devlin | RD1-team08=ENG A. K. Jones | RD1-score07-1=15 | RD1-score07-2=12 | RD1-score07-3=17 | RD1-score08-1=8 | RD1-score08-2=15 | RD1-score08-3=14 | RD1-team09=SCO W. T. Henderson | RD1-team10=ENG R. G. P. Hunter | RD1-score09-1=15 | RD1-score09-2=15 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-score10-1=12 | RD1-score10-2=12 | RD1-score10-3= | RD1-team11=ENG Douglas Parsloe | RD1-team12=ENG C. W. Hordern | RD1-score11-1=15 | RD1-score11-2=15 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-score12-1=5 | RD1-score12-2=5 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-team13=ENG A. G. Macdonnell | RD1-team14=ENG J. K. James | RD1-score13-1=15 | RD1-score13-2=15 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3= | RD1-team15=ENG William Swinden | RD1-team16=ENG Bertrand Peek | RD1-score15-1=15 | RD1-score15-2=15 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-score16-1=0 | RD1-score16-2=10 | RD1-score16-3= | RD2-team01=ENG Allen | RD2-team02=ENG Sautter | RD2-score01-1=15 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=15 | RD2-score02-1=12 | RD2-score02-2=15 | RD2-score02-3=12 | RD2-team03=SCO Millar | RD2-team04=IRE Devlin | RD2-score03-1=w/o | RD2-score03-2= | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-score04-1=scr | RD2-score04-2 | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-team05=SCO Henderson | RD2-team06=ENG Parsloe | RD2-score05-1=15 | RD2-score05-2=15 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3= | RD2-team07=ENG Macdonnell | RD2-team08=ENG Swinden | RD2-score07-1=11 | RD2-score07-2=9 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-score08-1=15 | RD2-score08-2=15 | RD2-score08-3= | RD3-team01=ENG Allen | RD3-team02=SCO Millar | RD3-score01-1=15 | RD3-score01-2=15 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-score02-1=8 | RD3-score02-2=8 | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-team03=SCO Henderson | RD3-team04=ENG Swinden | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=15 | RD3-score03-3=3 | RD3-score04-1=15 | RD3-score04-2=12 | RD3-score04-3=15 | RD4-team01=ENG Allen | RD4-team02=ENG Swinden | RD4-score01-1=15 | RD4-score01-2=14 | RD4-score01-3=15 | RD4-score02-1=9 | RD4-score02-2=17 | RD4-score02-3=5

Women's singles

| team-width=150 | RD1-team01=ENG Kitty McKane | RD1-team02=ENG Violet Baddeley | RD1-score01-1=11 | RD1-score01-2=11 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score02-2=5 | RD1-score02-3= | RD1-team03=ENG A. Wheelwright | RD1-team04= | RD1-score03-1= | RD1-score03-2= | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-score04-1= | RD1-score04-2= | RD1-score04-3= | RD1-team05=ENG Lavinia Radeglia | RD1-team06= | RD1-score05-1= | RD1-score05-2= | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-score06-1= | RD1-score06-2 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-team07= | RD1-team08= | RD1-score07-1= | RD1-score07-2= | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-score08-1= | RD1-score08-2= | RD1-score08-3= | RD1-team09=ENG Margaret Tragett | RD1-team10= | RD1-score09-1= | RD1-score09-2= | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-score10-1= | RD1-score10-2= | RD1-score10-3= | RD1-team11=ENG Marguerite Snaith | RD1-team12= | RD1-score11-1= | RD1-score11-2= | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-score12-1= | RD1-score12-2= | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-team13=SCO D. M. Aitken | RD1-team14= | RD1-score13-1= | RD1-score13-2= | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-score14=1= | RD1-score14-2= | RD1-score14-3= | RD1-team15=ENG Miss A. M. Hogg | RD1-team16= | RD1-score15-1= | RD1-score15-2= | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-score16-1= | RD1-score16-2= | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-team01=ENG McKane | RD2-team02=ENG Wheelwright | RD2-score01-1=11 | RD2-score01-2=11 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-score02-3= | RD2-team03=ENG Radeglia | RD2-team04= | RD2-score03-1= | RD2-score03-2= | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-score04-1= | RD2-score04-2= | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-team05=ENG Tragett | RD2-team06=ENG Snaith | RD2-score05-1=11 | RD2-score05-2=13 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score06-2=11 | RD2-score06-3= | RD2-team07=SCO Aitken | RD2-team08=ENG Hogg | RD2-score07-1=11 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=11 | RD2-score08-1=2 | RD2-score08-2=11 | RD2-score08-3=4

| RD3-team01=ENG McKane | RD3-team02=ENG Radeglia | RD3-score01-1=11 | RD3-score01-2=11 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-team03=ENG Tragett | RD3-team04=SCO Aitken | RD3-score03-1=11 | RD3-score03-2=11 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-team01=ENG McKane | RD4-team02=ENG Tragett | RD4-score01-1=11 | RD4-score01-2=11 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=5 | RD4-score02-3=

Men's doubles

| team-width=175

| RD1-team1=ENG Archibald Engelbach ENG Raoul du Roveray | RD1-score1-1=15 | RD1-score1-2=17 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-team2=ENG Frank Chesterton ENG Sir George Thomas | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score2-2=15 | RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-team3=ENG Herbert Uber ENG J. H. Colin Prior | RD1-score3-1=15 | RD1-score3-2=15 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-team4=ENG A. Mackinnon China K. S. Tann | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score4-2=10 | RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-team1=ENG Archibald Engelbach ENG Raoul du Roveray | RD2-score1-1=15 | RD2-score1-2=15 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-team2=ENG Herbert Uber ENG J. H. Colin Prior | RD2-score2-1=13 | RD2-score2-2=8 | RD2-score2-3=

Women's doubles

| team-width=175

| RD1-team1=ENG Violet Elton ENG Lavinia Radeglia | RD1-score1-1=13 | RD1-score1-2=15 | RD1-score1-3=15 | RD1-team2=ENG Kitty McKane ENG Hazel Hogarth | RD1-score2-1=18 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-score2-3=11

| RD1-team3=ENG Miss D. Harvey ENG Mrs Reynolds+ | RD1-score3-1=15 | RD1-score3-2=15 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-team4=ENG Violet Baddeley IRE E. M. Stewart | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score4-2=12 | RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-team1=ENG Violet Elton ENG Lavinia Radeglia | RD2-score1-1=17 | RD2-score1-2=5 | RD2-score1-3=15 | RD2-team2=ENG Miss D. Harvey ENG Mrs Reynolds+ | RD2-score2-1=15 | RD2-score2-2=15 | RD2-score2-3=10

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Mixed doubles

| team-width=175

| RD1-team1=ENG Sir George Thomas ENG Hazel Hogarth | RD1-score1-1=w/o | RD1-score1-2= | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-team2=ENG Frank Chesterton ENG Margaret Tragett | RD1-score2-1=scr | RD1-score2-2= | RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-team3=ENG Guy Sautter ENG Miss D. Harvey | RD1-score3-1=15 | RD1-score3-2=15 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-team4=ENG Raoul du Roveray ENG Christina Douglass | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-team1=ENG Sir George Thomas ENG Hazel Hogarth | RD2-score1-1=15 | RD2-score1-2=15 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-team2=ENG Guy Sautter ENG Miss D. Harvey | RD2-score2-1=12 | RD2-score2-2=12 | RD2-score2-3=

References

References

  1. (3 March 1920). "Badminton". The Times.
  2. (1 March 1920). "The Championships and its prospects". Pall Mall Gazette.
  3. (3 March 1920). "Badminton Championships". Pall Mall Gazette.
  4. (4 March 1920). "Badminton The All England Championships". Pall Mall Gazette.
  5. (6 March 1920). "Badminton". The Times.
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