1948 All England Badminton Championships

1948 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates 4 March 1948
9 March 1948
Edition 38th
Venue Harringay Arena
Location London
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The 1948 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Harringay Arena, London, England from 4–9 March 1948.[1]

Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Denmark Jorn Skaarup Denmark Poul Holm 15–3, 15–13
Women's singles Denmark Kirsten Thorndahl Denmark Tonny Ahm 11–7, 11–0
Men's doubles Denmark Preben Dabelsteen & Borge Frederiksen Sweden Conny Jepsen & Nils Jonson 15-8, 16-18, 18-17
Women's doubles Denmark Tonny Ahm & Kirsten Thorndahl England Betty Uber & Queenie Allen 15–6, 12-15, 15–2
Mixed doubles Denmark Jorn Skaarup & Kirsten Thorndahl Sweden Conny Jepsen & Aase Svendsen 15-10, 15-2

Tonny Olsen married and changed her name to Tonny Ahm.

Men's Singles


  Second Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
                                                     
   Denmark Jorn Skaarup 15 15  
   England Warwick Shute 9 0  
     Denmark Skaarup 15 17  
 
     England Wingfield 5 14  
   England Tom Wingfield 15 15
   England T Kennedy 5 1  
     Denmark Skaaarup 15 15  
     Sweden Jepsen 10 7  
   Sweden Conny Jepsen 15 15  
   Denmark Preben Dabelsteen 7 9  
     Sweden Jepsen 15 15
 
     England Marsland 5 4  
   England Harold Marsland 15 15
   England L E Ward 7 9  
     Denmark Skaarup 15 15
     Denmark Holm 3 13
   Denmark Poul Holm 15 15  
   England Peter Birtwhistle 4 7  
     Denmark Holm 5 15 15
 
     Sweden Jonson 15 5 4  
   Sweden Nils Jonson 15 15
   England N L Williams 9 12  
     Denmark Holm 14 15 15
     Denmark Frederiksen 18 10 4  
   Denmark Borge Frederiksen 15 15  
   Republic of Ireland Frank Peard 9 4  
     Denmark Frederiksen 15 15
 
     England Radford 7 10  
   England Noel Radford 9 15 15
   Denmark Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen 15 11 5  

Women's Singles

  Second Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
                                                     
   Denmark Kirsten Thorndahl 11 11  
   England A Y Richardson 5 0  
     Denmark Thorndahl 11 11  
 
     England Windsor-Aubrey 0 3  
   England E Windsor-Aubrey 11 11
   England Audrey Stone 4 9  
     Denmark Thorndahl 11 11  
     Denmark Ussing 7 3  
   Denmark Marie Ussing 11 11  
   England M J Barnett 3 7  
     Denmark Ussing 11 11
 
     England Allen 1 5  
   England Queenie Allen 11 11
   England Madge Alcorn 0 7  
     Denmark Thorndahl 11 11
     Denmark Ahm 7 0
   Denmark Tonny Ahm 11 11  
   England Audrey Blathwayt 1 4  
     Denmark Ahm 7 11 3
 
     Denmark Friis 11 6 10 ret  
   Denmark Agnete Friis 11 11
   England P Askew 0 0  
     Denmark Ahm 11 3 12
     Sweden Svendsen 8 11 9  
   Sweden Aase Svendsen 11 11  
   England Betty Uber 0 0  
     Sweden Svendsen 11 11
 
     England Henderson 6 2  
   England K N Henderson 4 12 11
   Scotland Nancy Horner 11 10 1  

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