1960 All England Badminton Championships

1960 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates 16 March 1960
20 March 1960
Edition 50th
Venue Wembley
Location London
← < 1959 1961 > →

The 1960 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England from 16–20 March 1960.[1]

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 Denmark Erland Kops Thailand Charoen Wattanasin 15–1, 11-15, 15-6
Women's singles United States Judy Devlin United States Margaret Varner 11–1, 11-9
Men's doubles Denmark Finn Kobbero & Poul Erik Nielsen Malaysia Lim Say Hup & Teh Kew San 14-17, 15-3, 15-11
Women's doubles United States Sue Devlin & Judy Devlin Denmark Kirsten Thorndahl & Inge Birgit Hansen 15–3, 15-6
Mixed doubles Denmark Finn Kobbero & Kirsten Thorndahl Denmark Poul Erik Nielsen & Inge Birgit Hansen 15-7, 15-2

Men's Singles

Section 1

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter FinalsSemi Finals
1 Denmark Erland Kops 15 15
Republic of Ireland James'Chick'Doyle 3 5 1 Denmark Kops 15 15
India I P S Gill 18 15 India Gill 1 10
Malaysia Harry Parmar 16 5 1 Denmark Kops 15 15
Malaysia Teh Kew San+ 7 15 15 Malaysia Kew San 13 9
Sweden Goran Wahlqvist 15 2 11 Malaysia Kew San 15 15
England Peter Waddell 15 15 England Waddell 5 8
England William Havers 6 12 1 Denmark Kops 15 15
Thailand Thanoo Khadjadbhye+ 15 15 Thailand Khadjadbhye 5 3
England Roger Mills 4 12 Thailand Khadjadbhye 15 15
Denmark Jorgen Hammergaard-Hansen 18 15 Denmark H-Hansen 10 12
England J Lanning 16 11 Thailand Khadjadbhye 10 15 18
Indonesia Ferry Sonneville+ 9 15 15 Indonesia Sonneville 15 19 17
England Trevor Coates 15 4 7 Indonesia Sonneville 15 15
Denmark Knud Aage Nielsen 15 8 Denmark Nielsen 9 6
Denmark Bjorn Holst-Christensen 11 3 ret

Section 2

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

Women's Singles

Section 1

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter FinalsSemi Finals
United States Judy Devlin+ 11 11
Denmark Annette Schmidt 4 2 United States Devlin J 11 11
England M J Frost 11 12 England Frost 2 1
India Mumtaj Chinoy Lotwalla 5 9 United States Devlin J 11 11
Republic of Ireland Mary O'Sullivan+ 11 11 Republic of Ireland O'Sullivan 1 4
New Zealand Glenys Hopkinson 3 0 Republic of Ireland O'Sullivan 11 11
England B Holborn 0 11 11 England Holborn 1 3
England Audrey Marshall 11 6 9 United States Devlin J 11 11
Scotland Wilma Tyre+ 11 11 Scotland Tyre 0 1
New Zealand Val Gow 6 4 Scotland Tyre 11 12
India Meena Shah 11 11 India Shah 6 11
England Anita Price 6 0 Scotland Tyre 11 11
England Ursula Smith 7 11 12 England Smith 6 8
England S J Baldwin 11 2 10 England Smith 14 11 11
United States Sue Devlin+ 11 11 United States Devlin S 11 2 2
Denmark K Jensen 0 1

Section 2

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter FinalsSemi Finals
United States Margaret Varner+ 11 11
England H C Gunerin 6 0 United States Varner 11 11
England Sheila Ryder 11 3 11 England Ryder 7 5
Republic of Ireland Lena Rea 5 11 7 United States Varner 11 11
Denmark Hanne Jensen 11 11 Denmark Jensen 2 7
Scotland Catherine Dunglison 4 8 Denmark Jensen 11 10 11
New Zealand Sonya Cox+ 11 11 New Zealand Cox 8 12 5
India Prema Prasher 1 7 United States Varner 11 11
Thailand Pratuang Pattabongse+ 11 11 Thailand Pattabongse 2 9
England Angela Bairstow 9 3 Thailand Pattabongse 12 11
New Zealand Heather Robson 12 11 New Zealand Robson 10 2
England Jennifer Pritchard 9 1 Thailand Pattabongse 11 4 11
Denmark Tonny Holst-Christensen+ 6 11 11 Denmark Holst-C 5 11 6
Republic of Ireland Yvonne Kelly 11 4 6 Denmark Holst-C 12 11
England Margaret Barrand 12 11 England Barrand 11 7
England B Bird 10 4

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