Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Venue	Christchurch
Dates	24–31 January 1974

The badminton competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January until 31 January 1974.^[1] Paul Whetnall withdrew from the Men's Singles bronze medal play off and the Mixed Doubles final due to injury.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Punch Gunalan	Jamie Paulson	15–1, 15–6
Women's singles	Gillian Gilks	Margaret Beck	11–8, 11–8
Men's doubles	Elliot Stuart & Derek Talbot	Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett	15-6, 6-15, 15–11
Women's doubles	Margaret Beck & Gillian Gilks	Margaret Boxall & Susan Whetnall	15–7, 15–5
Mixed doubles	Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks	Paul Whetnall & Nora Gardner	w/o (Whetnall injured)

Results

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Men's singles

	Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Punch Gunalan	15	15
		Nicol McCloy	6	2					Gunalan	15	15
		Ross Livingston	15	15					Livingston	7	8
		Elliot Stuart	9	3												Gunalan	15	2	15
		Derek Talbot	15	15												Talbot	13	15	11
		Warren Johns	1	12					Talbot	15	15
		Prakash Padukone	15	15					Padukone	9	6
		Dominic Soong	8	8																			Gunalan	15	15
		Jamie Paulson	15	15																			Paulson	1	6
		Paul Tyrrell	8	3					Paulson	6	15	15
		Richard Purser	15	15					Purser	15	10	9
		Moo Foot Lian	6	10												Paulson	15	15				Third place
		Paul Whetnall	15	15												Whetnall	4	0
		Howard Jennings	1	0					Whetnall	18	8	18											Talbot	w/o
		Tan Aik Mong	15	15					Mong	13	15	16											Whetnall	scr
		Bryan Purser	4	3

Women's singles

	Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Gillian Gilks	11	11
		Yasmin Kanji	0	0					Gilks	11	11
		Joan Jones	11	11					Jones	2	5
		Gaynor Weatherley	3	3												Gilks	6	11	11
		Sylvia Ng	11	9	11											Ng	11	8	0
		Nora Gardner	5	11	4				Ng	11	11
		Kay Terry	11	11					Terry	6	3
		Alison Branfield	3	6																			Gilks	11	11
		Margaret Beck	11	11																			Beck	8	8
		Christine Stewart	1	1					Beck	11	11
		Jane Youngberg	11	11					Youngberg	6	3
		Judith Nyirati	7	8												Beck	11	11				Third place
		Susan Whetnall	12	11												Whetnall	1	9
		Joanna Flockhart	9	6					Whetnall	11	11												Ng	11	11
		Rosalind Singha Ang	11	11					Ang	6	3												Whetnall	2	8
		Nancy McKinley	6	9

Men's Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot	15	15
		Geoff Harris Greg Harris	1	12
									Stuart Talbot	15	15
									Gow McCoig	8	5
		Fraser Gow Bob McCoig	15	15
		Tan Aik Mong Moo Foot Lian	5	4
																Stuart Talbot	15	6	15
																Stevens Tredgett	6	15	11
		Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	15	15
		Ross Livingston Warren Johns	3	9
									Stevens Tredgett	15	15				Bronze medal match
									Chok Soon Gunalan	6	8
		Dominic Soong Punch Gunalan	15	15												Chok Soon Gunalan	17	15	15
		Jim Ansari Nicol McCloy	4	6												Gow McCoig	18	5	7

Women's Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	15	15
		Barbara Welch Jane Youngberg	9	10
									Beck Gilks	15	15
									Ang Ng	1	7
		Rosalind Singha Ang Sylvia Ng	15	15
		Alison Branfield Robin Denton	12	4
																Beck Gilks	15	15
																Boxall Whetnall	7	5
		Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	15	15
		Frances Erceg Glenys Waller	1	6
									Boxall Whetnall	15	15				Bronze medal match
									Nilsson Rollick	5	1
		Mimi Nilsson Judy Rollick	9	15	15											Ang Ng	15	15
		Judith Nyirati Linda Cory	15	10	4											Nilsson Rollick	2	8

Mixed Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15	15
		Paul Tyrrell Judith Nyirati	7	12
									Talbot Gilks	15	15
									Purser Branfield	1	12
		Richard Purser Alison Branfield	15	15
		Fraser Gow Christine Stewart	13	7
																Talbot Gilks	w/o
																Whetnall Gardner	scr
		Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner	18	15
		Bob McCoig Joanna Flockhart	15	9
									Whetnall Gardner	10	15	15			Bronze medal match
									Stuart Whetnall	15	3	12
		Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall	15	15												Stuart Whetnall
		Chris Hardwick Kay Terry	4	11												Purser Branfield

References

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