1960 All England Badminton Championships

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

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 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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