1961 All England Badminton Championships

1961 All England Championships

Tournament details
Dates	14 March 1961 (1961-03-14)– 17 March 1961 (1961-03-17)
Edition	51st
Venue	Wembley
Location	London
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The 1961 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England from 14–17 March 1961.

In 1960 Judy Devlin married and returned to the championships as Judy Hashman, her sister Sue Devlin also married and became Sue Peard and decided to represent Ireland, the native country of her father and former men's champion Frank Devlin.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Erland Kops	Finn Kobberø	15–10, 15-6
Women's singles	Judy Hashman-Devlin	Ursula Smith	11–2, 11-6
Men's doubles	Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Erland Kops & Poul-Erik Nielsen	15-6, 15-3
Women's doubles	Sue Peard-Devlin & Judy Hashman-Devlin	Catherine Dunglison & Wilma Tyre	15–5 15-4
Mixed doubles	Finn Kobberø & Kirsten Thorndahl	Tony Jordan & June Timperley	15-12, 15-5

Results

Men's Singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals
	1	Erland Kops	15	15
		Gordon Rowlands	9	5				1	Kops	15	15
		Trevor Coates	15	15					Coates	2	10
		B K Wong	6	6											1	Kops	15	15
		Bob McCoig +	13	15	15											McCoig	2	8
		J T Woodhouse	15	3	7				McCoig	15	15
		Bengt-Ake Jonsson	15	7	15				Jonsson	6	7
		John Havers	3	15	6																	1	Kops	15	15
		Oon Chong Teik	15	9	18																		Teik	8	8
		Knud Aage Nielsen	4	15	13				Teik	17	15
		Charoen Wattanasin +	15	15					Wattanasin	14	7
		Poul Erik Nielsen	2	7												Teik	17	15
		Bertil Glans	15	8	15											Glans	14	7
		M Vincent	7	15	3				Glans	15	15
		William Havers	17	15					Havers W	9	10
		Jack Downey	15	12	ret

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals
		Finn Kobberø	18	15
		Yeoh Keaw Hua	14	2					Kobberø	15	15
		Ole Mertz	15	15					Mertz	5	5
		Kenneth Derrick	3	10												Kobberø	15	15
		Hugh Findlay	15	17												Findlay	7	7
		Frank Shannon	12	15					Findlay	15	15
		Bjorn Holst-Christensen	15	15					Holst-C	8	4
		John Stanford	3	4																			Kobberø	15	15
	2	Ferry Sonneville	15	15																		2	Sonneville	11	3
		David Horton	1	6				2	Sonneville	15	15
		David Rowe	15	10	18				Rowe	2	2
		R T Ponnambalam	6	15	15										2	Sonneville	15	15
		Henning Borch +	15	15												Borch	5	2
		Tony Jordan	7	2					Borch	18	15
		Lee Kin Tat	15	15					Kin Tat	13	6
		F C Woodley	4	2

Women's Singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals
		Judy Hashman +
									Hashman	11	11
		F I Horne							Horne	0	3
																Hashman	11	11
		Angela Bairstow														Bairstow	1	1
									Bairstow	10	11	11
		Kirsten Dahl							Dahl	12	2	4
																							Hashman	11	11
		Sonya Cox	11	11																			Cox	2	5
		A H Larman	4	2					Cox	11	1	11
		Tonny Holst-Christensen+	11	11					Holst-C	3	11	4
		M J Frost	1	2												Cox	11	11
		Mary O'Sullivan	w/o													O'Sullivan	6	1
		Pratuang Pattabongse							O'Sullivan	11	11
		M E Govett	4	11	11				Govett	1	3
		Rita Rahey	11	6	1

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals
		Ursula Smith
									Smith	11	11
		B Holborn							Holborn	4	1
																Smith	11	11
		Sue Peard-Devlin														Peard	3	1
									Peard	7	12
		Hanne Jensen +							Jensen	11	11
																							Smith	11	11
		Wilma Tyre	12	4	11																		Tyre	8	5
		Yvonne Kelly	9	11	3				Tyre	7	11	11
		Jennifer Pritchard							Pritchard	11	6	4
																Tyre	11	9	11
		Inge Hasselsteen +	11	11												Hasselsteen	7	11	3
		Sheila Ryder	4	7					Hasselsteen	6	11	11
		Eileen Pattison	8	11	11				Pattison	11	5	0
		Anita Price	11	2	9