title: 1955 All England Badminton Championships
text: # 1955 All England Badminton Championships
  
  The 1955 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 23–26 March 1955.
  
  ## Final results
  
  | Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's singles | Wong Peng Soon | Eddy Choong | 15–7, 14–17, 15-10 |
  | Women's singles | Margaret Varner | Judy Devlin | 9-11, 11–5, 11–1 |
  | Men's doubles | Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | Eddy Choong & David Ewe Choong | 15-9, 15–17, 15–11 |
  | Women's doubles | Iris Cooley & June White | Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin | 18–15, 10–15, 15-9 |
  | Mixed doubles | Finn Kobberø & Kirsten Thorndahl | David Ewe Choong & June White | 15–7, 15-13 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men's singles
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Wong Peng Soon | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | B C Richards | 1 | 2 | | Peng Soon | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | John Timperley | 15 | 15 | | Timperley | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | Saeed Malik | 16 | 10 | | | | | Peng Soon | 17 | 15 | | | | |
  | Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | 15 | 8 | 15 | | | | Hammegaard-H | 14 | 1 | | | | |
  | K C Carpenter | 6 | 15 | 2 | Hammegaard-H | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | Dick Hashman | 15 | 10 | 18 | Hashman | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Rawlings | 12 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | Peng Soon | 15 | 18 |
  | Bertil Glans | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | Glans | 6 | 13 |
  | G R Oehlers | 0 | 3 | 0 | Glans | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | W Goode | 15 | 15 | | Goode | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | M Robinson | 12 | 3 | | | | | Glans | 15 | 9 | 15 | | | |
  | Johnny Heah | 15 | 15 | | | | | Heah | 0 | 15 | 10 | | | |
  | D V Dickinson | 2 | 2 | | Heah | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | Vikram Bhat | 15 | 15 | | Bhat | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | R McNeil | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Eddy Choong | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Henri Pellizza | | | | Choong E | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | Tony Jordan | 8 | 15 | 15 | Jordan | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | James 'Chick' Doyle | 15 | 6 | 13 | | | | | Choong E | 15 | 15 | | | |
  | J A Broadhurst | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Broadhurst | 5 | 3 | | | |
  | Hans Gustav Myrhe | 10 | 13 | | Broadhurst | w/o | | | | | | | | |
  | Palle Granlund | 15 | 1 | 15 | Granlund | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hugh Findlay | 5 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | Choong E | 17 | 15 |
  | Finn Kobberø | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Kobberø | 14 | 1 |
  | Y Limpa Amara | 4 | 1 | | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | Oon Chong Teik | 15 | 15 | | Teik | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | R Quiddington | 12 | 7 | | | | | | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | | | |
  | David Ewe Choong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Choong D | 5 | 8 | | | |
  | G E Rowlands | 10 | 8 | | Choong D | 12 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
  | Berndt Dahlberg | 15 | 15 | | Dahlberg | 15 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | D P Hepworth | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Women's singles
  
  | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Margaret Varner | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Audrey Stone | 0 | 1 | | Varner | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | Tonny Ahm | 11 | 11 | | Ahm | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | H C Parfitt | 0 | 0 | | | | | | Varner | 11 | 11 | | | | |
  | Iris Cooley | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | Cooley | 7 | 8 | | | | |
  | Heather Ward | 10 | 12 | 6 | Cooley | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
  | J Waring | 9 | 12 | 11 | Waring | 11 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | P Warner | 12 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | Varner | 9 | 11 | 11 |
  | Judy Devlin | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Devlin | 11 | 5 | 1 |
  | Nancy Horner | 0 | 1 | | Devlin J | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | June White | 11 | 11 | | White | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | S M Spreadborough | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Devlin | 11 | 11 | | | | |
  | Marjory Shedd | 11 | 11 | | | | | | Shedd | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  | Ruth Page | 4 | 3 | | Shedd | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | Sue Devlin | 11 | 9 | 11 | Devlin S | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | A N J Marshall | 6 | 11 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  