1957 All England Badminton Championships
# 1957 All England Badminton Championships

The 1957 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 20–25 March 1957.

This was the first year in which the competition switched to Wembley from Earls Court. Kirsten Thorndahl married and played under the name Kirsten Granlund.

## Final results

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Eddy Choong | Erland Kops | 15-9, 15-3 |
| Women's singles | Judy Devlin | Margaret Varner | 11-2, 11-7 |
| Men's doubles | Joe Alston & Johnny Heah | Eddy Choong & David Ewe Choong | 15-10, 16-17, 15-5 |
| Women's doubles | Anni Hammergaard Hansen & Kirsten Granlund | Iris Rogers & June Timperley | 7-15, 15-11, 15-10 |
| Mixed doubles | Finn Kobberø & Kirsten Granlund | Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Anni Hammergaard Hansen | 15-3, 15-6 |

## Results

### Men's singles

**Section 1**

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eddy Choong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leagas | 2 | 5 | | 1 | Choong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K C Carpenter | 12 | 15 | 15 | | Carpenter | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F C Jones | 15 | 8 | 13 | | | | | | 1 | Choong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | 15 | 12 | 18 | | | | | | | H-Hansen | 12 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Tony Jordan | 11 | 15 | 13 | | H-Hansen | 15 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Mulvaney | 15 | 15 | | | Mulvaney | 2 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J A Broadhurst | 12 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Choong | 15 | 9 | 18 |
| | Joe Alston | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alston | 11 | 15 | 16 |
| | R Quiddington | 6 | 4 | | | Alston | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ferguson | 15 | 15 | | | Ferguson | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C E Lawrence | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | Alston | 18 | 14 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Palle Granlund | 6 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Granlund | 16 | 17 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Bjorn Holst-Christensen | 15 | 8 | 6 | | Granlund | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Timperley | 2 | 15 | 15 | | Timperley | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Goode | 15 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| Round of 32 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Erland Kops | 5 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ferry Sonneville | 15 | 11 | 11 | | Kops | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Hashman | 15 | | | | Hashman | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Noel Radford | 3 | ret | | | | | | | Kops | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Oon Chong Teik | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Teik | 12 | 12 | | | | | |
| | Knud Aage Nielsen | 12 | 5 | | | Teik | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Parmar | 15 | 9 | 15 | | Parmar | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J H King | 9 | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Kops | 11 | 15 | 15 |
| 2 | Finn Kobberø | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kobberø | 15 | 10 | 13 |
| | Jack McColl | 12 | 16 | | 2 | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ciro Ciniglio | 15 | 0 | 15 | | Ciniglio | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R J Southwell | 9 | 15 | 9 | | | | | 2 | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Dave McTaggart | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | McTaggart | 13 | 8 | | | | | |
| | M Tranter | 1 | 3 | | | McTaggart | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ole Mertz | 15 | 15 | | | Mertz | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Stott | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

**Section 1**

| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Judy Devlin | | | | | | | | | |
| | Devlin | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Sylvia Ripley | Ripley | 3 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Devlin | 11 | 11 | | |
| Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen | | | | | Jacobsen | 0 | 0 | | |
| | Jacobsen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Prem Prasher | Prasher | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Devlin |
| Lois Alston | | | | | | | | | Alston |
| | Alston | 8 | 11 | 12 | | | | | |
| Heather Ward | Ward | 11 | 9 | 10 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Alston | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| Tonny Petersen | | | | | Petersen | 12 | 11 | 8 | |
| | Petersen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Eileen Pattison | Pattison | 5 | 7 | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Margaret Varner | | | | | | | | | |
| | Varner | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| June Wheating | Wheating | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Varner | 5 | 11 | 11 | |
| Iris Rogers | | | | | Rogers | 11 | 3 | 2 | |
| | Rogers | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Sushila Kapadia | Kapadia | 1 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Varner |
| Marjory Shedd | | | | | | | | | Shedd |
| | Shedd | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Sheila Ryder | Ryder | 11 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Shedd | 11 | 11 | | |
| Tonny Ahm | | | | | Ahm | 1 | 6 | | |
| | Ahm | 12 | 11 | | | | | | |
| June Timperley | Timperley | 10 | 8 | | | | | | |
