1954 All England Badminton Championships
# 1954 All England Badminton Championships

The 1954 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 17–21 March 1954.

## Final results

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Eddy Choong | Donald Smythe | 15–6, 15–5 |
| Women's singles | Judy Devlin | Iris Cooley | 11–7, 11–5 |
| Men's doubles | Ooi Teik Hock & Ong Poh Lim | Eddy Choong & David Ewe Choong | 18–16, 15–12 |
| Women's doubles | Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin | Iris Cooley & June White | 15–7, 12–15, 15-8 |
| Mixed doubles | John Best & Iris Cooley | Finn Kobberø & Inge Birgit Hansen | 15–12, 15-0 |

Judy Devlin and Sue Devlin represented the United States, they were the daughters of former champion Frank Devlin of Ireland.

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eddy Choong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Noel Radford | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Choong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F John Shaw | 15 | 15 | | | Shaw | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eng Chin Khoo | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | 1 | Choong | 15 | 8 | 15 | | | | |
| | Palle Granlund | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | Granlund | 9 | 15 | 12 | | | | |
| | Vikram Bhat | 4 | 7 | | | Granlund | 2 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Robson | 15 | 15 | | | Robson | 15 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Berndt Dahlberg | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Choong | 15 | 15 |
| | Poul Holm | 15 | 6 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | Holm | 5 | 10 |
| | Trilok Nath Seth + | 11 | 15 | 0 | | Holm | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Jordan | 15 | 15 | | | Jordan | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Wingfield | 13 | 8 | | | | | | | | Holm | 15 | 7 | 15 | | | | |
| | Ong Poh Lim + | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | Po Lim | 7 | 15 | 12 | | | | |
| | Knut Malmgren | 2 | 8 | | | Poh Lim | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ron Lockwood | 18 | 15 | | | Lockwood | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E E Symonds | 17 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Donald Smythe + | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Quiddington | 3 | 1 | | | Smythe | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | John Best | 15 | 12 | 15 | | Best | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | John Timperley | 1 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | Smythe | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | Johnny Heah | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Heah | 9 | 11 | | | |
| | M W Holborn | 3 | 4 | | | Heah | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | Finn Kobberø + | 15 | 15 | | | Kobbero | 14 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | L T Lee | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Smythe | 15 | 15 |
| | Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | 16 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Hamegaard-H | 3 | 5 |
| | Leif Ekedahl | 18 | 9 | 9 | | Hammegaard-H | 14 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ooi Teik Hock | 15 | 15 | | 2 | Teik Hock | 18 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | |
| | Alistair McIntyre | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Hammegaard-H | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | Nandu Natekar + | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Natekar | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | J A Broadhurst | 4 | 3 | | | Natekar | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | Frank Peard | 15 | 15 | | | Peard | 7 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | |
| | Dick Hashman | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

+ Denotes seeded player

## Women'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 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Judy Devlin + | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J M Baldwin | 1 | 0 | | Devlin | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Elizabeth O'Beirne | 11 | 11 | | O'Beirne | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Inge Birgit Hansen | 6 | 0 | | | | | | Devlin | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Inger Kjaergaard | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | Kjaergaard | 3 | 5 | | | |
| Audrey Stone | 2 | 11 | 4 | Kjaergaard | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| M D Flynn | 11 | 11 | | Flynn | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| I S Vallance | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Devlin | 11 | 11 |
| Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen + | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Schiott-Jacobsen | 5 | 3 |
| Ruth Page | 4 | 2 | | Schiott-Jacobsen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| B Horner | bye | | | Horner | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Schiott-Jacobsen | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Jenifer Peters | bye | | | | | | | Peters | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Peters | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| S Spreadborough | bye | | | Spreadborough | 11 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iris Cooley | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cooley | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Urusla Smith | bye | | | Smith | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Cooley | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Birgit Schultz-Pedersen | | | | | | | Schultz-Pedersen | 0 | 6 | | | |
| | bye | | | Schultz-Pedersen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Nancy Horner | bye | | | Horner | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Cooley | 11 | 11 |
| Heather Robson + | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | Robson | 7 | 5 |
| June White | 10 | 6 | | Robson | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Karin Jorgensen | bye | | | Jorgensen | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Robson | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Agnete Friis | 11 | 11 | | | | | Friis | 7 | 5 | | | |
| Sue Devlin | 7 | 3 | | Friis | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Sylvia Ripley | 11 | 7 | 11 | Ripley | 8 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ulla Britt Schelin | 9 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
