1920 All England Badminton Championships

1920 All England Open Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	2 March 1920–; 7 March 1920
Edition	17th
Venue	Royal Horticultural Hall
Location	Elverton Street, Westminster, London
Official website	All England Championships
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The 1920 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from 2 March to 7 March 1920.^[1] It was the first All England Championships since 1914 following a six year break because of World War I.

George Thomas played under the alias George Allen and finally won his first men's singles title after many years of trying, his best previous singles result was as a losing finalist 16 years earlier in 1904. Another player Archibald Engelbach played under the alias Archibald Fee and won the doubles with Raoul du Roveray.^[2]^[3]^[4]

K. S. Tann was listed as representing China in the first round of the men's singles and was beaten by the defending champion Guy Sautter 15-1, 15-3. It was the first instance of a Chinese player appearing at the Championships. Tann partnered by Mackinnon also made it to the semi-finals of the men's doubles.^[1]^[5]

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	George Allen (Sir George Thomas)	William Swinden	15–9, 14-17, 15-5
Women's singles	Kitty McKane	Margaret Tragett	11–6, 11-5
Men's doubles	Archibald Fee (Archibald Engelbach) & Raoul du Roveray	J. H. Colin Prior & Herbert Uber	15–13, 15–8
Women's doubles	Violet Elton & Lavinia Radeglia	D. Harvey & Mrs Reynolds+	17-15, 5–15, 15–10
Mixed doubles	George Allen (Sir George Thomas) & Hazel Hogarth	Guy Sautter & D. Harvey	15-12, 15-12

+ alias

Men's singles

Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

	George Allen	15	15

	Herbert Uber	11	4
						Allen	15	3	15

						Sautter	12	15	12
	Guy Sautter	15	15

	J. H. Colin Prior	3	5
											Allen	15	15

											Millar	8	8
	Jackson W. Millar	15	15

	A. Mackinnon	6	6
						Millar	w/o

						Devlin	scr
	Frank Devlin	15	12	17

	A. K. Jones	8	15	14
																Allen	15	14	15

																Swinden	9	17	5
	W. T. Henderson	15	15

	R. G. P. Hunter	12	12
						Henderson	15	15

						Parsloe	0	6
	Douglas Parsloe	15	15

	C. W. Hordern	5	5
											Henderson	1	15	3

											Swinden	15	12	15
	A. G. Macdonnell	15	15

	J. K. James	6	6
						Macdonnell	11	9

						Swinden	15	15
	William Swinden	15	15

	Bertrand Peek	0	10

Women's singles

First round				Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

	Kitty McKane	11	11

	Violet Baddeley	2	5
					McKane	11	11

					Wheelwright	1	0
	A. Wheelwright


										McKane	11	11

										Radeglia	4	1
	Lavinia Radeglia


					Radeglia





														McKane	11	11

														Tragett	6	5
	Margaret Tragett


					Tragett	11	13

					Snaith	0	11
	Marguerite Snaith


										Tragett	11	11

										Aitken	2	2
	D. M. Aitken


					Aitken	11	6	11

					Hogg	2	11	4
	Miss A. M. Hogg

Men's doubles

Semifinals			Final

Archibald Engelbach Raoul du Roveray	15	17

Frank Chesterton Sir George Thomas	6	15
			Archibald Engelbach Raoul du Roveray	15	15

			Herbert Uber J. H. Colin Prior	13	8
Herbert Uber J. H. Colin Prior	15	15

A. Mackinnon K. S. Tann	2	10

Women's doubles

Semifinals				Final

Violet Elton Lavinia Radeglia	13	15	15

Kitty McKane Hazel Hogarth	18	3	11
				Violet Elton Lavinia Radeglia	17	5	15

				Miss D. Harvey Mrs Reynolds+	15	15	10
Miss D. Harvey Mrs Reynolds+	15	15

Violet Baddeley E. M. Stewart	3	12

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Mixed doubles

Semifinals			Final

Sir George Thomas Hazel Hogarth	w/o

Frank Chesterton Margaret Tragett	scr
			Sir George Thomas Hazel Hogarth	15	15

			Guy Sautter Miss D. Harvey	12	12
Guy Sautter Miss D. Harvey	15	15

Raoul du Roveray Christina Douglass	1	3

References

^ ^a ^b "Badminton". The Times. 3 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.
^ "The Championships and its prospects". Pall Mall Gazette. 1 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Badminton Championships". Pall Mall Gazette. 3 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Badminton The All England Championships". Pall Mall Gazette. 4 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Badminton". The Times. 6 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.

[Times20-1] "Badminton". The Times. 3 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.

[2] "The Championships and its prospects". Pall Mall Gazette. 1 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Badminton Championships". Pall Mall Gazette. 3 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Badminton The All England Championships". Pall Mall Gazette. 4 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "Badminton". The Times. 6 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.

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