Badminton tournament
The 1914 All England Open Badminton Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall , Westminster , England from 3 March to 8 March 1914.[ 1]
It would be the last Championship before being suspended for the duration of World War I. Defending champion Guy Sautter continued to play under the alias of U N Lappin and successfully defended his title. Lavinia Radeglia emulated Sautter by retaining her women's singles title.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
In the Men's doubles Frank Chesterton & George Thomas retained the title. The instances of an alias being used continued, in addition to Sautter playing as Lappin, Archibald Engelbach played as A. Fee.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Final results
Men's singles
There were four first round matches - Sautter bt R. M. McCallum 15–3, 15–12, Chesterton bt Henry Hosken 15–12, 15–8, Smith bt William Hockin 15–12, 15-5 and Hawthorn bt G. M. Hill 15–9, 15–9.
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
U. N. Lappin (Guy Sautter)
15
15
H. Smith
7
5
Sautter
15
15
Crombie
4
4
Dr. James Crombie
15
15
Johnnie McCallum
1
9
Sautter
w/o
Warden
scr
P. W. Warden
6
15
15
A. T. Butler
15
12
5
Warden
15
10
15
Roper
6
15
12
W. H. S. Roper
15
18
J. Hamilton
4
13
Sautter
15
15
Chesterton
4
10
Frank Chesterton
17
15
Edward Hawthorn
16
12
Chesterton
Davidson
C. J. Davidson
7
15
15
Charles Pierson
15
5
10
Chesterton
5
15
15
Thomas
15
10
7
George Thomas
15
15
William Swinden
12
8
Thomas
15
15
Prior
12
8
J. H. Colin Prior
15
15
A. K. Jones
10
8
Women's singles
Men's doubles
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Frank Chesterton & George Thomas
15
15
P. W. Warden & E. Phillips
5
8
Chesterton & Thomas
15
15
Goodfellow & McCallum
11
6
R. M. McCallum & A. W. Goodfellow
15
11
17
R Franck & H. Smith
11
15
14
Chesterton & Thomas
15
17
Bisgood & Massey
9
15
Bert Bisgood & Stewart Massey
15
15
E. S. Dashwood & C. J.Davidson
2
5
Bisgood & Massey
15
15
Hill & Abbatt
9
7
G. M. Hill & Frank Abbatt
15
18
Charles Pierson & Johnnie McCallum
5
16
Chesterton & Thomas
17
15
Sautter & Hawthorn
16
7
U. N. Lappin (Guy Sautter) & Edward Hawthorn
12
15
15
A. Fee + & F. P. Pilkington
15
6
11
Sautter & Hawthorn
15
15
du Roveray & Hosken
5
13
Raoul du Roveray & Henry Hosken
15
15
W. H. Roper & G. E. Mills
8
13
Sautter & Hawthorn
15
15
Crombie & Inglis
8
7
Dr. James Crombie & H. J. I. Inglis
17
15
Robert Prust & William Swinden
15
10
Crombie & Inglis
15
15
Hockiss & Shadwell
3
5
W R Hockiss & L C Shadwell
+ alias
Women's doubles
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Margaret Tragett & Eveline Peterson
12
15
15
Catherine Trench & Violet Elton
15
9
10
Tragett & Peterson
18
15
Marriott & Drinkwater
15
9
Mrs Marriott & Miss D. Drinkwater
11
15
15
Lydia Swete & Miss MacKenzie
15
3
5
Tragett & Peterson
10
15
15
Mayston & East
15
10
12
Miss M. E. Mayston & Marjory East
bye
Mayston & East
15
15
Denison & Woodcock
7
1
Miss Denison & Mrs Woodcock
bye
Tragett & Peterson
15
16
17
Gowenlock & Radeglia
4
18
15
Lavinia Radeglia & Alice Gowenlock
bye
Gowenlock & Radeglia
15
15
Hogarth & Bateman
11
13
Hazel Hogarth & Muriel Bateman
bye
Gowenlock & Radeglia
15
15
Douglass & Howard
10
10
Christina Douglass & Miss Howard
bye
Douglass & Howard
15
15
Bottomley & Pierson
8
7
Mrs Bottomley & Constance Pierson (née Ireland)
15
15
Frances Drake & Constance Peterson
8
7
Mixed doubles
There were three first round matches - McCallum & Drake bt Charles Pierson & Lydia Swete 15–5, 15–9,
Bisgood & Gowenlock bt Inglis & Constance Pierson 18-13 15-9 and Uber & Hetley bt F. C. Lohden & Miss Drinkwater 15–9, 15–8.
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