All England 1931
The All England 1931 took place in London from March 3rd to March 8th, 1931 . In this 28th edition of the most important badminton championship at the time, a Canadian player, Jack Purcell , also took part in the championships for the first time. After victories, he reached the semi-finals over Ralph Nichols and Arthur Hamilton, among others .
venue
- Lindley Hall , Royal Horticultural Halls, Vincent Square, Westminster
Final results
| discipline | winner | finalist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
 Frank Devlin
|
 TP Dick
|
3-15, 15-10, 15-3 |
| Ladies singles |
Marjorie Barrett
|
Leoni Kingsbury
|
11-8, 4-11, 14-9 |
| Men's doubles |
Frank Devlin Gordon Mack
|
KG Livingstone Raymond M. White
|
15-6, 11-15, 15-4 |
| Ladies doubles |
Marian Horsley Betty Uber
|
Marjorie Barrett Violet Elton
|
12-15, 15-10, 15-5 |
| Mixed |
Herbert Uber, Betty Uber
|
Frank Devlin Marian Horsley
|
8-15, 15-8, 15-9 |
Men's singles
| 2nd round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Devlin
|
18th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maurice Field
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15th | 7th | Frank Devlin
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| KG Livingstone
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15th | 18th | KG Livingstone
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4th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| George Alan Thomas
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10 | 15th | Frank Devlin
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15th | 8th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Donald C. Hume
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15th | 18th | Donald C. Hume
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6th | 15th | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond White
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3 | 17th | Donald C. Hume
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 JWA Bonar
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15th | 15th | JWA Bonar
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Bracey-Forbes
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12 | 9 | Frank Devlin
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3 | 15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| TP Dick
|
15th | 15th | TP Dick
|
15th | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Titherley
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2 | 7th | TP Dick
|
15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Jackson
|
15th | 15th | S. Jackson
|
9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} Gerald Sherwell
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11 | 12 | TP Dick
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} Jack Purcell
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7th | 15th | 15th | Jack Purcell
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11 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Nichols
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15th | 10 | 5 | Jack Purcell
|
15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Hamilton
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16 | 15th | 15th | Arthur Hamilton
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12 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Rankin
|
18th | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ladies singles
| 2nd round | 3rd round | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marjorie Barrett
|
w. | O. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WL Bonar
|
Marjorie Barrett
|
14th | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thelma Kingsbury
|
11 | 11 | Thelma Kingsbury
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9 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nora Coop
|
7th | 3 | Marjorie Barrett
|
11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Betty Uber
|
11 | 11 | Betty Uber
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5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JF Browse
|
0 | 1 | Betty Uber
|
11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} B. Neville
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11 | 11 | B. Neville
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8th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JM Dutton
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1 | 0 | Marjorie Barrett
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11 | 4th | 14th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leoni Kingsbury
|
11 | 11 | Leoni Kingsbury
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8th | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JCB Nias
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5 | 1 | Leoni Kingsbury
|
11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Margaret Tragett
|
13 | 11 | Margaret Tragett
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4th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marian Horsley
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12 | 8th | Leoni Kingsbury
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11 | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alice Woodroffe
|
11 | 11 | Alice Woodroffe
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1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RL Barton
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0 | 2 | Alice Woodroffe
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11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JE Oswald
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11 | 11 | JE Oswald
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2 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T. Webster
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2 | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||||||