All England 1939
The All England 1939 took place from March 7th to March 12th, 1939 in London . In this 36th edition of the most important badminton championship at the time , Tage Madsen won the final in the men's singles against the Englishman Ralph CF Nichols with 10-15, 18-13 and 15-7. Madsen was already on the verge of elimination in the semi-finals when he was 1:10 behind against AS Samuel from Selangor in the decisive third set. However, Madsen was able to fight his way back into the game and won with 7-15, 15-9, 15-11. The venue was Lindley Hall on Vincent Square in Westminster.
All England 1939 final results
| discipline | winner | finalist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
 Days Madsen
|
 Ralph Nichols
|
10-15, 18-13, 15-7 |
| Ladies singles |
.svg){kind=small} Dorothy Walton
|
Diana Doveton
|
11-4, 11-5 |
| Men's doubles |
 Thomas Boyle James Rankin
|
Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols
|
15-4, 15-3 |
| Ladies doubles |
Ruth Dalsgaard Tonny Olsen
|
Marjorie Barrett Diana Doveton
|
15-11, 2-15, 17-15 |
| Mixed |
Ralph Nichols, Betsy M. Staples
|
James Rankin Mavis Macnaughton
|
15-10, 6-15, 15-8 |
Men's singles
| 2nd round | 3rd round | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Days Madsen
|
15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharp FC
|
3 | 0 | Days Madsen
|
15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Leslie Nichols
|
15th | 15th | Leslie Nichols
|
2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Børge Frederiksen
|
11 | 10 | Days Madsen
|
7th | 15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
 AS Samuel
|
15th | 15th | AS Samuel
|
15th | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Wingfield
|
5 | 7th | AS Samuel
|
12 | 18th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| HE Baldwin
|
15th | 15th | HE Baldwin
|
15th | 16 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
 B. Persson
|
6th | 9 | Days Madsen
|
10 | 18th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Nichols
|
15th | 15th | Ralph Nichols
|
15th | 13 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sven Strømann
|
8th | 6th | Ralph Nichols
|
15th | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Schmidt
|
9 | 15th | 15th | Jan Schmidt
|
12 | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP Yoong
|
15th | 11 | 5 | Ralph Nichols
|
15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maurice Field
|
15th | 15th | Maurice Field
|
11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RVM Messenger
|
8th | 9 | Maurice Field
|
15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Carl Frøhlke
|
15th | 15th | Carl Frøhlke
|
7th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Erik Friis
|
11 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ladies singles
| 2nd round | 3rd round | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorothy Walton
|
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Field
|
1 | 2 | Dorothy Walton
|
12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tonny Olsen
|
11 | 11 | Tonny Olsen
|
10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Simpson
|
4th | 2 | Dorothy Walton
|
8th | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Daphne Young
|
11 | 11 | Daphne Young
|
11 | 7th | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| AY Richardson
|
6th | 7th | Daphne Young
|
11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mavis Macnaughton
|
11 | 11 | Mavis Macnaughton
|
7th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H. Crichton
|
3 | 2 | Dorothy Walton
|
11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diana Doveton
|
11 | 11 | Diana Doveton
|
4th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Holm
|
1 | 1 | Diana Doveton
|
11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Betty Uber
|
11 | 11 | Betty Uber
|
1 | On. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Ledwidge
|
0 | 0 | Diana Doveton
|
11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Queenie Allen
|
11 | 11 | Queenie Allen
|
6th | 12 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
 E. Pearson
|
3 | 0 | Queenie Allen
|
11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ruth Dalsgaard
|
11 | 8th | 12 | Ruth Dalsgaard
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5 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bessie Staples
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6th | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||