Badminton 1939

The climax of the badminton year 1939 was the All England . The British Isles, Scandinavia, France, North America, Australia, India and Malaya were the centers of the sport.

International Badminton Federation

The International Badminton Federation had 15 members: Australia , Denmark , England , France , India , Ireland , Canada , Malaya , Mexico , New Zealand , Norway , Scotland , Sweden , USA and Wales , with Mexico and Sweden joining the IBF in 1939. The Netherlands left the association due to inactivity.

Events

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	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

Malaysia Open 1939

The Malaysia Open 1939 in badminton took place in Penang in early April 1939 . They were the 3rd edition of this championship.

Final results of the Malaysia Open 1939

discipline	winner	finalist	Result
Men's singles	Seah Eng Hee	Tan Chong tea	15-8, 17-15
Ladies singles	Cecilia Chan	Lee Chee Neo	12-11, 11-4
Men's doubles	Teh Gin Sooi Low Keat Soo	Alimat Bin Rahman Lee Yew Seng	15-7, 17-18, 15-9
Ladies doubles	Chang Kon Neong Ida Lim	Felicity Chan Hew Siew Ying	15-10. 3-15, 15-11
Mixed	Ooi Teik Hock Cecilia Chan	Chan Kon Leong Chan Kon Yoon	15-4, 15-11

literature

• Annual Handbook of the International Badminton Federation , London, 29th edition 1971