Badminton 1944
The climax of the badminton year 1944 was the French Open . Scandinavia, India and France were the centers of the sport in the sixth year of the war. The international game operation was almost completely impossible, and national title fights were extremely rare.
International events
event | Men's singles | Ladies singles | Men's doubles | Ladies doubles | Mixed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
French Open | Henri Pellizza | Yvonne Girard |
Michel Marret Henri Pellizza |
Yvonne Girard Madeleine Girard |
Henri Pellizza Simone Pellizza |
National championships
event | Men's singles | Ladies singles | Men's doubles | Ladies doubles | Mixed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | Days Madsen | Agnete Friis |
Days Madsen Carl Frøhlke |
Marie Ussing Jytte Thayssen |
Jan Schmidt Jytte Thayssen |
India | Devinder Mohan | Tara Deodhar |
George Lewis Devinder Mohan |
Tara Deodhar Sunder Deodhar |
VN Iyer Ravibala Chitale |
Sweden | Hate Petersson | Amy Pettersson |
Helge Paulsson Bengt Polling |
Thyra Hedvall Märtha Sköld |
Knut Malmgren Elsy Killick |
literature
- Annual Handbook of the International Badminton Federation , London, 29th edition 1971.