Badminton 1956

The high points of the badminton year 1956 were the All England , the Irish Open , the Scottish Open , the Denmark Open , the German Open , the Dutch Open and the French Open . National championships were held for the first time in Portugal and Taiwan.

International events

event	Men's singles	Ladies singles	Men's doubles	Ladies doubles	Mixed
All of England	Eddy Choong	Margaret Varner	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Sue Devlin Judy Devlin	Tony Jordan June Timperley
Denmark Open	Finn Kobberø	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Finn Kobberø	Anni Jørgensen Kirsten Thorndahl	Jørn Skaarup Anni Jørgensen
French Open	Gordon Rowlands	Maggie McIntosh	AC Bahrée C. L. Yap	Marjory B. Forrester Maggie McIntosh	AJ Malone Marjory B. Forrester
Malaysia Open	Ong Poh Lim	Yang Weng Ching	Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan	Yang Weng Ching Oei Lin Nio	Abdullah Piruz Chia of Spades Sim

literature

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