Queenie Allen

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Queenie M. Allen (December 1911 , † August 2, 2007 , married Queenie Webber ) was an English badminton player .

Career

Queenie Allen was one of the most important English badminton players of the 1940s and 1950s. She won the open international championships of Denmark, Scotland, South Africa, Ireland and France. At the All England in her home country she lost five finals, but also won a double title with Betty Uber in 1949 .

Sporting successes

season event discipline space Surname
1938 Denmark: Open National Championships Ladies doubles 1 Ruth Dalsgaard / QM Allen
1947 Irish Open Ladies singles 1 Queenie Allen
1947 Irish Open Ladies doubles 1 Queenie Allen / Betty Uber
1948 All of England Ladies doubles 2 Betty Uber / QM Allen
1948 South Africa: Open National Championships Ladies doubles 1 Betty Uber / QM Allen
1949 Ireland: International Championships Mixed 1 Harold Marsland / QM Allen
1949 Ireland: International Championships Ladies doubles 1 QM Allen / Betty Uber
1949 All of England Ladies doubles 1 Betty Uber / QM Allen
1949 All of England Mixed 2 Wynn Rogers / Queenie Allen
1949 Scotland: International Championships Ladies singles 1 QM Allen
1950 All of England Ladies doubles 2 Betty Uber / Queenie Allen
1950 Nottinghamshire Championships Ladies singles 1 Queenie Allen
1950 Nottinghamshire Championships Mixed 1 Harold Marsland / Queenie Allen
1950 Scotland: International Championships Ladies singles 1 QM Allen
1950 Scotland: International Championships Ladies doubles 1 QM Allen / Betty Uber
1951 French Open Mixed 1 Eddy B. Choong / QM Allen Webber
1951 All of England Ladies doubles 2 M. Henderson / Queenie Webber
1951 French Open Ladies doubles 1 QM Allen Weber / Audrey Stone
1951 Scotland: International Championships Ladies doubles 1 QM Allen Weber / Betty Uber
1952 French Open Mixed 1 Eddy B. Choong / QM Allen Webber
1952 All of England Ladies doubles 2 Betty Uber / Queenie Allen
1953 Scotland: International Championships Ladies doubles 1 QM Allen Webber / AM Horner

International matches

For England she was on the national team 19 times.

opponent season
Denmark 1947/48, 1949/50, 1950/51
Ireland 1938/39, 1946/47, 1947/48, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1950/51, 1951/52
Scotland 1946/47, 1947/48, 1949/50, 1950/51
Sweden 1951/52
South Africa 1947/48 (4 ×)

credentials

personal data
SURNAME Allen, Queenie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Webber, Queenie; Allen Webber; Queenie M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English badminton player
DATE OF BIRTH December 1911
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 2007