Yorkshire Championships
The Yorkshire Championships were open international badminton championships in England . They were one of the most important international badminton tournaments in the early days of the sport and have been held since the 1920s. With the spread of badminton across all continents, the championship fights lost their international importance in the 1970s.
winner
season | Men's singles | Ladies singles | Men's doubles | Ladies doubles | Mixed |
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1948 | Harold Marsland | Mavis Henderson |
Harold Marsland P.B. Brayshay |
LR Ludlam Joy Saunders |
G. Ripley H. Bennett |
1949 | Noel B. Radford | Queenie Allen |
Harold Marsland P.B. Brayshay |
AD Wadsworth Queenie Allen |
Noel B. Radford R. Bretherick |
1950 1955 |
no data | ||||
1956 | Tony Jordan | Brenda Holborn |
Tony Jordan A. RV Dolman |
L. Higson J. Allott |
Tony Jordan P. E. Broad |
1957 | Roger Holdsworth | Brenda Holborn |
C. Cumpstey Roger Holdsworth |
L. Higson J. Allott |
Roger Holdsworth D. W. Gillies |
1958 | L. Yap | Brenda Holborn |
Harold Marsland P.B. Brayshay |
Brenda Holborn I. Taylor |
Harold Marsland J. Allott |
1959 1973 |
no data | ||||
1974 | Clive Kirk | Barbara Beckett |
Jim Ansari John Britton |
Joanna Flockhart Helen Kelly |
Peter H. Wood Bridget Cooper |
1975 1979 |
no data | ||||
1980 | Brian Wallwork | Paula Kilvington |
Gordon Hamilton David Joiner |
Kathleen Redhead Bridget Cooper |
John Cocker Kathleen Redhead |
since 1981 |
no data |
credentials
- The Badminton Association of England's annual handbook , Kent, 1949-1950, 1950-1951, 1956-1957 and 1958
- Shuttlecock 15 (1974) (3) p. 9