# Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

The badminton competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January until 31 January 1974. Paul Whetnall withdrew from the men's singles bronze medal play off and the mixed doubles final due to injury.
Prince Charles attended the final day of the badminton competition, and presented the medals for two of the badminton events.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Punch Gunalan Malaysia | Jamie Paulson Canada | Derek Talbot England |
| Women's singles details | Gillian Gilks England | Margaret Beck England | Sylvia Ng Malaysia |
| Men's doubles details | Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot England | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett England | Punch Gunalan Dominic Soong Malaysia |
| Women's doubles details | Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks England | Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall England | Rosalind Singha Ang Sylvia Ng Malaysia |
| Mixed doubles details | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks England | Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner England | Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall England |

## Final results

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Punch Gunalan | Jamie Paulson | 15–1, 15–6 |
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks | Margaret Beck | 11–8, 11–8 |
| Men's doubles | Elliot Stuart & Derek Talbot | Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett | 15-6, 6-15, 15–11 |
| Women's doubles | Margaret Beck & Gillian Gilks | Margaret Boxall & Susan Whetnall | 15–7, 15–5 |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks | Paul Whetnall & Nora Gardner | w/o (Whetnall injured) |

## Results
### Men's singles

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Punch Gunalan | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Nicol McCloy | 6 | 2 | Gunalan | Gunalan | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ross Livingston | 15 | 15 | Livingston | Livingston | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Elliot Stuart | 9 | 3 | | | | | | Gunalan | Gunalan | 15 | 2 | 15 | | | | | |
| 5 | Derek Talbot | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Talbot | Talbot | 13 | 15 | 11 | | | | | |
| 12 | Warren Johns | 1 | 12 | Talbot | Talbot | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Prakash Padukone | 15 | 15 | Padukone | Padukone | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dominic Soong | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | Gunalan | Gunalan | 15 | 15 | |
| 6 | Jamie Paulson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | Paulson | Paulson | 1 | 6 | |
| 11 | Paul Tyrrell | 8 | 3 | Paulson | Paulson | 6 | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| 3 | Richard Purser | 15 | 15 | Purser | Purser | 15 | 10 | 9 | | | | | |
| 14 | Moo Foot Lian | 6 | 10 | | | | | | Paulson | Paulson | 15 | 15 | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 7 | Paul Whetnall | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Whetnall | Whetnall | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | Howard Jennings | 1 | 0 | Whetnall | Whetnall | 18 | 8 | 18 | | | | | | Talbot | Talbot | w/o | | |
| 2 | Tan Aik Mong | 15 | 15 | Mong | Mong | 13 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | Whetnall | Whetnall | scr | | |
| 15 | Bryan Purser | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gillian Gilks | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Yasmin Kanji | 0 | 0 | | Gilks | Gilks | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Joan Jones | 11 | 11 | | Jones | Jones | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Gaynor Weatherley | 3 | 3 | | | | | | Gilks | Gilks | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| 5 | Sylvia Ng | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | Ng | Ng | 11 | 8 | 0 | | | | | |
| 12 | Nora Gardner | 5 | 11 | 4 | Ng | Ng | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kay Terry | 11 | 11 | | Terry | Terry | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Alison Branfield | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Gilks | Gilks | 11 | 11 | |
| 6 | Margaret Beck | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | Beck | Beck | 8 | 8 | |
| 11 | Christine Stewart | 1 | 1 | | Beck | Beck | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| 3 | Jane Youngberg | 11 | 11 | | Youngberg | Youngberg | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 14 | Judith Nyirati | 7 | 8 | | | | | | Beck | Beck | 11 | 11 | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 7 | Susan Whetnall | 12 | 11 | | | | | | Whetnall | Whetnall | 1 | 9 | |
| 10 | Joanna Flockhart | 9 | 6 | | Whetnall | Whetnall | 11 | 11 | | | | | | Ng | Ng | 11 | 11 | |
| 2 | Rosalind Singha Ang | 11 | 11 | | Ang | Ang | 6 | 3 | | | | | | Whetnall | Whetnall | 2 | 8 | |
| 15 | Nancy McKinley | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Men's doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Geoff Harris Greg Harris | 1 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| Geoff Harris Greg Harris | 1 | 12 | Stuart Talbot | Stuart Talbot | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | Gow McCoig | Gow McCoig | 8 | 5 | | | | | |
| Fraser Gow Bob McCoig | 15 | 15 | Gow McCoig | Gow McCoig | 8 | 5 | | | | | |
| Tan Aik Mong Moo Foot Lian | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tan Aik Mong Moo Foot Lian | 5 | 4 | | | | | Stuart Talbot | Stuart Talbot | 15 | 6 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | Stevens Tredgett | Stevens Tredgett | 6 | 15 | 11 |
| Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Stevens Tredgett | Stevens Tredgett | 6 | 15 | 11 |
| Ross Livingston Warren Johns | 3 | 9 | | | | |
| Ross Livingston Warren Johns | 3 | 9 | Stevens Tredgett | Stevens Tredgett | 15 | 15 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Chok Soon Gunalan | Chok Soon Gunalan | 6 | 8 |
| Dominic Soong Punch Gunalan | 15 | 15 | Chok Soon Gunalan | Chok Soon Gunalan | 6 | 8 | Chok Soon Gunalan | Chok Soon Gunalan | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Jim Ansari Nicol McCloy | 4 | 6 | | | | | Gow McCoig | Gow McCoig | 18 | 5 | 7 |

### Women's doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barbara Welch Jane Youngberg | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barbara Welch Jane Youngberg | 9 | 10 | | Beck Gilks | Beck Gilks | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | Ang Ng | Ang Ng | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| Rosalind Singha Ang Sylvia Ng | 15 | 15 | | Ang Ng | Ang Ng | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| Alison Branfield Robin Denton | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alison Branfield Robin Denton | 12 | 4 | | | | | | Beck Gilks | Beck Gilks | 15 | 15 | |
| | | | | | | | | Boxall Whetnall | Boxall Whetnall | 7 | 5 | |
| Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | Boxall Whetnall | Boxall Whetnall | 7 | 5 |
| Frances Erceg Glenys Waller | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| Frances Erceg Glenys Waller | 1 | 6 | | Boxall Whetnall | Boxall Whetnall | 15 | 15 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | Nilsson Rollick | Nilsson Rollick | 5 | 1 |
| Mimi Nilsson Judy Rollick | 9 | 15 | 15 | Nilsson Rollick | Nilsson Rollick | 5 | 1 | Ang Ng | Ang Ng | 15 | 15 | |
| Judith Nyirati Linda Cory | 15 | 10 | 4 | | | | | Nilsson Rollick | Nilsson Rollick | 2 | 8 | |

### Mixed doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Tyrrell Judith Nyirati | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Tyrrell Judith Nyirati | 7 | 12 | Talbot Gilks | Talbot Gilks | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Purser Branfield | Purser Branfield | 1 | 12 | | | | | | |
| Richard Purser Alison Branfield | 15 | 15 | Purser Branfield | Purser Branfield | 1 | 12 | | | | | | |
| Fraser Gow Christine Stewart | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fraser Gow Christine Stewart | 13 | 7 | | | | | | Talbot Gilks | Talbot Gilks | w/o | | |
| | | | | | | | | Whetnall Gardner | Whetnall Gardner | scr | | |
| Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | Whetnall Gardner | Whetnall Gardner | scr |
| Bob McCoig Joanna Flockhart | 15 | 9 | | | | | |
| Bob McCoig Joanna Flockhart | 15 | 9 | Whetnall Gardner | Whetnall Gardner | 10 | 15 | 15 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Stuart Whetnall | Stuart Whetnall | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall | 15 | 15 | Stuart Whetnall | Stuart Whetnall | 15 | 3 | 12 | Stuart Whetnall | Stuart Whetnall | 15 | 15 | |
| Chris Hardwick Kay Terry | 4 | 11 | | | | | | Purser Branfield | Purser Branfield | 10 | 4 | |