# 1972 All England Badminton Championships

The 1972 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 23–26 March 1972.

## Final results

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Rudy Hartono | Svend Pri | 15-9, 15-4 |
| Women's singles | Noriko Nakayama | Hiroe Yuki | 11-5, 3-11, 11-7 |
| Men's doubles | Christian Hadinata & Ade Chandra | Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett | 15-5, 15-12 |
| Women's doubles | Machiko Aizawa & Etsuko Takanaka | Margaret Beck & Julie Rickard | 9-15, 15-8, 15-12 |
| Mixed doubles | Svend Pri & Ulla Strand | Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks | 12-15, 18-14, 15-2 |
Noriko Takagi married and became Noriko Nakayama and Brigitte Potthoff married and became Brigitte Steden.

## Men's singles
### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| Rudy Hartono | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Eddy | 3 | 4 | | Hartono | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Lee Kok Pheng | 17 | 15 | 15 | Kok Pheng | 8 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Torsten Winter | 18 | 10 | 12 | | | | Hartono | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Wolfgang Bochow | 15 | 15 | | | | | Bochow | 7 | 9 | | | |
| Bob McCoig | 0 | 3 | | Bochow | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Peter Smith | 15 | 10 | 15 | Smith | 1 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Colin Beacom | 13 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | Hartono | 15 | 15 |
| Sture Johnsson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | Johnsson | 3 | 6 |
| Ippei Kojima | 11 | 8 | | Johnsson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Stan Hales | 15 | 15 | | Hales | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Roland Maywald | 3 | 5 | | | | | Johnsson | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Christian Hadinata | 15 | 15 | | | | | Hadinata | 6 | 3 | | | |
| Clive Kirk | 7 | 6 | | Hadinata | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Derek Talbot | 15 | 15 | | Talbot | 10 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Willy Lund | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 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 |
| Svend Andersen Pri | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Kin Tat | 5 | 9 | | Pri | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Richard Purser | 15 | 15 | | Purser | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Schnaase | 8 | 4 | | | | | | Pri | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Tan Aik Huang | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Aik Huang | 9 | 2 | | | | |
| Kurt Johnsson | 2 | 1 | | Aik Huang | 15 | 5 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Bandid Jaiyen | 15 | 15 | | Jaiyen | 11 | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| S J Shaw | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Pri | 15 | 15 |
| Tan Aik Mong | 15 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Mong | 2 | 6 |
| Thomas Kihlström | 7 | 17 | 13 | Mong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Tage Nielsen | 15 | 15 | | Nielsen | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Goh | 7 | 1 | | | | | | Mong | 9 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Muljadi | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Muljadi | 15 | 8 | 9 | | | |
| Willi Braun | 8 | 11 | | Muljadi | 8 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Ray Stevens | 15 | 15 | | Stevens | 15 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Nicol McCloy | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ Denotes seed

## Women's singles
### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 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 |
| | Noriko Nakayama | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Smiles | 0 | 0 | | Nakayama | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Taty Sumirah | 4 | 11 | 11 | Sumirah | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pernille Kaagaard | 11 | 2 | 7 | | | | | Nakayama | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| | Margaret Beck | 11 | 11 | | | | | | Beck | 9 | 0 | | | | |
| | Marieluise Wackerow | 1 | 5 | | Beck | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anette Börjesson | w/o | 11 | | Borjesson | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lonny Bostofte | | | | | | | | | | | | Nakayama | 11 | 11 |
| | Lene Køppen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Køppen | 4 | 8 |
| | Anne Forrest | 0 | 4 | | Køppen | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Kay Nesbit | 11 | 11 | 11 | Nesbit | 11 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Barb O'Brien | 12 | 4 | 4 | | | | | Køppen | 11 | 4 | 11 | | | |
| | Utami Dewi Kurniawan | 11 | 11 | | | | | | Dewi | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | |
| | Anne Flindt | 9 | 1 | | Dewi | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| =3 | Irmgard Gerlatzka | 11 | 11 | | Gerlatzka | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ulla Strand | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| =3 | Hiroe Yuki | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gillian Gilks | 7 | 11 | 6 | Yuki | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Barabara Beckett | 11 | 11 | | Beckett | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Dakin | 3 | 4 | | | | | Yuki | 12 | 11 | | | |
| | Joke Van Beusekom | 11 | 12 | | | | | Van Beusekom | 9 | 5 | | | |
| | Annie Bog Jorgensen | 6 | 9 | | Van Beusekom | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Bente Sorensen | 11 | 11 | | Sorensen | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | L A Spencer | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | Yuki | 11 | 12 |
| | Eva Twedberg | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Twedberg | 7 | 11 |
| | Eva Carlsen | 1 | 4 | | Twedberg | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Brigitte Steden | 11 | 11 | | Steden | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Machiko Aizawa | 7 | 6 | | | | | Twedberg | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | Intan Nurtjahja | 11 | 11 | | | | | Nurtjahja | 7 | 2 | | | |
| | Nora Gardner | 1 | 3 | | Nurtjahja | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Anne Berglund | 11 | 11 | | Berglund | 5 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Gerda Schumacher | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |