# 1939 All England Badminton Championships

The 1939 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from 7–12 March 1939.
It was the last to be held before the Second World War and would not reoccur until 1947.

## Final results

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Tage Madsen | Ralph Nichols | 10-15, 18–13, 15–7 |
| Women's singles | Dorothy Walton | Diana Doveton | 11–4, 11–5 |
| Men's doubles | Thomas Boyle & James Rankin | Ralph Nichols & Leslie Nichols | 15-4, 15-3 |
| Women's doubles | Tonny Olsen & Ruth Dalsgaard | Marjorie Barrett & Diana Doveton | 15-11, 2-15, 17–15 |
| Mixed doubles | Ralph Nichols & Bessie Staples | James Rankin & Mavis Macnaughton | 15-10, 6-15, 15-8 |

### Results
#### Men's singles

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Tage Madsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F C Sharp | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F C Sharp | 3 | 0 | | Madsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nichols L | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leslie Nichols | 15 | 15 | | Nichols L | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Børge Frederiksen | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Børge Frederiksen | 11 | 10 | | | | | | Madsen | 7 | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Samuel | 15 | 9 | 11 | | | | | |
| A S Samuel | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Samuel | 15 | 9 | 11 | | | | | |
| Tom Wingfield | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Wingfield | 5 | 7 | | Samuel | 12 | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Baldwin | 15 | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| H E Baldwin | 15 | 15 | | Baldwin | 15 | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| B Persson | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Persson | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Madsen | 10 | 18 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nichols | 15 | 13 | 7 |
| Ralph Nichols | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nichols | 15 | 13 | 7 |
| Sven Stromann | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sven Stromann | 8 | 6 | | Nichols R | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Schmidt | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Schmidt | 9 | 15 | 15 | Schmidt | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M P Yoong | 15 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M P Yoong | 15 | 11 | 5 | | | | | Nichols R | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Field | 11 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Maurice Field | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Field | 11 | 5 | | | | | | |
| R V M Messenger | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R V M Messenger | 8 | 9 | | Field | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Frohlke | 7 | 4 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Carl Frohlke | 15 | 15 | | Frohlke | 7 | 4 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Erik Friis | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Women's singles

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Dorothy Walton | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Field | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Field | 1 | 2 | | Walton | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Olsen | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Tonny Olsen | 11 | 11 | | Olsen | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| A Simpson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Simpson | 4 | 2 | | | | | Walton | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Young | 11 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| Daphne Young | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Young | 11 | 7 | 0 | | | |
| A Y Richardson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Y Richardson | 6 | 7 | | Young | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Macnaughton | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Mavis Macnaughton | 11 | 11 | | Macnaughton | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| H Crichton | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Crichton | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Walton | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Doveton | 4 | 5 |
| Diana Doveton | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Doveton | 4 | 5 |
| A Holm | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Holm | 1 | 1 | | Doveton | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Uber | 1 | ret | | | | | | | | |
| Betty Uber | 11 | 11 | | Uber | 1 | ret | | | | | | | | |
| J Ledwidge | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Ledwidge | 0 | 0 | | | | | Doveton | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Allen | 6 | 12 | 9 | | | | |
| Queenie Allen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Allen | 6 | 12 | 9 | | | |
| Elizabeth Pearson | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elizabeth Pearson | 3 | 0 | | Allen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dalsgaard | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Ruth Dalsgaard | 11 | 8 | 12 | Dalsgaard | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Bessie Staples | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |