# 1948 All England Badminton Championships

The 1948 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Harringay Arena, London, England, from 3–6 March 1948.

## Final results

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Jørn Skaarup | Poul Holm | 15–3, 15–13 |
| Women's singles | Kirsten Thorndahl | Tonny Ahm | 11–7, 11–0 |
| Men's doubles | Preben Dabelsteen & Børge Frederiksen | Conny Jepsen & Nils Jonson | 15-8, 16-18, 18-17 |
| Women's doubles | Tonny Ahm & Kirsten Thorndahl | Betty Uber & Queenie Allen | 15–6, 12-15, 15–2 |
| Mixed doubles | Jørn Skaarup & Kirsten Thorndahl | Conny Jepsen & Aase Svendsen | 15-10, 15-2 |
Tonny Olsen married and changed her name to Tonny Ahm.

## Men's singles

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Jørn Skaarup | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Warwick Shute | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Warwick Shute | 9 | 0 | | Skaarup | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wingfield | 5 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Wingfield | 15 | 15 | | Wingfield | 5 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| T Kennedy | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Kennedy | 5 | 1 | | | | | | Skaaarup | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Jepsen | 10 | 7 | | | | | |
| Conny Jepsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Jepsen | 10 | 7 | | | | |
| Preben Dabelsteen | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preben Dabelsteen | 7 | 9 | | Jepsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Marsland | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Harold Marsland | 15 | 15 | | Marsland | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| L E Ward | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L E Ward | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Skaarup | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Holm | 3 | 13 |
| Poul Holm | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Holm | 3 | 13 |
| Peter Birtwhistle | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Birtwhistle | 4 | 7 | | Holm | 5 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jonson | 15 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Nils Jonson | 15 | 15 | | Jonson | 15 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| N L Williams | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N L Williams | 9 | 12 | | | | | | Holm | 14 | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Frederiksen | 18 | 10 | 4 | | | | |
| Børge Frederiksen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Frederiksen | 18 | 10 | 4 | | | |
| Frank Peard | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Frank Peard | 9 | 4 | | Frederiksen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Radford | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Noel Radford | 9 | 15 | 15 | Radford | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | 15 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Women's singles

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Kirsten Thorndahl | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Y Richardson | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Y Richardson | 5 | 0 | | Thorndahl | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Windsor-Aubrey | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Evelyn Windsor-Aubrey | 11 | 11 | | Windsor-Aubrey | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Audrey Stone | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Audrey Stone | 4 | 9 | | | | | | Thorndahl | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Ussing | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| Marie Ussing | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Ussing | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| M J Barnett | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M J Barnett | 3 | 7 | | Ussing | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Allen | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Queenie Allen | 11 | 11 | | Allen | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Madge Alcorn | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Madge Alcorn | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Thorndahl | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ahm | 7 | 0 |
| Tonny Ahm | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ahm | 7 | 0 |
| Audrey Blathwayt | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Audrey Blathwayt | 1 | 4 | | Ahm | 7 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Friis | 11 | 6 | 10 ret | | | | | | | | |
| Agnete Friis | 11 | 11 | | Friis | 11 | 6 | 10 ret | | | | | | | | |
| P Askew | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Askew | 0 | 0 | | | | | | Ahm | 11 | 3 | 12 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Svendsen | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | | |
| Aase Svendsen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Svendsen | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | |
| Betty Uber | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Betty Uber | 0 | 0 | | Svendsen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Henderson | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| K N Henderson | 4 | 12 | 11 | Henderson | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nancy Horner | 11 | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |