# 1956 All England Badminton Championships

The 1956 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1956.

## Final results

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Eddy Choong | Finn Kobberø | 11-15, 15–3, 15-11 |
| Women's singles | Margaret Varner | Judy Devlin | 11-8, 11-6 |
| Men's doubles | Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | John Nygaard & Poul-Erik Nielsen | 18-14, 15-5 |
| Women's doubles | Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin | Iris Rogers & June Timperley | 17-18, 15–12, 15-12 |
| Mixed doubles | Tony Jordan & June Timperley | Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen | 18-15, 6-15, 15-8 |
Both June White and Irish Cooley married and competed under their married names of June Timperley and Iris Rogers.

## Results
### 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 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Finn Kobberø + | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Robinson | 6 | 0 | | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| John Timperley | 15 | 15 | | Timperley | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Peter Waddell | 3 | 7 | | | | | | Kobberø | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Hugh Findlay | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Dahlberg | 10 | 10 | | | |
| Ong Poh Lim + | 6 | 10 | | Findlay | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Berndt Dahlberg | 15 | 15 | | Dahlberg | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| John Nygaard | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Kobberø | 15 | 15 |
| Erland Olsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Glans | 3 | 5 |
| Ferry Sonneville + | 4 | 4 | | Olsen | 18 | 15 | 18 | | | | | | |
| Ole Mertz | 15 | 15 | | Mertz | 14 | 17 | 14 | | | | | | |
| R Quiddington | 9 | 1 | | | | | | Olsen | 13 | 9 | | | |
| Bertil Glans + | 15 | 15 | 17 | | | | | Glans | 18 | 15 | | | |
| Jack McColl | 10 | 17 | 14 | Glans | 14 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| B Westcott | 15 | 15 | | Westcott | 17 | 12 | 8 | | | | | | |
| C Darnell | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | 15 | 3 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Niels Buchholst | 6 | 15 | 11 | H-Hansen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Rune Brinkestedt | 18 | 17 | | Brinkestedt | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Dave McTaggart | 15 | 14 | | | | | H-Hansen | 11 | 18 | 15 | | | |
| K C Carpenter | 16 | 15 | 15 | | | | Alston | 15 | 16 | 12 | | | |
| J A Broadhurst | 17 | 4 | 2 | Carpenter | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Alston | 15 | 15 | | Alston | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Jordan | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | H-Hansen | 3 | 12 |
| H R Holdsworth | w/o | | | | | | | | | | Choong | 15 | 15 |
| B T Brownlee | | | | Holdsworth | 2 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Palle Granlund | 15 | 15 | | Granlund | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Leif Ekedahl + | 11 | 10 | | | | | Granlund | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| G H King | 15 | 17 | 15 | | | | Choong | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| John Best | 18 | 16 | 12 | King | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Eddy Choong + | 15 | 15 | | Choong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Michael Rawlings | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women'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 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Margaret Varner + | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Varner | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| J Waring | bye | | | Waring | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Varner | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | Jacobsen | 2 | 1 | | | |
| W M Bear | 7 | 12 | 5 | Jacobsen | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| June Timperley | 11 | 11 | | Timperley | 11 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Berit Olsson | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Varner | 11 | 11 |
| Lois Alston | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Alston | 6 | 0 |
| Audrey Marshall | 10 | 3 | | Alston | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Heather Ward + | 11 | 11 | | Ward | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Inge Birgit Anker Hansen | 2 | 0 | | | | | | Alston | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Nancy Horner | 11 | 11 | | | | | | Horner | 2 | 4 | | | |
| P H Parfitt | 5 | 6 | | Horner | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Sylvia Ripley | 6 | 11 | 1 | Ripley | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Barbara Carpenter | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Judy Devlin + | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Devlin | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Audrey Stone | bye | | | Stone | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Devlin | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Birte Kristiansen | | 3 | 8 | | | | Kristiansen | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| M Warren | 11 | 11 | | Kristiansen | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| P A Lawrence | 11 | 11 | | Lawrence | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Ingrid Nilsson | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Devlin | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| Iris Rogers | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Rogers | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Sue Devlin | 7 | 1 | | Rogers | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| J M M Smart | 11 | 8 | 11 | Smart | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Ingrid Dahlberg | 4 | 11 | 2 | | | | Rogers | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Marjory Shedd | 8 | | | | | | Shedd | 7 | 12 | 7 | | | | |
| Kirsten Thorndahl | 4 ret | | | Shedd | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| B Bird | 11 | 11 | | Bird | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| P Warner | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |