# 1909 All England Badminton Championships

The 1909 All England Badminton Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall, Islington, London, England, from March 3 to March 6, 1909.
Meriel Lucas won a fifth Championship women's singles title and a ninth women's doubles title to take her total to 15 Championship titles. Frank Chesterton won the men's singles and doubles.

## Final results

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Frank Chesterton | Henry Marrett | 15-8 8-15 15-10 |
| Women's singles | Meriel Lucas | Lavinia Radeglia | 11-3 11-5 |
| Men's doubles | Frank Chesterton & Albert Prebble | Sir George Thomas & Henry Marrett | 15-6 3-15 15-7 |
| Women's doubles | Meriel Lucas & G. L. Murray | Alice Gowenlock & Dorothy Cundall | 15-3 9-15 15-6 |
| Mixed doubles | Albert Prebble & Dora Boothby | Frank Chesterton & Meriel Lucas | 15-9 18-17 |

## Men's singles

There was only one first round match between G. T. Crombie & S. Ziffo in which Crombie received a walkover.
| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Frank Chesterton | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H. J. H. Inglis | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H. J. H. Inglis | 6 | 0 | | Chesterton | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Andrews | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| A. W. Andrews | 15 | 15 | | Andrews | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| G. T. Crombie | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G. T. Crombie | 3 | 3 | | | | | Chesterton | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Sautter | 10 | 8 | | | | | |
| Guy Sautter | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | Sautter | 10 | 8 | | | | | | |
| J. H. Coutts | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J. H. Coutts | 11 | 11 | | Sautter | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Crombie | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| James Crombie | 15 | 15 | | Crombie | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| J. D. Orr | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J. D. Orr | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Chesterton | 15 | 8 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Marrett | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| George Thomas | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marrett | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| W. B. Bayne | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W. B. Bayne | 2 | 1 | | Thomas | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Hawthorn | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Edward Hawthorn | 15 | 15 | 15 | Hawthorn | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| E. Young | 18 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E. Young | 18 | 9 | 6 | | | | Thomas | 8 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Marrett | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| J. H. Colin Prior | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | Marrett | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Thomas L. Adam | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas L. Adam | 7 | 8 | | Prior | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Marrett | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Henry Marrett | 15 | 15 | | Marrett | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Maj. H. C. Fanshawe | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Women's singles

The first round consisted of just one match in which Lavinia Radeglia defeated Alice Gowenlock 11-9 13-12
| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Meriel Lucas | Meriel Lucas | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Margaret Larminie | Margaret Larminie | 1 | 3 | | Lucas | Lucas | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Mary Bateman | Mary Bateman | 9 | 11 | 11 | Bateman | Bateman | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| G. L. Murray | G. L. Murray | 11 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | Lucas | Lucas | 11 | 11 |
| Lavinia Radeglia | Lavinia Radeglia | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | Radeglia | Radeglia | 3 | 5 |
| Dorothy Cundall | Dorothy Cundall | 6 | 1 | | Radeglia | Radeglia | 13 | 7 | 11 | | | | |
| Mabel Smith | Mabel Smith | 11 | 11 | | Smith | Smith | 10 | 11 | 4 | | | | |
| V. A. Lamb | V. A. Lamb | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Men's doubles

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Frank Chesterton & Albert Prebble | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas L. Adam & G. T. Crombie | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas L. Adam & G. T. Crombie | 9 | 9 | | Chesterton & Prebble | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Hetley & Kerr | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Henry Hetley & R. Kerr | 13 | 17 | 15 | Hetley & Kerr | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Edward Hawthorn & T. R. Fraser | 15 | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Edward Hawthorn & T. R. Fraser | 15 | 15 | 7 | | | | | Chesterton & Prebble | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Abbatt & Young | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| Frank Abbatt & E. Young | | | | | | | | | | | Abbatt & Young | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | | | | Abbatt & Young | 5 | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Comyn & Sautter | 15 | 9 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| Hugh Comyn & Guy Sautter | | | | Comyn & Sautter | 15 | 9 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | | | | | | | | | | | | Chesterton & Prebble | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Thomas & Marrett | 15 | 15 | 7 |
| George Thomas & Henry Marrett | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thomas & Marrett | 15 | 15 | 7 |
| James Crombie & H. J. H. Inglis | 15 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Crombie & H. J. H. Inglis | 15 | 1 | 4 | Thomas & Marrett | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fanshaw & de la Condamine | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Maj. H. C. Fanshawe & Henri de la Condamine | | | | Fanshaw & de la Condamine | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | | | | | | | | Thomas & Marrett | 15 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Franck & Harrison | 15 | 11 | | | | | |
| R. Franck & E. P. Harrison | | | | | | | | | | | Franck & Harrison | 15 | 11 | | | | | | |
| bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | | | | Franck & Harrison | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Coutts & Bayne | 10 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| J. H. Coutts & W. B. Bayne | | | | Coutts & Bayne | 10 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Women's doubles

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Meriel Lucas & G. L. Murray | Meriel Lucas & G. L. Murray | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M. Drake & Florence Lannowe | M. Drake & Florence Lannowe | 5 | 5 | | Lucas & Murray | Lucas & Murray | 15 | 17 | | | | | | |
| Mary Bateman & Hazel Hogarth | Mary Bateman & Hazel Hogarth | | | | Bateman & Hogarth | Bateman & Hogarth | 10 | 15 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | Lucas & Murray | Lucas & Murray | 15 | 9 | 15 |
| Dorothy Cundall & Alice Gowenlock | Dorothy Cundall & Alice Gowenlock | 15 | 6 | 15 | | | | | | Gowenlock & Cundall | Gowenlock & Cundall | 3 | 15 | 6 |
| Mabel Smith & Dora Boothby | Mabel Smith & Dora Boothby | 12 | 15 | 9 | Gowenlock & Cundall | Gowenlock & Cundall | 15 | 14 | 18 | | | | | |
| Lavinia Radeglia & V. A. Lamb | Lavinia Radeglia & V. A. Lamb | 15 | 7 | 15 | Lamb & Radeglia | Lamb & Radeglia | 1 | 17 | 14 | | | | | |
| Margaret Larminie & Hodson | Margaret Larminie & Hodson | 8 | 15 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Mixed doubles

The first round consisted of just one match in which Edward Hawthorn & C. K. Petersen defeated W. D. Bayne & Miss Radley 15-7, 15-13.
| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Albert Prebble & Dora Boothby | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maj. H. C. Fanshawe & C. Orr | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maj. H. C. Fanshawe & C. Orr | scr | | | Prebble & Boothby | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Comyn & Bateman | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Hugh Comyn & Muriel Bateman | 15 | 11 | 15 | Comyn & Bateman | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| F. L. Shelton Margaret Larminie | 8 | 15 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F. L. Shelton Margaret Larminie | 8 | 15 | 4 | | | | | Prebble & Boothby | 15 | 18 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Sautter & Cundall | 4 | 15 | | | | |
| Guy Sautter & Dorothy Cundall | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Sautter & Cundall | 4 | 15 | | | | |
| Henry Hetley & Mabel Smith | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Henry Hetley & Mabel Smith | 9 | 4 | | Sautter & Cundall | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Prior & Peterson | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| J. H. Colin Prior & Eveline Peterson | 15 | 3 | 15 | Prior & Peterson | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| R. Kerr & Florence Lannowe | 14 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. Kerr & Florence Lannowe | 14 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Prebble & Boothby | 15 | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Chesterton & Lucas | 9 | 17 |
| Frank Chesterton & Meriel Lucas | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chesterton & Lucas | 9 | 17 |
| E. Young & Alice Gowenlock | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E. Young & Alice Gowenlock | 12 | 5 | | Chesterton & Lucas | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Thomas & Murray | 15 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| George Thomas & G. L. Murray | 18 | 4 | 15 | Thomas & Murray | 15 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Henry Marrett & Hazel Hogarth | 17 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Henry Marrett & Hazel Hogarth | 17 | 15 | 9 | | | | | Chesterton & Lucas | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Hawthorn & Petersen | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| Edward Hawthorn & Constance Peterson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Hawthorn & Petersen | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| James Crombie & Dorothea Douglass | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Crombie & Dorothea Douglass | 7 | 6 | | Hawthorn & Petersen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Crombie & Lamb | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| G. T. Crombie & V. A. Lamb | w/o | | | Crombie & Lamb | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Percy Fitton & Lavinia Radeglia | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | | |