1903 All England Championships | |
Dates: | – |
Number Edition: | 5th |
Venue: | London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall |
Location: | 130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London |
Website: | All England Championships |
Next: | 1904 |
The 1903 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall in Islington, London, England from 26–28 March 1903.[1]
In the men's singles Ralph Watling of Great Yarmouth successfully defended his title.[2]
Meriel Lucas was unable to defend her singles and doubles titles due to a family illness. The women's singles and doubles consisted of only three rounds following a small number of entries. The women's singles only had five entries and this was attributed to the increase in younger players causing the older women not to enter.[1] [3]
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
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Men's singles | Ralph Watling | Henry Marrett | 1-15, 18-17, 15-8 | |
Women's singles | Ethel Thomson | Dorothea Douglass | 18-15, 15-9 | |
Men's doubles | Stewart Massey & Edward Huson | Sir George Thomas & Ralph Watling | 15-10, 15-3 | |
Women's doubles | Mabel Hardy & Dorothea Douglas | Ethel Thomson & Muriel Bateman | 15-4, 15-9 | |
Mixed doubles | Sir George Thomas & Ethel Thomson | Stewart Massey & Mrs Cammell | ||
Men's doubles handicap | Percy Buckley & Herbert Mellersh (owe 6) | George Vidal & Leonard Ransford (owe 6) | 18-15, 6-15, 15-8 | |
Women's doubles handicap | E. M. Moseley & Dorothea Douglas (owe 15) | Hazel Hogarth & M. Drake (scratch) | 15-6, 8-15, 15-12 | |
Mixed doubles handicap | H. S. Venables & Dorothea Douglas | S. R. Arthur & Edith Johnson |