1914 All England Badminton Championships

The 1914 All England Open Badminton Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from 3 March to 8 March 1914.[1]

1914 All England Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates3 March 1914 (1914-03-03)–
8 March 1914 (1914-03-08)
Edition16th
VenueRoyal Horticultural Hall
LocationElverton Street, Westminster, London
Official websiteAll England Championships
← 1913 1920 →

It would be the last Championship before being suspended for the duration of World War I. Defending champion Guy Sautter continued to play under the alias of U N Lappin and successfully defended his title. Lavinia Radeglia emulated Sautter by retaining her women's singles title.[2][3][4]

In the Men's doubles Frank Chesterton & George Thomas retained the title. The instances of an alias being used continued, in addition to Sautter playing as Lappin, Archibald Engelbach played as A. Fee.[5][6][7][8]

Final results
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles U. N. Lappin (Guy Sautter) Frank Chesterton 15–4, 15–10
Women's singles Lavinia Radeglia Mrs Bottomley 11–3, 11-5
Men's doubles Frank Chesterton & Sir George Thomas U. N. Lappin (Guy Sautter) & Edward Hawthorn 17–16, 15–7
Women's doubles Margaret Tragett & Eveline Peterson Alice Gowenlock & Lavinia Radeglia 15-4, 16–18, 17–15
Mixed doubles Sir George Thomas & Hazel Hogarth Frank Chesterton & Margaret Tragett 15-10, 15-12

Men's singles

There were four first round matches - Sautter bt R. M. McCallum 15–3, 15–12, Chesterton bt Henry Hosken 15–12, 15–8, Smith bt William Hockin 15–12, 15-5 and Hawthorn bt G. M. Hill 15–9, 15–9.

Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                    
U. N. Lappin (Guy Sautter) 15 15
H. Smith 7 5
Sautter 15 15
Crombie 4 4
Dr. James Crombie 15 15
Johnnie McCallum 1 9
Sautter w/o
Warden scr
P. W. Warden 6 15 15
A. T. Butler 15 12 5
Warden 15 10 15
Roper 6 15 12
W. H. S. Roper 15 18
J. Hamilton 4 13
Sautter 15 15
Chesterton 4 10
Frank Chesterton 17 15
Edward Hawthorn 16 12
Chesterton
Davidson
C. J. Davidson 7 15 15
Charles Pierson 15 5 10
Chesterton 5 15 15
Thomas 15 10 7
George Thomas 15 15
William Swinden 12 8
Thomas 15 15
Prior 12 8
J. H. Colin Prior 15 15
A. K. Jones 10 8

Women's singles
First round Semifinals Final
Lavinia Radeglia 15 15
Kitty McKane 4 5 Radeglia 11 14
Margaret Tragett 11 11 Tragett 2 9
Marjory East 6 9 Radeglia 11 11
Mrs Bottomley 11 14 Bottomley 3 5
Catherine Trench 1 12 Bottomley 15 15
Miss M. MacKenzie 11 9 MacKenzie 4 0
Lydia Swete 2 2 ret

Men's doubles
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                    
Frank Chesterton
& George Thomas 		15 15
P. W. Warden
& E. Phillips 		5 8
Chesterton & Thomas 15 15
Goodfellow & McCallum 11 6
R. M. McCallum
& A. W. Goodfellow 		15 11 17
R Franck
& H. Smith 		11 15 14
Chesterton & Thomas 15 17
Bisgood & Massey 9 15
Bert Bisgood
& Stewart Massey 		15 15
E. S. Dashwood
& C. J.Davidson 		2 5
Bisgood & Massey 15 15
Hill & Abbatt 9 7
G. M. Hill
& Frank Abbatt 		15 18
Charles Pierson
& Johnnie McCallum 		5 16
Chesterton & Thomas 17 15
Sautter & Hawthorn 16 7
U. N. Lappin (Guy Sautter)
& Edward Hawthorn 		12 15 15
A. Fee+
& F. P. Pilkington 		15 6 11
Sautter & Hawthorn 15 15
du Roveray & Hosken 5 13
Raoul du Roveray
& Henry Hosken 		15 15
W. H. Roper
& G. E. Mills 		8 13
Sautter & Hawthorn 15 15
Crombie & Inglis 8 7
Dr. James Crombie
& H. J. I. Inglis 		17 15
Robert Prust
& William Swinden 		15 10
Crombie & Inglis 15 15
Hockiss & Shadwell 3 5
W R Hockiss
& L C Shadwell

+ alias

Women's doubles
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                    
Margaret Tragett
& Eveline Peterson 		12 15 15
Catherine Trench
& Violet Elton 		15 9 10
Tragett & Peterson 18 15
Marriott & Drinkwater 15 9
Mrs Marriott
& Miss D. Drinkwater 		11 15 15
Lydia Swete
& Miss MacKenzie 		15 3 5
Tragett & Peterson 10 15 15
Mayston & East 15 10 12
Miss M. E. Mayston
& Marjory East
bye
Mayston & East 15 15
Denison & Woodcock 7 1
Miss Denison
& Mrs Woodcock
bye
Tragett & Peterson 15 16 17
Gowenlock & Radeglia 4 18 15
Lavinia Radeglia
& Alice Gowenlock
bye
Gowenlock & Radeglia 15 15
Hogarth & Bateman 11 13
Hazel Hogarth
& Muriel Bateman
bye
Gowenlock & Radeglia 15 15
Douglass & Howard 10 10
Christina Douglass
& Miss Howard
bye
Douglass & Howard 15 15
Bottomley & Pierson 8 7
Mrs Bottomley
& Constance Pierson (née Ireland) 		15 15
Frances Drake
& Constance Peterson 		8 7

Mixed doubles

There were three first round matches - McCallum & Drake bt Charles Pierson & Lydia Swete 15–5, 15–9, Bisgood & Gowenlock bt Inglis & Constance Pierson 18-13 15-9 and Uber & Hetley bt F. C. Lohden & Miss Drinkwater 15–9, 15–8.

Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                    
George Thomas
& Hazel Hogarth 		15 15
E. S Dashwood
& Dorothy Harvey 		11 8
Thomas & Hogarth 15 15
Prior & Peterson 8 12
J. H. Colin Prior
& Eveline Peterson 		15 15
G. M. Hill
& Miss Denison 		6 8
Thomas & Hogarth 18 15
Engelbach & East 17 5
A Fee+
& Marjory East 		15 15
Stewart Massey
& Muriel Bateman 		8 9
Engelbach & East
Uber & Hetley
Herbert Uber
& Miss Hetley 		15 18
R. M. McCallum
& Frances Drake 		8 12
Thomas & Hogarth 15 15
Chesterton & Tragett 10 12
Frank Chesterton
& Margaret Tragett 		15 10 15
Dr. James Crombie
& Miss MacKenzie 		10 15 7
Chesterton & Tragett 15 15
Sautter & Mayston 9 8
U. N. Lappin (Guy Sautter)
& Miss M. E. Mayston 		15 15
Bert Bisgood
& Alice Gowenlock 		5 7
Chesterton & Tragett w/o
Hawthorn & Peterson scr
Edward Hawthorn
& Constance Peterson 		15 15
William Swinden
& Christina Douglass 		11 7
Hawthorn & Peterson 15 15
du Roveray & Radeglia 11 7
Raoul du Roveray
& Lavinia Radeglia 		15 15
Johnnie McCallum
& Catherine Trench 		10 5

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