1909 All England Badminton Championships

1909 All England Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	3 March 1909–; 6 March 1909
Edition	11th
Venue	London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location	130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Official website	All England Championships
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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.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]

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					Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

	Frank Chesterton	15	15

	H. J. H. Inglis	6	0
						Chesterton	15	15

						Andrews	3	11
	A. W. Andrews	15	15

	G. T. Crombie	3	3
										Chesterton	15	15

										Sautter	10	8
	Guy Sautter	15	15

	J. H. Coutts	11	11
						Sautter	15	15

						Crombie	11	5
	James Crombie	15	15

	J. D. Orr	9	7
														Chesterton	15	8	15

														Marrett	8	15	10
	George Thomas	15	15

	W. B. Bayne	2	1
						Thomas	15	15

						Hawthorn	8	9
	Edward Hawthorn	15	15	15

	E. Young	18	9	6
										Thomas	8	5

										Marrett	15	15
	J. H. Colin Prior	15	15

	Thomas L. Adam	7	8
						Prior

						Marrett	15	15
	Henry 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				Semifinals				Final

Meriel Lucas	11	11
Margaret Larminie	1	3		Lucas	11	11
Mary Bateman	9	11	11	Bateman	3	2
G. L. Murray	11	3	5					Lucas	11	11
Lavinia Radeglia	11	11						Radeglia	3	5
Dorothy Cundall	6	1		Radeglia	13	7	11
Mabel Smith	11	11		Smith	10	11	4
V. A. Lamb	6	5

Men's doubles

First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

	Frank Chesterton & Albert Prebble	15	15

	Thomas L. Adam & G. T. Crombie	9	9
						Chesterton & Prebble	15	15

						Hetley & Kerr	4	9
	Henry Hetley & R. Kerr	13	17	15

	Edward Hawthorn & T. R. Fraser	15	15	7
											Chesterton & Prebble	15	15

											Abbatt & Young	3	5
	Frank Abbatt & E. Young

	bye
						Abbatt & Young	5	15	18

						Comyn & Sautter	15	9	17
	Hugh Comyn & Guy Sautter

	bye
															Chesterton & Prebble	15	6	3

															Thomas & Marrett	15	15	7
	George Thomas & Henry Marrett	11	15	15

	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

	bye
											Thomas & Marrett	15	9

											Franck & Harrison	15	11
	R. Franck & E. P. Harrison

	bye
						Franck & Harrison	15	18

						Coutts & Bayne	10	17
	J. H. Coutts & W. B. Bayne

	bye

Women's doubles

First round				Semifinals				Final

Meriel Lucas & G. L. Murray	15	15
M. Drake & Florence Lannowe	5	5		Lucas & Murray	15	17
Mary Bateman & Hazel Hogarth				Bateman & Hogarth	10	15
bye								Lucas & Murray	15	9	15
Dorothy Cundall & Alice Gowenlock	15	6	15					Gowenlock & Cundall	3	15	6
Mabel Smith & Dora Boothby	12	15	9	Gowenlock & Cundall	15	14	18
Lavinia Radeglia & V. A. Lamb	15	7	15	Lamb & Radeglia	1	17	14
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					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals				Final

	Albert Prebble & Dora Boothby	w/o

	Maj. H. C. Fanshawe & C. Orr	scr
						Prebble & Boothby	15	15

						Comyn & Bateman	11	12
	Hugh Comyn & Muriel Bateman	15	11	15

	F. L. Shelton Margaret Larminie	8	15	4
											Prebble & Boothby	15	18

											Sautter & Cundall	4	15
	Guy Sautter & Dorothy Cundall	15	15

	Henry Hetley & Mabel Smith	9	4
						Sautter & Cundall	15	15

						Prior & Peterson	4	9
	J. H. Colin Prior & Eveline Peterson	15	3	15

	R. Kerr & Florence Lannowe	14	15	6
															Prebble & Boothby	15	18

															Chesterton & Lucas	9	17
	Frank Chesterton & Meriel Lucas	15	15

	E. Young & Alice Gowenlock	12	5
						Chesterton & Lucas	11	15	15

						Thomas & Murray	15	11	8
	George Thomas & G. L. Murray	18	4	15

	Henry Marrett & Hazel Hogarth	17	15	9
											Chesterton & Lucas	15	15

											Hawthorn & Petersen	6	9
	Edward Hawthorn & Constance Peterson	15	15

	James Crombie & Dorothea Douglass	7	6
						Hawthorn & Petersen	15	15

						Crombie & Lamb	7	6
	G. T. Crombie & V. A. Lamb	w/o

	Percy Fitton & Lavinia Radeglia	scr

References

^ "The Times & the Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
^ "The Championships". Field. 13 March 1909. Retrieved 29 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "The Championships". Field. 6 March 1909. Retrieved 29 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "The Times & the Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

[2] "The Championships". Field. 13 March 1909. Retrieved 29 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "The Championships". Field. 6 March 1909. Retrieved 29 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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