1954 Irish Badminton Close

1954 Irish Close Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	2 December 1954–; 4 December 1954
Venue	Midland Branch Hall, Whitehall Road, Terenure
Location	Dublin, Ireland
← 1953	1955 →

The 1954 Irish Close Badminton Championships was a national closed badminton tournament held in Midland Branch Hall, Whitehall Road, Terenure, Dublin, Ireland from 2 to 4 December 1954.^[1]^[2]

Final results

Category	Winners^[3]	Runners-up
Men's singles	J.P. Doyle	F.W. Peard
Women's singles	E. Abraham	M. O'Sullivan
Men's doubles	F.W. Peard J.J. Fitzgibbon	J.P. Doyle J.K.D. Lacey
Women's doubles	J. Lawless D. Donaldson	N.N. Conway B.J. Good
Mixed doubles	F.W. Peard D. Donaldson	J.J. Fitzgibbon B. J. Good

Men's singles

The results and fixtures from the first round are unclear and at times conflicting. The fixtures and results for the third round were not reported (alternatively there was no third round). Below is an attempt to reconstruct the tournament fixtures:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

First Round					Second Round				Third Round		Semifinals				Final

						F.W. Peard	15	15
						B.J. Clear	9	7
										F.W. Peard
	H.N. Rice	15	15							[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
	J.Hopkins	10	12			H.N. Rice^[a] [A]
	L. Gorman	15	15	15		L.Gorman [B]
	W. Armstrong^[b]	6	17	11								F.W. Peard	15	15
												J. Wallace	2	9
						J. Wallace	15	15
	G. Henderson	15	3	15		G. Henderson	12	13
	P. Sharkey^[c]	8	15	5						J. Wallace
	F. Whyte*^[d]	15	11	15						[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
	S. Poole	6	15	5		F. Whyte [C]	15	15
	W. Hopkins*	15	15			W. Hopkins	10	3
	N.C. Doyle	5	10													F.W. Peard	6	15	8
	D. Gilliland	15	15													J.P. Doyle	15	10	15
	E. Henderson	9	12			D. Gilliland	15	18
	C. McCormack	15	15			C. McCormack	12	16
	W. Armstrong^[e]	1	3							D. Gilliland
	R.G. Travers*	15	15							[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
	P. Gallagher	12	8			R.J. Travers^[f]	5	7
	P. Sharkey^[g]	15	15			P. Sharkey [D]	15	15
	W. McMahon	6	4									D. Gilliland	8	11
	F.C. Lucas*	15	15									J.P. Doyle	15	15
	P.S. Donegan	5	6			F.C. Lucas [E]	15	15
	D. Abbott*	11	17	15		D. Abbott	4	10
	A. McEachern	15	16	8						[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
										J.P. Doyle
						J.P. Doyle	15	15
	R. Smyth	15	15			R. Smyth	7	1
	R. Henderson	6	7

*These may have been junior championship matches, not senior championship matches.^[1]

Women's singles

The Women's singles results and fixtures from the first round may include junior championship matches - the reporting is not clear and the players often overlap. The fixtures and results for the second round (if any) were not reported. Below is an attempt to reconstruct the tournament fixtures:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

First Round				Second Round				Semifinals					Final

	I. Peard^[h]	11	11
	G.W. Williamson	4	4

									E. Abraham	6	11	11
									Y. Kelly	11	1	6


														E. Abraham^[i]	11	8	11
														M. O'Sullivan	1	11	5
					M. O'Sullivan^[j]	11	11
	G. O'Reilly	11	11		G. O'Reilly	4	4
	A. Williamson	8	2						M. O'Sullivan	11	11
									S. Moore	6	3

Men's doubles

The newspaper reports of the Men's doubles all agree that Peard and Fitzgibbon beat Doyle and Lacey in the final 15-10 and 17–14. However the results and fixtures from preceding rounds are unclear and at times conflicting. Some of the second round results and the third round results were not reported. Below is an attempt to reconstruct the tournament fixtures:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

First Round					Second Round					Third Round		Semifinals				Final

						F.W. Peard J.J. Fitzgibbon	15	'15
						D. Green R. Smyth	7	4
											F.W. Peard J.J. Fitzgibbon
	R. Travers* T. Bannon	17	12	15							[A] or [B] or [C]
	L. Andrews J. Hopkins	16	15	2		R. Travers* [A] T. Bannon	15	13	15
	W.J. McMahon*^[k] G. Redmond	15	17	15		W.J. McMahon G. Redmond	5	18	10
	S. Poole S. Cathcart	10	18	4									F.W. Peard J.J. Fitzgibbon	15	15
													E. Henderson R. Henderson	7	9
						E. Henderson R. Henderson^[l]
						D. Gilliland A.G. Trapnell
											E. Henderson^[m] R. Henderson
	J.J. Lee B.J. Clear	15	15								J.J. Lee B.J. Clear
	S.K. McComas A. McEachern	10	11			J.J. Lee^[n] B.J. Clear

																	F.W. Peard J.J. Fitzgibbon	15	17
	M. O'Mahony* F. Gallagher	15	15														J.P. Doyle J.K.D. Lacey	10	14
	N.A. Armstrong R.A. Styles	8	5			M. O'Mahony* F. Gallagher	16	4
						D. Abbott [B] E.J. Ebbs	18	15
											[A] or [B] or [C]
											C. McCormack G. Henderson
						S.S.J. Huey J. Wallace
						C. McCormack^[o] G. Henderson
													C. McCormack G. Henderson	4	8
	F. White* J. Nixon	15	15										J.P. Doyle J.K.D. Lacey	15	15
	F.C. Lucas N. Coulter	1	3			F. White* [C] J. Nixon	15	15
	J.D. Hollway* R. Anderson	15	17			J.D. Hollway R. Anderson	10	5
	R. McCormack G. Shaw	11	15								[A] or [B] or [C]
											J.P. Doyle J.K.D. Lacey
						J.H. Cleary J.J. Payne	6	9
	B.K. Overend C.G. Orr	2	10			J.P. Doyle J.K.D. Lacey	15	15
	J.P. Doyle J.K.D. Lacey	15	15

*These may have been junior championship matches, not senior championship matches.^[1]

Women's doubles

Below is an attempt to reconstruct the Women's doubles tournament fixtures:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

First Round					Second Round					Semifinals					Final

	B. Good N.M. Conway	15	15
	G. Williamson A. Williamson	4	1			B. Good N.M. Conway
	I. Manley P. McKettrick	15	11	15		I. Manley^[p] P. McKettrick
	N. Wallace Miss Orr	8	15	11							B. Good N.M. Conway	11	15	15
											E. Abraham S. Moore	15	9	12
						E. Abraham S. Moore	8	15	18
	I. Peard D. Kilbride	8	18	18		I. Peard D. Kilbride	15	10	10
	A. Foster Mrs Potter	15	17	16												B. Good N.M. Conway	11	2
																D. Donaldson J. Lawless	15	15
						Y. Kelly R. Gibson	15	15
	J.M. Allen L. Henderson	5	15	15		J.M. Allen L. Henderson	6	6
	M. O'Sullivan Mrs Byrne	15	12	8							Y. Kelly R. Gibson	2	6
											D. Donaldson J. Lawless	15	15
						D. Donaldson J. Lawless	15	15
						Mrs Nicholl G. O'Reilly	7	10

Mixed doubles

Below is an attempt to reconstruct the Mixed doubles tournament fixtures:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

First Round					Second Round				Third Round		Semifinals				Final

	J.J. Fitzgibbon B. Good	15	15
	S. McComas J. Plews	11	8			J.J. Fitzgibbon B. Good
	S.S. Huey [A] A. Foster	w/o		'		[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
	C.G. Orr A.N. Other	scr								J.J. Fitzgibbon B. Good
	D.W. Gilliland [B] O'Sullivan	15	9	15						[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E] or [F]
	G. Henderson Parkhill	6	15	8		[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
	R. Smyth [C] S. Moore	15	6	15		[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
	J. Wallace J.M. Allen	10	15	11								J.J. Fitzgibbon B. Good	15	15
	D.B. Green Mrs Potter	15	15									D.B. Green Mrs Potter	9	12
	R. Henderson R. Gibson	3	7			D.B. Green Mrs Potter
	R. Anderson [D] D. Allen	15	15			[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
	G. Shaw J. Williamson	2	5							D.B. Green Mrs Potter
	P. Sharkey [E] Mrs Blyth	15	15							[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E] or [F]
	S. Poole Mrs Crampton	4	11			[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
						[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
																J.J. Fitzgibbon B. Good	4	18	11
	F.W. Peard D. Donaldson	15	15													F.W. Peard D. Donaldson	15	15	15
	C. McCormack Mrs Billings	6	6			F.W. Peard D. Donaldson	15	15
	J.J. Lee Y. Kelly	15	15			J.J. Lee Y. Kelly	8	3
	A. McEachern I. Peard	4	9							F.W. Peard D. Donaldson
										[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E] or [F]
						[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
						[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
												F.W. Peard D. Donaldson	15	15
	J.K.D. Lacey J. Lawless	15	15									J.K.D. Lacey J. Lawless	9	12
	E.R. Henderson L. Henderson	8	11			J.K.D. Lacey J. Lawless
						[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E]
										J.K.D. Lacey J. Lawless
										[A] or [B] or [C] or [D] or [E] or [F]
						J.P. Doyle [F] D. Kilbride	15	15
	J.H. Cleary Mrs Nicholl	15	15			J.H. Cleary^[q] Mrs Nicholl	12	12
	L. Green M. McComas	3	9

Notes

↑ This fixture was scheduled for play but no result was reported.
↑ other reports have Armstrong playing McCormack.
↑ other reports place P. Sharkey playing W.J. McMahon and progressing to second round.
↑ or White.
↑ other reports have Armstrong playing Gorman.
↑ or R.G. Travers.
↑ other reports place P. Sharkey losing to G. Henderson in the first round.
↑ No further matches are reported for Peard.
↑ Alternatively, the Sunday Independent gives a final score of 11-6 and 11-5 to Abraham.
↑ This may have been a first round match.
↑ or N.J. McMahon.
↑ This fixture was scheduled but no result was reported.
↑ No result reported for this fixture.
↑ No second round fixture recorded for this pair, but they were scheduled to play winner of Henderson & Henderson vs Gilliland & Trapnell
↑ This fixture was scheduled but no result was reported.
↑ Fixture inferred from Manley & McKettrick winning first round. No result report.
↑ or S. Cleary. Possible first round match.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Irish Close Badminton under way". The Irish Press. 3 December 1954.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Irish Close Badminton Tests Get Under Way". The Irish Independent. 3 December 1954.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Badminton Title for J.P. Doyle". Sunday Independent. 5 December 1954.
1 2 3 4 5 "Irish close badminton tests". The Irish Times. 4 December 1954.
1 2 3 4 5 "Irish badminton title-holders beaten". The Irish Times. 6 December 1954.
1 2 3 4 5 "Badminton Surprises: Internationals' Early Exit In Irish "Close"". The Irish Independent. 4 December 1954.

[7] This fixture was scheduled for play but no result was reported.

[8] ther reports have Armstrong playing McCormack.

[9] ther reports place P. Sharkey playing W.J. McMahon and progressing to second round.

[10] r White.

[11] ther reports have Armstrong playing Gorman.

[12] r R.G. Travers.

[13] ther reports place P. Sharkey losing to G. Henderson in the first round.

[14] No further matches are reported for Peard.

[15] Alternatively, the Sunday Independent gives a final score of 11-6 and 11-5 to Abraham.

[16] This may have been a first round match.

[17] r N.J. McMahon.

[18] This fixture was scheduled but no result was reported.

[19] No result reported for this fixture.

[20] No second round fixture recorded for this pair, but they were scheduled to play winner of Henderson & Henderson vs Gilliland & Trapnell

[21] This fixture was scheduled but no result was reported.

[22] Fixture inferred from Manley & McKettrick winning first round. No result report.

[23] r S. Cleary. Possible first round match.

[Press1-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Irish Close Badminton under way". The Irish Press. 3 December 1954.

[Indo1-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Irish Close Badminton Tests Get Under Way". The Irish Independent. 3 December 1954.

[Sindo1-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Badminton Title for J.P. Doyle". Sunday Independent. 5 December 1954.

[IrishTimes1-4] 1 2 3 4 5 "Irish close badminton tests". The Irish Times. 4 December 1954.

[IrishTimes2-5] 1 2 3 4 5 "Irish badminton title-holders beaten". The Irish Times. 6 December 1954.

[Indo2-6] 1 2 3 4 5 "Badminton Surprises: Internationals' Early Exit In Irish "Close"". The Irish Independent. 4 December 1954.

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