1955 Irish Badminton Close

1955 Irish Close Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	7 December 1955 (1955-12-07)– 10 December 1955 (1955-12-10)
Venue	Midland Branch Hall, Whitehall Road, Terenure
Location	Dublin, Ireland
← 1954 1956 →

The 1955 Irish Close Badminton Championships was a national closed badminton tournament held in Midland Branch Hall, Whitehall Road, Terenure, Dublin, Ireland from 7 to 10 December 1955.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up
Men's singles	J.P. Doyle	C. McCormack
Women's singles	Y. Kelly	E. Mercer (née Abraham)
Men's doubles	J.P. Doyle J.K.D. Lacey	K. Carlisle P. Sharkey
Women's doubles	J. Lawless D. Donaldson	Y. Kelly M. O'Sullivan
Mixed doubles	J.K.D. Lacey J. Lawless	J.P. Doyle D. Kilbride

Men's singles

Below is an attempt to reconstruct the tournament fixtures:

	First Round							Second Round							Semifinals							Final
									J.P. Doyle	15	15
									G. Bertenshaw	5	4
																J.P. Doyle	11	15	15
		K. Carlisle	18	9	15											K. Carlisle	15	4	7
		P. Sharkey	13	15	11				K. Carlisle
		A. McEachern	15	15					A. McEachern
		R. Smyth	10	10																			J.P. Doyle	13	15	15
		C. McCormack	w/o																				C. McCormack	15	1	1
		G. Foxall	scr						C. McCormack
		A.J. Wildgust	15	15					A.J. Wildgust
		N.H. Armstrong	10	11												C. McCormack	15	15
																G. Henderson	8	11
									G. Henderson	1	15	15
									B.J. Clear	15	12	6

Women's singles

Below is an attempt to reconstruct the tournament fixtures:

	First Round						Semifinals						Final
							E. Mercer (née Abraham)	11	11
							F. Shaw	4	4
													E. Mercer (née Abraham)	5	5
													Y. Kelly	11	11
							M. O'Sullivan	10	6
							Y. Kelly	12	11
	Y. Kelly	11	12
	S. Smyth	8	9

Men's doubles

Below is an attempt to reconstruct the tournament fixtures:

	First Round							Second Round							Semifinals							Final
									J.P. Doyle J.K.D. Lacey	15	15
									W. Armstrong G. Redmond	7	5
																J.P. Doyle J.K.D. Lacey	15	15
		R. Smyth G. Bertenshaw	15	16	15											R. Smyth G. Bertenshaw	7	10
		A.G. Trapnell A. McEachern	5	17	16				R. Smyth G. Bertenshaw
									Orr Bell
																							J.P. Doyle J.K.D. Lacey	15	15
																							K. Carlisle P. Sharkey	6	7
									K. Carlisle P. Sharkey	15	4	15
									C. McCormack G. Henderson	12	15	10
																K. Carlisle P. Sharkey	15	18
																G. Payne T. Cinnamond	10	16
									G. Payne T. Cinnamond	10	15	15
									S.K. McComas F.W. Peard	15	8	11

Women's doubles

Below are the women's double fixtures as reported in various newspapers:

	First Round						Semifinals						Final
	Y. Kelly M. O'Sullivan	w/o
	G. Williamson & Partner	scr
							Y. Kelly M. O'Sullivan	15	15
							E. Mercer (née Abraham) S. Smyth	8	9
	J.M. Allen King	6	9
	E. Mercer (née Abraham) S. Smyth	15	15
													Y. Kelly M. O'Sullivan	9	15	3
													B. Donaldson J. Lawless	15	12	15
	B. Donaldson J. Lawless	15	15
	Mrs Shaw Briggs	9	6
							B. Donaldson J. Lawless	8	15	15
							I. Peard D. Kilbride	15	1	8
	I. Peard D. Kilbride	15	15
	W. Moore Mrs Nicholl	9	7

Mixed doubles

Below is an attempt to reconstruct the mixed doubles tournament fixtures:

	First Round							Second Round							Semifinals							Final
									J.K.D. Lacey J. Lawless
		A. McEachern [A] I. Peard	15	15					[A] or [B] or [C]
		B.J. Clear F. Shaw	10	10												J.K.D. Lacey J. Lawless	15	15
		K. Carlisle M. O'Sullivan	15	15												K. Carlisle M. O'Sullivan	12	9
		G. Payne D. Donaldson	6	10					K. Carlisle M. O'Sullivan
		F. White [B] Mrs Nicholl	10	15	15				[A] or [B] or [C]
		W. Armstrong G. Williamson	15	12	6																		J.K.D. Lacey J. Lawless	15	11	15
																							J.P. Doyle D. Kilbride	12	15	6
									J.P. Doyle D. Kilbride
		C. McCormack [C] Y. Kelly	15	15					[A] or [B] or [C]
		C.G. Orr B. Good	5	3												J.P. Doyle D. Kilbride	15	15
		R. Smyth S. Smyth	15	15												R. Smyth S. Smyth	10	10
		A.J. Wildgust Meares	4	7					R. Smyth S. Smyth
									G. Henderson J.M. Allen