1956 Irish Badminton Close

1956 Irish Close Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates12 December 1956 (1956-12-12)–
15 December 1956 (1956-12-15)
VenueMidland Branch Hall, Whitehall Road, Terenure[1]
LocationDublin, Ireland
← 1955 1957 →

The 1956 Irish Close Badminton Championships was a national closed badminton tournament held in Midland Branch Hall, Whitehall Road, Terenure, Dublin, Ireland from 12 to 15 December 1956.[1]

Final results

Category Winners[2] Runners-up
Men's singles J.P. Doyle F.W. Peard
Women's singles Y. Kelly M. O'Sullivan
Men's doubles K. Carlisle
S. Love		 J.P. Doyle
J.K.D. Lacey
Women's doubles Y. Kelly
M. O'Sullivan		 J. Lawless
D. Donaldson
Mixed doubles K. Carlisle
J. Duncan		 J.J. Fitzgibbon
B. Good

Men's singles

Below is the men's singles tournament fixtures, as reported in various newspapers:[2][3][4][5][6][7]


First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
J.P. Doyle 15 15
J. Wallace 4 6 J.P. Doyle w/o
A. McEachern 15 15 A. McEachern scr
J.L. Gorman 9 5 J.P. Doyle 15 15
G. Henderson 11 15 15 G. Henderson 11 6
D. Gilliland 15 4 9 G. Henderson 15 15
R. Harmon 15 15 R. Harmon 11 6
T. Cinnamond 11 11 J.P. Doyle 15 17
F.W. Peard 15 15 F.W. Peard 0 14
K. Carlisle 0 9 F.W. Peard 15 15
J. Bertenshaw 1 17 15 J. Bertenshaw 2 10
W. Armstrong 15 14 8 F.W. Peard 15 18
C. McCormack w/o C. McCormack 6 15
R. Smyth scr C. McCormack 15 15
R. Harris 15 15 R. Harris 5 7
R. Johnstone 6 0

Women's singles

Below is the women's singles tournament fixtures, as reported in various newspapers:[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Semifinals Finals
          
M. O'Sullivan 11 11
L. Rea 8 4
M. O'Sullivan 11 8 9
Y. Kelly 5 11 12
Y. Kelly 11 5 11
Mrs Kelly 1 11 5

Men's doubles

Below is an attempt to reconstruct the men's doubles fixtures based on reporting in various newspapers:[2][3][4][5][6][7]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
J.P. Doyle
J.K.D. Lacey[a]
J.P. Doyle
J.K.D. Lacey[b]
J. Bertenshaw [A]
K. Robinson[c] 		15 15 [A] or [B] or [C] or [D]
N. Douglas
M. Farrell 		9 9 J.P. Doyle
J.K.D. Lacey 		15 15
C. McCormack
G. Henderson 		15 15 C. McCormack
G. Henderson 		5 7
F.W. Peard
R. Harmon 		13 4 C. McCormack
G. Henderson[b]
D. Gilliland [B]
J. Wallace 		15 16 15 [A] or [B] or [C] or [D]
J.J. Lee
A.G. Trapnell 		4 17 4 J.P. Doyle
J.K.D. Lacey 		16 12
K. Carlisle
S. Love[a] 		K. Carlisle
S. Love 		17 15
K. Carlisle
S. Love[b]
S. Payne [C]
E. Cinnamond[c] 		15 15 [A] or [B] or [C] or [D]
S. Eakin
R. Johnson 		8 10 K. Carlisle
S. Love 		15 15
J.J. Fitzgibbon
R. Harris 		15 15 J.J. Fitzgibbon
R. Harris 		10 2
S.K. McComas
W. Hopkins 		2 6 J.J. Fitzgibbon
R. Harris[b]
C. Harrison [D]
L. Gorman[c] 		17 15 15 [A] or [B] or [C] or [D]
N. Armstrong
A. McEachern 		18 8 10

Women's doubles

Below is the women's doubles tournament fixtures, as reported in various newspapers:[2][3][4][5][6][7]

First round Semifinals Finals
               
B. Donaldson
J. Lawless 		15 15
Mrs Gilliland
B. Good 		6 12
B. Donaldson
J. Lawless 		4 4
Y. Kelly
M. O'Sullivan 		15 15
Y. Kelly
M. O'Sullivan 		w/o
J.M. Allen
A. Love[d] 		scr
Y. Kelly
M. O'Sullivan 		15 15
J. Duncan
A. Love 		6 11

Mixed doubles

Below is an attempt to reconstruct the mixed doubles fixtures based on reporting in various newspapers:[2][3][4][5][6][7]

First Round Second Round Semifinals Finals
J.J. Fitzgibbon
B. Good 		15 15
B. Harrison
Pattison 		8 9 J.J. Fitzgibbon
B. Good 		15 15
R. Johnston
Downey 		w/o R. Johnston
Downey 		5 9
R. Smyth
S. Smyth 		scr J.J. Fitzgibbon
B. Good 		15 15
J.P. Doyle
M. O'Sullivan 		w/o J.P. Doyle
M. O'Sullivan 		9 8
J. Wallace
J.M. Allen 		scr J.P. Doyle
M. O'Sullivan[b]
J.K.D. Lacey [A]
J. Lawless[c] 		15 15 [A] or [B] or [C]
G. Henderson
L. Rea 		9 9 J.J. Fitzgibbon
B. Good 		8 15 17
K. Carlisle
J. Duncan 		15 15 K. Carlisle
J. Duncan 		15 10 18
N. Armstrong
G. Williamson 		0 3 K. Carlisle
J. Duncan[b]
D. Gilliland [B]
Mrs Gilliland[c] 		11 15 15 [A] or [B] or [C]
G. Payne
D. Donaldson 		15 10 9 K. Carlisle
J. Duncan 		11 15 15
S. Love
A. Love 		w/o S. Love
A. Love 		15 10 8
S.K. McComas
Plews 		scr S. Love
A. Love[b]
F. Cinnamond [C]
Mrs McDermott[e] 		15 15 [A] or [B] or [C]
F. Snow
Cathcart 		14 0

Notes

  1. 1 2 No first round fixture or result is reported for this pair.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 No second round fixture or result is reported for this pair.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 No further fixtures or results are reported for this pair.
  4. ↑ It would appear that A. Love partnered with another player to fulfill the fixtures.
  5. ↑ This was reported as a second round match, but based on the other pairings and results appears to be a first round match. No further fixtures or results were reported for this pairing.

References

  1. 1 2 "Badminton Championships Open To-day". The Irish Independent. 12 December 1956.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "J.P. Doyle Retains Badminton Title". Sunday Independent. 16 December 1956.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Midland branch beat North". The Irish Times. 14 December 1956.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Badminton results". The Irish Times. 15 December 1956.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ulster players meet little success". Belfast Newsletter. 15 December 1956.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Badminton titles change hands". The Irish Times. 17 December 1956.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ulster Challengers Enter Irish Badminton Tests". The Irish Independent. 15 December 1956.
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