Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Badminton
at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
VenueMeadowbank Sports Centre
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Dates16–21 July 1970

The badminton competition at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was the second appearance of Badminton at the Commonwealth Games and took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 July until 21 July 1970.[1]

The events took place in one of the three sports halls forming part of the Meadowbank Sports Centre, which was built specifically for the Games, at a cost of £2.8 million.[2][3]

Sixteen countries participated[4] but only three claimed medals, with England topping the medal table with three golds.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Scotland)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England34310
2 Malaysia1113
3 Canada1012
Totals (3 entries)55515

Medallists

Medal winners
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Singles Jamie Paulson (CAN) Paul Whetnall (ENG) Ray Sharp (ENG)
Men's Doubles Ng Boon Bee
Punch Gunalan (MAS)		 Ng Tat Wai
Tan Soon Hooi (MAS)		 Yves Paré
Jamie Paulson (CAN)
Women's Singles Margaret Beck (ENG) Gillian Perrin (ENG) Margaret Boxall (ENG)
Women's Doubles Margaret Boxall
Sue Whetnall (ENG)		 Gillian Perrin
Julie Rickard (ENG)		 Rosalind Singha Ang
Teoh Siew Yong (MAS)
Mixed Doubles Derek Talbot
Margaret Boxall (ENG)		 Roger Mills
Gillian Perrin (ENG)		 David Eddy
Sue Whetnall (ENG)

Finals

Final result
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Canada Jamie Paulson England Paul Whetnall 10–15, 15–13, 15–10
Women's singles England Margaret Beck England Gillian Perrin 5–11, 11–3, 11–8
Men's doubles Malaysia Ng Boon Bee & Punch Gunalan Malaysia Ng Tat Wai & Tan Soon Hooi 15–3, 15–3
Women's doubles England Margaret Boxall & Sue Whetnall England Gillian Perrin & Julie Rickard 15–9, 15–2
Mixed doubles England Derek Talbot & Margaret Boxall England Roger Mills & Gillian Perrin 8–15, 15–12, 15–12

Results

[5][6][7][8][9]

Men's singles

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Canada Jamie Paulson 15 18
16 England Derek Talbot 8 17 Canada Paulson 15 15
8 New Zealand Richard Purser 15 18 New Zealand Purser 9 8
9 India Satish Bhatia 7 14 Canada Paulson 17 15
5 England Ray Sharp 15 15 England Sharp 14 5
12 India Raman Ghosh 6 3 England Sharp 15 15
4 Malaysia Abdul Rahman Mohamed 15 15 Malaysia Rahman 6 7
13 Scotland Adam Flockhart 8 3 Canada Paulson 10 15 15
6 England Paul Whetnall 15 15 England Whetnall 15 13 10
11 Canada Dave Charron 3 7 England Whetnall 17 15
3 Malaysia Punch Gunalan 15 15 Malaysia Gunalan 15 2
14 Scotland Jim McNeillage 3 3 England Whetnall 15 15 Third place
7 India Suresh Goel 15 15 India Goel 12 5
10 Singapore Wee Kin 3 10 India Goel 16 15 15 England Sharp 15 15
2 Canada Bruce Rollick 15 15 Canada Rollick 18 3 12 India Goel 9 12
15 Australia Ross Livingston 12 7

Women's singles

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 England Margaret Beck 11 11
16 Canada Judy Rollick 8 4 England Beck 11 12
8 Australia Judith Nyirati 11 11 Australia Nyirati 8 11
9 Scotland Joanna Flockhart 0 3 England Beck 11 12
5 England Margaret Boxall 11 11 England Boxall 6 9
12 Scotland Helen Kelly 5 2 England Boxall 11 11
4 Malaysia Teoh Siew Yong 10 11 11 Malaysia Siew Yong 2 3
13 Canada Patricia Moody 12 5 4 England Beck 5 11 11
6 England Gillian Perrin 11 11 England Perrin 11 3 8
11 Jamaica Christine Bennett 1 1 England Perrin 11 11
3 Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang 11 11 Malaysia Ang 4 4
14 Scotland Maureen Hume 3 3 England Perrin 10 11 11 Third place
7 Malaysia Sylvia Ng Meow Eng Malaysia Ng 12 5 2
10 Australia Kay Marie Nesbit Malaysia Ng 11 11 England Boxall 11 11
2 Canada Alison Ridgway 11 11 Canada Ridgway 4 2 Malaysia Ng 6 8
15 Scotland Mary Thompson 5 6

Men's doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  Malaysia Ng Boon Bee
Malaysia Punch Gunalan 		15 15
  Northern Ireland Winston Wilkinson
Northern Ireland Sammy Blair 		2 6
Malaysia Boon Bee
Malaysia Gunalan 		15 15
Canada Paré
Canada Paulson 		11 8
  Canada Yves Paré
Canada Jamie Paulson 		18 15
  India Dipu Ghosh
India Raman Ghosh 		14 3
Malaysia Boon Bee
Malaysia Gunalan 		15 15
Malaysia Tat Wai
Malaysia Soon Hooi 		3 3
  Malaysia Ng Tat Wai
Malaysia Tan Soon Hooi 		15 9 17
  India Suresh Goel
India Satish Bhatia 		1 15 16
Malaysia Tat Wai
Malaysia Soon Hooi 		15 15 Third place
England Eddy
England Talbot 		11 3
  England David Eddy
England Derek Talbot 		12 15 15 Canada Paré
Canada Paulson 		15 15
  Canada Dave Charron
Canada Rolf Paterson 		15 11 5 England Eddy
England Talbot 		10 12

Women's doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  England Margaret Boxall
England Sue Whetnall 		15 15
  Scotland Joanna Flockhart
Scotland Helen Kelly 		6 9
England Boxall
England Whetnall 		15 15
Malaysia Tan
Malaysia Ng 		4 11
  Malaysia Sylvia Tan
Malaysia Sylvia Ng Meow Eng 		15 15
  Canada Alison Ridgway
Canada Judy Rollick 		10 12
England Boxall
England Whetnall 		15 15
England Perrin
England Rickard 		9 2
  England Gillian Perrin
England Julie Rickard 		15 15
  Canada Patricia Moody
Canada Nancy McKinley 		3 7
England Perrin
England Rickard 		15 15 Third place
Malaysia Ang
Malaysia Siew Yong 		2 10
  Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang
Malaysia Teoh Siew Yong 		15 15 Malaysia Ang
Malaysia Siew Yong 		15 12 15
  Northern Ireland Maureen Mockford
Northern Ireland Joan McCloy 		2 4 Malaysia Tan
Malaysia Ng 		2 15 10

Mixed doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  England Derek Talbot
England Margaret Boxall 		15 15
  Scotland Jim McNeillage
Scotland Maureen Hume 		6 5
England Talbot
England Boxall 		17 15 17
England Eddy
England Whetnall 		18 6 14
  England David Eddy
England Sue Whetnall 		15 17
  Canada Dave Charron
Canada Nancy McKinley 		9 14
England Talbot
England Boxall 		8 15 15
England Mills
England Perrin 		15 12 12
  England Roger Mills
England Gillian Perrin 		15 15
  Scotland Bob McCoig
Scotland Helen Kelly 		10 4
England Mills
England Perrin 		15 15 Third place
England Whetnall
England Rickard 		4 11
  England Paul Whetnall
England Julie Rickard 		15 18 England Eddy
England Whetnall 		15 12 15
  Scotland Fraser Gow
Scotland Christine Evans 		9 17 England Whetnall
England Rickard 		8 15 12

References

  1. ↑ "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Inglis, Simon (1987). Football Grounds of Britain. Collins Willow. ISBN 0-00-218249-1.
  3. ↑ "Edinburgh builds athletes village". Aberdeen Evening Express. 29 June 1970. p. 6. Retrieved 1 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "The Tenth British Commonwealth Games" (PDF). World Badminton (11 ed.). October 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Today's results". Aberdeen Evening Express. 17 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Results from the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 18 July 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Commonwealth Results". Nottingham Guardian. 20 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 21 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 22 July 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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