1920 All England Badminton Championships

1920 All England Open Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates2 March 1920 (1920-03-02)–
7 March 1920 (1920-03-07)
Edition17th
VenueRoyal Horticultural Hall
LocationElverton Street, Westminster, London
Official websiteAll England Championships
← 1914 1921 →

The 1920 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, England from 2 March to 7 March 1920.[1] It was the first All England Championships since 1914 following a six year break because of World War I.

George Thomas played under the alias George Allen and finally won his first men's singles title after many years of trying, his best previous singles result was as a losing finalist 16 years earlier in 1904. Another player Archibald Engelbach played under the alias Archibald Fee and won the doubles with Raoul du Roveray.[2][3][4]

K. S. Tann was listed as representing China in the first round of the men's singles and was beaten by the defending champion Guy Sautter 15-1, 15-3. It was the first instance of a Chinese player appearing at the Championships. Tann partnered by Mackinnon also made it to the semi-finals of the men's doubles.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b "Badminton". The Times. 3 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.
  2. ^ "The Championships and its prospects". Pall Mall Gazette. 1 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Badminton Championships". Pall Mall Gazette. 3 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Badminton The All England Championships". Pall Mall Gazette. 4 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Badminton". The Times. 6 March 1920. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.