1903 All England Badminton Championships

1903 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates	26 March 1903–; 28 March 1903
Edition	5th
Venue	London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location	130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Official website	All England Championships
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The 1903 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall in Islington, London, England from 26–28 March 1903.^[1]

In the men's singles Ralph Watling of Great Yarmouth successfully defended his title.^[2]

Meriel Lucas was unable to defend her singles and doubles titles due to a family illness. The women's singles and doubles consisted of only three rounds following a small number of entries. The women's singles only had five entries and this was attributed to the increase in younger players causing the older women not to enter.^[1]^[3]

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Ralph Watling	Henry Marrett	1-15, 18-17, 15-8
Women's singles	Ethel Thomson	Dorothea Douglass	18-15, 15-9
Men's doubles	Stewart Massey & Edward Huson	Sir George Thomas & Ralph Watling	15-10, 15-3
Women's doubles	Mabel Hardy & Dorothea Douglas	Ethel Thomson & Muriel Bateman	15-4, 15-9
Mixed doubles	Sir George Thomas & Ethel Thomson	Stewart Massey & Mrs Cammell
Men's doubles handicap	Percy Buckley & Herbert Mellersh (owe 6)	George Vidal & Leonard Ransford (owe 6)	18-15, 6-15, 15-8
Women's doubles handicap	E. M. Moseley & Dorothea Douglas (owe 15)	Hazel Hogarth & M. Drake (scratch)	15-6, 8-15, 15-12
Mixed doubles handicap	H. S. Venables & Dorothea Douglas	S. R. Arthur & Edith Johnson

Men's singles

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

	Ralph Watling (Great Yarmouth	15	15
	A. B. Clifton (Chelsea)	1	6			Watling	15	15
	Hamer (Southport)	15	15			Hamer	12	12
	Browne	2	3								Watling	15	15
	S. R. Arthur (Guildford)										Arthur	4	4
	bye					Arthur	15	15
	Birdie (Guildford)					Birdie	10	3
	bye															Watling	15	18
	E. Young (Blackheath)															Young	7	13
	bye					Young	15	15
	Snell (Blackheath)					Snell	9	7
	bye										Young	15	15
	W. Redshaw (Willesden)										Redshaw	10	7
	bye					Redshaw	15	15
	Edward Hawthorn (Willesden)					Hawthorn	8	12
	bye																				Watling	1	18	15
	Henry Marrett (Crystal Palace)	11	15	15																	Marrett	15	17	8
	Leonard Ransford (Crystal Palace)	15	7	11		Marrett	15	15
	Edward Huson (Ealing)	15	15			Huson	9	5
	Triscott (Blackheath)	1	6								Marrett	15	15
	J. H. Colin Prior (Guildford)										Prior	3	2
	bye					Prior	3	15	15
	E. A. Short (Guildford)					Short	15	11	5
	bye															Marrett	15	9	15
	Norman Wood (Brinscall)															Wood	6	15	7
	bye					Wood	15	11	15
	F. S. Collier (Guildford)					Collier	2	15	8
	bye										Wood	15	6	15
	George Thomas (Southsea)										Thomas	6	15	11
	bye					Thomas	15	15
	R. Franck					Franck	3	4
	bye

Women's singles

First round			Semi-finals			Final

Miss Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton)
bye			Thomson	15	15
Miss Mabel Hardy (Crystal Palace)	15	15	Hardy	9	3
Miss Ellen Stawell-Brown (Surbiton)	6	9				Thomson	18	15
Miss Dorothea Douglass (Ealing)						Douglass	15	9
bye			Douglass	15	15
Miss Edith Johnson (Surbiton)			Johnson	4	6
bye

Men's doubles

First round					Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	Stewart Massey & Edward Huson (Ealing)	9	15	15

	Robert Ransford & Leonard Ransford (Crystal Palace)	15	10	6
						Massey & Huson	15	15

						Atkinson & Ward	8	7
	Atkinson & Ward (Ravenscourt)

	bye
										Massey & Huson	15	18

										Buckley & Collier	5	17
	Percy Buckley & F. S. Collier (Guildford)	15	15

	C. P. R. James (Dundrum) & Snell (Blackheath)	6	2
						Buckley & Collier	15	15

						Hanson & Campbell	8	10
	L. Hanson & Col. Ian Campbell (Crystal Palace)

	bye
														Massey & Huson	15	15

														Watling & Thomas	10	3
	Ralph Watling (Crystal Palace) & Georg Thomas (Southsea)	15	15

	Saunders & Raoul du Roveray	4	7
						Watling & Thomas	17	15

						Young & Arthur	14	9
	E. Young (Blackheath) & S. R. Arthur (Guildford)	15	15

	D. H. MacDougall & Frank Abbatt	2	12
										Watling & Thomas	17	15

										St. John & Harrison	14	9
	Edward St.John & E. P. Harrison (Ealing)	15	15

	A. B. Clifton (Chelsea) & Thomas Denny-Cooke Richmond)	7	6
						St. John & Harrison	15	15

						Turner & Prebble	11	8
	C. A. Turner (Cheltenham) & Albert Prebble (Crystal Palace)	15	15

	Hamer (Southport) & Brown	6	8

Women's doubles

First round				Semi-finals				Final

Miss Mabel Hardy (Crystal Palace) & Miss Dorothea Douglass (Ealing)	15	9	15
Miss E. M. Moseley & Miss Daisy St. John (Ealing)	5	15	11	Hardy & Douglass	15	15
Miss Hazel Hogarth (Cheltenham) & Miss Drake (Bognor)				Hogarth & Drake	13	10
bye								Hardy & Douglass	15	15
Miss Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton) & Miss Muriel Bateman (Ealing)	8	15	15					Thomson & Bateman	4	9
Miss Ellen Stawell-Brown & Miss Edith Johnson (Surbiton)	15	11	7	Thomson & Bateman	15	17	15
Miss Margaret Larminie (Teddington) & Miss Bradford (Ealing)	15	15		Larminie & Bradford	5	18	6
Miss Freeland & Mrs Turner (Camberley)	11	4

Mixed doubles

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

George Thomas (Southsea)
& Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton)

Thomas & Thomson

Ransford & Moseley

Leonard Ransford (Crystal Palace)
& E. M. Moseley (Ealing)

Ransford & Moseley

Thomas & Thomson

Massey & Cammell

Stewart Massey
& Mrs Cammell (Ealing)

Massey & Cammell

Turner & Hogarth

C. A. Turner
& Hazel Hogarth (Cheltenham)

Turner & Hogarth

References

^ ^a ^b "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 28 March 1903. Retrieved 25 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Norwich Mercury. 1 April 1903. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 4 April 1903. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[F28-1] "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 28 March 1903. Retrieved 25 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Norwich Mercury. 1 April 1903. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 4 April 1903. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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