1903 All England Badminton Championships

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]

1903 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates26 March 1903 (1903-03-26)–
28 March 1903 (1903-03-28)
Edition5th
VenueLondon Rifle Brigade Drill Hall
Location130 Bunhill Row, Islington, London
Official websiteAll England Championships
← 1902 1904 →

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
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
Massey & Cammell
Turner & Hogarth
C. A. Turner
& Hazel Hogarth (Cheltenham)
 
Turner & Hogarth
 
 
 

References
  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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