1966 All England Badminton Championships

1966 All England Championships

Tournament details
Dates	23 March 1966 (1966-03-23)– 26 March 1966 (1966-03-26)
Edition	56th
Venue	Wembley Arena
Location	London
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The 1966 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 23–26 March 1966.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Tan Aik Huang	Masao Akiyama	15-7, 15-4
Women's singles	Judy Hashman	Imre Rietveld	11-6, 11-7
Men's doubles	Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan	Finn Kobbero & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	9-15, 15-9, 17-15
Women's doubles	Judy Hashman & Sue Peard	Karin Jørgensen & Ulla Strand	15-5, 14-17, 15-12
Mixed doubles	Finn Kobberø & Ulla Strand	Per Walsøe & Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15-13, 15-3

Heather Ward married and played under the name Heather Nielsen.

Men's singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Tan Aik Huang +	15	15
		Yves Pare	12	2					Aik Huang	9	15	15
		Takeshi Miyanaga	12	15	15				Miyanaga	15	10	7
		Ray Sharp	15	2	7											Aik Huang	15	15
		Wong Pek Sheng	15	15												Pek Shen	9	5
		Paul Whetnall	9	4					Pek Shen	15	15
		Ole Murtens	15	15					Murtens	5	2
		J G Pearson	7	3																			Aik Huang	15	15
		Dinesh Khanna	15	15																			Khanna	4	9
		Willi Braun	8	8					Khanna	15	15
		Kurt Johnsson	14	15	15				Johnsson	10	10
		Punch Gunalan	17	4	1											Khanna	15	15
		Tan Yee Khan	18	15												Yee Khan	5	14	ret
		Bob McCoig	16	10					Yee Khan	15	15
		David Horton	15	18					Horton	8	7
		Tony Pears	7	14

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Masao Akiyama	15	15
		Yew Cheng Hoe	13	5					Akiyama	15	15
		Oon Chong Teik	15	15					Teik	8	10
		Goran Wahlqvist	5	5												Akiyama	16	15	15
		Knud Aage Nielsen	17	15												Nielsen	17	4	3
		Edward Paterson	15	10					Nielsen	15	15
		John Stanford	8	15	15				Stanford	11	10
		Friedhelm Wulff	15	9	0																		Akiyama	15	10	15
		Ang Tjin Siang	15	15																			Siang	12	15	6
		Franz Beinvogel	2	10					Siang	15	15
		Oon Chong Jin	15	15					Chong Jin	11	8
		B E Jones	3	6												Siang	5	15	15
		Svend Andersen Pri	15	4	15											Andersen Pri	15	7	7
		Oon Chong Hau	13	15	9				Andersen Pri	17	10	15
		Suresh Goel	10	15	15				Goel	14	15	8
		Richard Purser	15	9	7

Women's singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Judy Hashman +	11	11
		Felice de Nooyer	0	7					Hashman	11	8	11
		Ulla Strand	11	12					Strand	4	11	2
		Lonny Funch	3	9												Hashman	11	10	11
		Ursula Smith	11	11												Smith	2	12	9
		Ann Smith	7	5					Smith	11	11	11
		Gerda Schumacher	11	11					Schumacher	12	3	1
		Sue Peard	7	4																			Hashman	11	11
		Angela Bairstow +	11	11																			Bairstow	4	6
		Heidi Menacher	0	6					Bairstow	11	11
		Sonya Cox	11	11					Cox	5	4
		Margaret Boxall	4	6												Bairstow	11	11
		Lizbeth von Barnekow	11	11												von Barnekow	9	5
		Phyllis Kirkwood	2	7					von Barnekow	11	11
		Agnes Geene	11	12					Geene	3	8
		Sheila Ryder	8	9

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Imre Rietveld	11	11
		M Harris	1	1					Rietveld	10	11	11
		Bente Flindt	10	11	4				Flindt	12	3	8
		Gillian Perrin	12	5												Rietveld	11	9	11
		Eva Twedberg	12	11												Twedberg	9	11	2
		Muriel Ferguson	9	5					Twedberg	11	3	11
		Karin Jørgensen	11	7	11				Jørgensen	4	11	5
		Marieluise Wackerow	5	11	4																		Rietveld	11	8	11
		Heather Nielsen +	11	11																			Nielsen	9	11	8
		Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	4	2					Nielsen	11	11
		P M Andrew	11	7	11				Andrew	0	4
		Marja Ridder	6	11	1											Nielsen	7	11	11
		Irmgard Latz	11	11												Latz	11	7	2
		Yvonne Kelly	3	3					Latz	11	11
		Iris Rogers	11	8	11				Rogers	3	1
		Julie Charles	9	11	3