Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

Badminton
at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Venue Christchurch
Dates 24–31 January 1974

The badminton competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January until 31 January 1974.[1] Paul Whetnall withdrew from the Men's Singles bronze medal play off and the Mixed Doubles final due to injury.

Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Malaysia Punch Gunalan Canada Jamie Paulson 15–1, 15–6
Women's singles England Gillian Gilks England Margaret Beck 11–8, 11–8
Men's doubles England Elliot Stuart & Derek Talbot England Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett 15-6, 6-15, 15–11
Women's doubles England Margaret Beck & Gillian Gilks England Margaret Boxall & Susan Whetnall 15–7, 15–5
Mixed doubles England Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks England Paul Whetnall & Nora Gardner w/o (Whetnall injured)

Results

[2]

Men's singles

Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
   Malaysia Punch Gunalan 15 15  
   Scotland Nicol McCloy 6 2        Malaysia Gunalan 15 15  
   New Zealand Ross Livingston 15 15      New Zealand Livingston 7 8  
   England Elliot Stuart 9 3          Malaysia Gunalan 15 2 15  
   England Derek Talbot 15 15          England Talbot 13 15 11  
   New Zealand Warren Johns 1 12        England Talbot 15 15
   India Prakash Padukone 15 15      India Padukone 9 6  
   Malaysia Dominic Soong 8 8          Malaysia Gunalan 15 15
   Canada Jamie Paulson 15 15          Canada Paulson 1 6
   Australia Paul Tyrrell 8 3        Canada Paulson 6 15 15  
   New Zealand Richard Purser 15 15      New Zealand Purser 15 10 9  
   Malaysia Moo Foot Lian 6 10          Canada Paulson 15 15
   England Paul Whetnall 15 15          England Whetnall 4 0  
   Wales Howard Jennings 1 0        England Whetnall 18 8 18 Third place
   Malaysia Tan Aik Mong 15 15      Malaysia Mong 13 15 16    England Talbot w/o
   New Zealand Bryan Purser 4 3    England Whetnall scr

Women's singles

Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
   England Gillian Gilks 11 11  
   Tanzania Yasmin Kanji 0 0        England Gilks 11 11  
   Australia Joan Jones 11 11      Australia Jones 2 5  
   New Zealand Gaynor Weatherley 3 3          England Gilks 6 11 11  
   Malaysia Sylvia Ng 11 9 11          Malaysia Ng 11 8 0  
   England Nora Gardner 5 11 4        Malaysia Ng 11 11
   Australia Kay Terry 11 11      Australia Terry 6 3  
   New Zealand Alison Branfield 3 6          England Gilks 11 11
   England Margaret Beck 11 11          England Beck 8 8
   Scotland Christine Stewart 1 1        England Beck 11 11  
   Canada Jane Youngberg 11 11      Canada Youngberg 6 3  
   Australia Judith Nyirati 7 8          England Beck 11 11
   England Susan Whetnall 12 11          England Whetnall 1 9  
   Scotland Joanna Flockhart 9 6        England Whetnall 11 11 Third place
   Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang 11 11      Malaysia Ang 6 3    Malaysia Ng 11 11
   Canada Nancy McKinley 6 9    England Whetnall 2 8

Men's Doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
   England Elliot Stuart
 England Derek Talbot
15 15  
   Canada Geoff Harris
 Canada Greg Harris
1 12  
   England Stuart
 England Talbot
15 15  
   Scotland Gow
 Scotland McCoig
8 5  
   Scotland Fraser Gow
 Scotland Bob McCoig
15 15
   Malaysia Tan Aik Mong
 Malaysia Moo Foot Lian
5 4  
     England Stuart
 England Talbot
15 6 15
   England Stevens
 England Tredgett
6 15 11
   England Ray Stevens
 England Mike Tredgett
15 15  
   New Zealand Ross Livingston
 New Zealand Warren Johns
3 9  
 England Stevens
 England Tredgett
15 15
   Malaysia Chok Soon
 Malaysia Gunalan
6 8     Bronze medal match
   Malaysia Dominic Soong
 Malaysia Punch Gunalan
15 15
   Scotland Jim Ansari
 Scotland Nicol McCloy
4 6      Malaysia Chok Soon
 Malaysia Gunalan
17 15 15
   Scotland Gow
 Scotland McCoig
18 5 7

Women's Doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
   England Margaret Beck
 England Gillian Gilks
15 15  
   Canada Barbara Welch
 Canada Jane Youngberg
9 10  
   England Beck
 England Gilks
15 15  
   Malaysia Ang
 Malaysia Ng
1 7  
   Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang
 Malaysia Sylvia Ng
15 15
   New Zealand Alison Branfield
 New Zealand Robin Denton
12 4  
     England Beck
 England Gilks
15 15
   England Boxall
 England Whetnall
7 5
   England Margaret Boxall
 England Susan Whetnall
15 15  
   New Zealand Frances Erceg
 New Zealand Glenys Waller
1 6  
 England Boxall
 England Whetnall
15 15
   Canada Nilsson
 Canada Rollick
5 1     Bronze medal match
   Canada Mimi Nilsson
 Canada Judy Rollick
9 15 15
   Australia Judith Nyirati
 Australia Linda Cory
15 10 4      Malaysia Ang
 Malaysia Ng
15 15
   Canada Nilsson
 Canada Rollick
2 8

Mixed Doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
   England Derek Talbot
 England Gillian Gilks
15 15  
   Australia Paul Tyrrell
 Australia Judith Nyirati
7 12  
   England Talbot
 England Gilks
15 15  
   New Zealand Purser
 New Zealand Branfield
1 12  
   New Zealand Richard Purser
 New Zealand Alison Branfield
15 15
   Scotland Fraser Gow
 Scotland Christine Stewart
13 7  
     England Talbot
 England Gilks
w/o
   England Whetnall
 England Gardner
scr
   England Paul Whetnall
 England Nora Gardner
18 15  
   Scotland Bob McCoig
 Scotland Joanna Flockhart
15 9  
 England Whetnall
 England Gardner
10 15 15
   England Stuart
 England Whetnall
15 3 12     Bronze medal match
   England Elliot Stuart
 England Susan Whetnall
15 15
   Australia Chris Hardwick
 Australia Kay Terry
4 11      England Stuart
 England Whetnall
   New Zealand Purser
 New Zealand Branfield

References

  1. "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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