1961 All England Badminton Championships
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{{End date|1961|03|17|df=y}}
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|venue = Wembley
|location = London
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The 1961 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1961.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/|title=Login|website=The Times|access-date=17 April 2018|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/|url-status=live}}
In 1960 Judy Devlin married and returned to the championships as Judy Hashman, her sister Sue Devlin also married and became Sue Peard and decided to represent Ireland, the native country of her father and former men's champion Frank Devlin.
Final results
| class=wikitable style="margin:auto;"
!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
| Men's singles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Erland Kops |{{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Kobberø |15-10, 15-6 |
| Women's singles
|{{flagicon|USA}} Judy Hashman-Devlin |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ursula Smith |11-2, 11-6 |
| Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |{{flagicon|DEN}} Erland Kops & Poul-Erik Nielsen |15-6, 15-3 |
| Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|IRE}} Sue Peard-Devlin & {{flagicon|USA}} Judy Hashman-Devlin |{{flagicon|SCO}} Catherine Dunglison & Wilma Tyre |15-5 15-4 |
| Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Kobberø & Kirsten Thorndahl |{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jordan & June Timperley |15-12, 15-5 |
Results
=Men's singles=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Erland Kops
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|WAL}} Gordon Rowlands
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=15
| RD1-score02-1=9
| RD1-score01-2=15
| RD1-score02-2=5
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Trevor Coates
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|MAS}} B K Wong
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=15
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=15
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|SCO}} Bob McCoig +
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} J T Woodhouse
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=13
| RD1-score06-1=15
| RD1-score05-2=15
| RD1-score06-2=3
| RD1-score05-3=15
| RD1-score06-3=7
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} Bengt-Ake Jonsson
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} John Havers
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=15
| RD1-score08-1=3
| RD1-score07-2=7
| RD1-score08-2=15
| RD1-score07-3=15
| RD1-score08-3=6
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|MAS}} Oon Chong Teik
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|DEN}} Knud Aage Nielsen
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=15
| RD1-score10-1=4
| RD1-score09-2=9
| RD1-score10-2=15
| RD1-score09-3=18
| RD1-score10-3=13
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|THA}} Charoen Wattanasin +
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|DEN}} Poul Erik Nielsen
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=15
| RD1-score12-1=2
| RD1-score11-2=15
| RD1-score12-2=7
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SWE}} Bertil Glans
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|IND}} M Vincent
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=15
| RD1-score14-1=7
| RD1-score13-2=8
| RD1-score14-2=15
| RD1-score13-3=15
| RD1-score14-3=3
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Havers
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Downey
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=17
| RD1-score16-1=15
| RD1-score15-2=15
| RD1-score16-2=12
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-score16-3=ret
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kops
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Coates
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-score01-1=15
| RD2-score02-1=2
| RD2-score01-2=15
| RD2-score02-2=10
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|SCO}} McCoig
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} Jonsson
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-score03-1=15
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=15
| RD2-score04-2=7
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|MAS}} Teik
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|THA}} Wattanasin
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=17
| RD2-score06-1=14
| RD2-score05-2=15
| RD2-score06-2=7
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} Glans
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Havers
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-score07-1=15
| RD2-score08-1=9
| RD2-score07-2=15
| RD2-score08-2=10
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kops
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|SCO}} McCoig
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-score01-1=15
| RD3-score02-1=2
| RD3-score01-2=15
| RD3-score02-2=8
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|MAS}} Teik
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} Glans
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-score03-1=17
| RD3-score04-1=14
| RD3-score03-2=15
| RD3-score04-2=7
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kops
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|MAS}} Teik
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-score01-1=15
| RD4-score02-1=8
| RD4-score01-2=15
| RD4-score02-2=8
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Kobberø
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|MAS}} Yeoh Keaw Hua
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=18
| RD1-score02-1=14
| RD1-score01-2=15
| RD1-score02-2=2
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|DEN}} Ole Mertz
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Kenneth Derrick
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=15
| RD1-score04-1=3
| RD1-score03-2=15
| RD1-score04-2=10
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Hugh Findlay
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|SCO}} Frank Shannon
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=15
| RD1-score06-1=12
| RD1-score05-2=17
| RD1-score06-2=15
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|DEN}} Bjorn Holst-Christensen
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} John Stanford
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=15
| RD1-score08-1=3
| RD1-score07-2=15
| RD1-score08-2=4
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|INA}} Ferry Sonneville
| RD1-seed09=2
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} David Horton
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=15
| RD1-score10-1=1
| RD1-score09-2=15
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} David Rowe
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|MAS}} R T Ponnambalam
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=15
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=10
| RD1-score12-2=15
| RD1-score11-3=18
| RD1-score12-3=15
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|DEN}} Henning Borch +
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jordan
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=15
| RD1-score14-1=7
| RD1-score13-2=15
| RD1-score14-2=2
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|MAS}} Lee Kin Tat
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} F C Woodley
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=15
| RD1-score16-1=4
| RD1-score15-2=15
| RD1-score16-2=2
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobberø
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|DEN}} Mertz
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-score01-1=15
| RD2-score02-1=5
| RD2-score01-2=15
| RD2-score02-2=5
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Findlay
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|DEN}} Holst-C
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-score03-1=15
| RD2-score04-1=8
| RD2-score03-2=15
| RD2-score04-2=4
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|INA}} Sonneville
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Rowe
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=15
| RD2-score06-1=2
| RD2-score05-2=15
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|DEN}} Borch
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|MAS}} Kin Tat
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-score07-1=18
| RD2-score08-1=13
| RD2-score07-2=15
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobberø
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Findlay
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-score01-1=15
| RD3-score02-1=7
| RD3-score01-2=15
| RD3-score02-2=7
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|INA}} Sonneville
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|DEN}} Borch
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-score03-1=15
| RD3-score04-1=5
| RD3-score03-2=15
| RD3-score04-2=2
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|DEN}} Kobberø
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|INA}} Sonneville
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-score01-1=15
| RD4-score02-1=11
| RD4-score01-2=15
| RD4-score02-2=3
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
=Women's singles=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Judy Hashman +
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score01-1=
| RD1-score02-1=
| RD1-score01-2=
| RD1-score02-2=
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} F I Horne
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score03-1=
| RD1-score04-1=
| RD1-score03-2=
| RD1-score04-2=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Angela Bairstow
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score05-1=
| RD1-score06-1=
| RD1-score05-2=
| RD1-score06-2=
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|DEN}} Kirsten Dahl
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score07-1=
| RD1-score08-1=
| RD1-score07-2=
| RD1-score08-2=
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|NZL}} Sonya Cox
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} A H Larman
| RD1-score09-1=11
| RD1-score10-1=4
| RD1-score09-2=11
| RD1-score10-2=2
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEN}} Tonny Holst-Christensen+
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} M J Frost
| RD1-score11-1=11
| RD1-score12-1=1
| RD1-score11-2=11
| RD1-score12-2=2
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|IRE}} Mary O'Sullivan
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|THA}} Pratuang Pattabongse
| RD1-score13-1=w/o
| RD1-score14-1=
| RD1-score13-2=
| RD1-score14-2=
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} M E Govett
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Rita Rahey
| RD1-score15-1=4
| RD1-score16-1=11
| RD1-score15-2=11
| RD1-score16-2=6
| RD1-score15-3=11
| RD1-score16-3=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Hashman
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Horne
| RD2-score01-1=11
| RD2-score02-1=0
| RD2-score01-2=11
| RD2-score02-2=3
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Bairstow
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|DEN}} Dahl
| RD2-score03-1=10
| RD2-score04-1=12
| RD2-score03-2=11
| RD2-score04-2=2
| RD2-score03-3=11
| RD2-score04-3=4
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|NZL}} Cox
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|DEN}} Holst-C
| RD2-score05-1=11
| RD2-score06-1=3
| RD2-score05-2=1
| RD2-score06-2=11
| RD2-score05-3=11
| RD2-score06-3=4
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|IRE}} O'Sullivan
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Govett
| RD2-score07-1=11
| RD2-score08-1=1
| RD2-score07-2=11
| RD2-score08-2=3
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Hashman
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Bairstow
| RD3-score01-1=11
| RD3-score02-1=1
| RD3-score01-2=11
| RD3-score02-2=1
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|NZL}} Cox
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|IRE}} O'Sullivan
| RD3-score03-1=11
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=11
| RD3-score04-2=1
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Hashman
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|NZL}} Cox
| RD4-score01-1=11
| RD4-score02-1=2
| RD4-score01-2=11
| RD4-score02-2=5
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Ursula Smith
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score01-1=
| RD1-score02-1=
| RD1-score01-2=
| RD1-score02-2=
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} B Holborn
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score03-1=
| RD1-score04-1=
| RD1-score03-2=
| RD1-score04-2=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|IRE}} Sue Peard-Devlin
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score05-1=
| RD1-score06-1=
| RD1-score05-2=
| RD1-score06-2=
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|DEN}} Hanne Jensen +
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score07-1=
| RD1-score08-1=
| RD1-score07-2=
| RD1-score08-2=
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|SCO}} Wilma Tyre
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|IRE}} Yvonne Kelly
| RD1-score09-1=12
| RD1-score10-1=9
| RD1-score09-2=4
| RD1-score10-2=11
| RD1-score09-3=11
| RD1-score10-3=3
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Pritchard
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|}}
| RD1-score11-1=
| RD1-score12-1=
| RD1-score11-2=
| RD1-score12-2=
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|DEN}} Inge Hasselsteen +
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Sheila Ryder
| RD1-score13-1=11
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score13-2=11
| RD1-score14-2=7
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Eileen Pattison
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Anita Price
| RD1-score15-1=8
| RD1-score16-1=11
| RD1-score15-2=11
| RD1-score16-2=2
| RD1-score15-3=11
| RD1-score16-3=9
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Smith
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Holborn
| RD2-score01-1=11
| RD2-score02-1=4
| RD2-score01-2=11
| RD2-score02-2=1
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|IRE}} Peard
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|DEN}} Jensen
| RD2-score03-1=7
| RD2-score04-1=11
| RD2-score03-2=12
| RD2-score04-2=11
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|SCO}} Tyre
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Pritchard
| RD2-score05-1=7
| RD2-score06-1=11
| RD2-score05-2=11
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=11
| RD2-score06-3=4
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|DEN}} Hasselsteen
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Pattison
| RD2-score07-1=6
| RD2-score08-1=11
| RD2-score07-2=11
| RD2-score08-2=5
| RD2-score07-3=11
| RD2-score08-3=0
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Smith
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|IRE}} Peard
| RD3-score01-1=11
| RD3-score02-1=3
| RD3-score01-2=11
| RD3-score02-2=1
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|SCO}} Tyre
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|DEN}} Hasselsteen
| RD3-score03-1=11
| RD3-score04-1=7
| RD3-score03-2=9
| RD3-score04-2=11
| RD3-score03-3=11
| RD3-score04-3=3
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Smith
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SCO}} Tyre
| RD4-score01-1=11
| RD4-score02-1=8
| RD4-score01-2=11
| RD4-score02-2=5
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-score02-3
}}