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Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

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Badminton
at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
VenueCowles Stadium
Dates24–31 January 1974
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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.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
details
Punch Gunalan
 Malaysia
Jamie Paulson
 Canada
Derek Talbot
 England
Women's singles
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Gillian Gilks
 England
Margaret Beck
 England
Sylvia Ng
 Malaysia
Men's doubles
details
Elliot Stuart
Derek Talbot
 England
Ray Stevens
Mike Tredgett
 England
Punch Gunalan
Dominic Soong
 Malaysia
Women's doubles
details
Margaret Beck
Gillian Gilks
 England
Margaret Boxall
Susan Whetnall
 England
Rosalind Singha Ang
Sylvia Ng
 Malaysia
Mixed doubles
details
Derek Talbot
Gillian Gilks
 England
Paul Whetnall
Nora Gardner
 England
Elliot Stuart
Susan Whetnall
 England

Final results

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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

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Men's singles

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

Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

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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 Third place
Malaysia Chok Soon
Malaysia Gunalan
6 8
  Malaysia Dominic Soong
Malaysia Punch Gunalan
15 15 Malaysia Chok Soon
Malaysia Gunalan
17 15 15
  Scotland Jim Ansari
Scotland Nicol McCloy
4 6 Scotland Gow
Scotland McCoig
18 5 7

Women's doubles

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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 Third place
Canada Nilsson
Canada Rollick
5 1
  Canada Mimi Nilsson
Canada Judy Rollick
9 15 15 Malaysia Ang
Malaysia Ng
15 15
  Australia Judith Nyirati
Australia Linda Cory
15 10 4 Canada Nilsson
Canada Rollick
2 8

Mixed doubles

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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 Third place
England Stuart
England Whetnall
15 3 12
  England Elliot Stuart
England Susan Whetnall
15 15 England Stuart
England Whetnall
15 15
  Australia Chris Hardwick
Australia Kay Terry
4 11 New Zealand Purser
New Zealand Branfield
10 4

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.