The 1956 Singapore Open, also known as the 1956 Singapore Badminton Championships, took place from 17 October – 14 December 1956 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. The ties were played over a few months with the first round ties being played on 17 October[1] and the finals on 14 December.[2] The women's singles final was played on 11 November[3] while the mixed doubles final was played on 14 November.[4]

Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Colony of Singapore Omar Ibrahim Colony of Singapore Seah Lye Huat 10–15, 15–9, 18–15
Women's singles Colony of Singapore Nancy Lim Colony of Singapore Jessie Ong 1–11, 11–3, 11–7
Men's doubles Colony of Singapore Ismail Marjan & Ong Poh Lim Colony of Singapore Goh Tian Chye & Tan Chin Guan 15–2, 15–8
Women's doubles Colony of Singapore Lau Hui Huang & Nancy Lim Colony of Singapore Nancy Ang & Jessie Ong 15–6, 16–17, 15–7
Mixed doubles Colony of Singapore Ong Poh Lim & Mary Quintal Colony of Singapore Teoh Peng Hooi & Lau Hui Huang 18-16, 15-6

References

  1. ^ "SBA Championships Start Tonight". The Straits Times. 17 October 1956.
  2. ^ "Omar first Malay to be champion". The Straits Times. 15 December 1956. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Nancy Takes the Women's Title". The Straits Times. 12 November 1956. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Poh Lim's First Title". Singapore Standard. 15 November 1956. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Singapore_Open
No tags for this post.