Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen (c. 1930 – 22 August 2013) was a Danish badminton player who won numerous major international titles from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. Career Though he competed in singles at a strong international level during the first half of his career, it was as a doubles player that he made his mark, capturing six All England Open Badminton Championships, All-England men's doubles titles with Finn Kobberø (1955, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) and reaching the final round of the All-England mixed doubles on three occasions. Noted for his powerful smash which included an ability to smash off his backhand with the heavy rackets of the day, Hammergaard Hansen took part in five consecutive Thomas Cup (men's international team) campaigns for Denmark between 1952 and 1964, winning over 80 percent of his matches.Herbert Scheele (1967) ''The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967''. Canterbury, Kent, England: J.A. Jennings Ltd. pp. 68–87. In 1998 he wa ...
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Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or if a fault has been called by the umpire, service judge, or (in their absence) the opposing side. The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in informal matches) plastic projectile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly. Sh ...
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1956 All England Badminton Championships
The 1956 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1956. Final results Both June White and Irish Cooley married and competed under their married names of June Timperley and Iris Rogers. Results Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ...

Belgian Open Championships
The Belgian Open Championships and originally known as the Belgian International Championships and Belgian Championships was a men's tennis tournament played in Brussels, Belgium. History Originally called the Belgian International Championships established in 1899 continued for 72 editions until 1981. The championships were not staged during World War I or World War II. The event was part of the amateur men's and women's tour from 1899 until 1967 It continued in to the open era in 1968 when it was rebranded as the Belgian Open Championships until 1970 when it was part of the ITF independent tournament tour. In 1971 as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1971 to 1972 and then from 1977 to 1981 when the tournament was known as the Belgian Open. It was played on outdoor clay. Past finals Singles Doubles External links Tennisbase tournament roll of honour {{ATP seasons Brussels Brussels Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the ...
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Robert S
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ...
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Canada Open
The Canada Open (french: Open du Canada) in badminton is an international open held in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ... since 1957. The tournament is traditionally held every year in September. In 1957 the Canadian Badminton Federation decided to open the Canadian National Championships and they were combined with the Canadian Open until 1961. In 1962 they were divided and held as separate tournaments. 2008 and 2009 the championships were held as Canadian International. From 2023 onwards, this will be a Super 500 tournament. Previous winners Canada National Championships and Canada Open together Canadian Open Performances by nation Note References External linksBWF: 2006 results
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1961 All England Badminton Championships
The 1961 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 14 to 17 March 1961. 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 Results Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ...

Teh Kew San
Teh Kew San (郑求山) (born 26 January 1935) is a former Malaysian badminton player who won national and international titles from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. Career An "all-rounder" (player competitive in all three events: singles, doubles, and mixed doubles), his greatest successes came in men's doubles with Lim Say Hup. They won a number of major international tournaments on three continents, most notably the prestigious All-England title in 1959. Kew San's singles titles included the Mexico City International in 1960 and the Asian Championship in 1962. Known for his agility and deft racket work, he was a member of four consecutive Malayan/Malaysian Thomas Cup teams (1958, 1961, 1964, 1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...), captaining the last w ...
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Lim Say Hup
Lim Say Hup (1935-2005), was a male badminton player from Malaysia. Career Say Hup won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered as the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's doubles with Teh Kew San in 1959. He featured in the final of the 1958 Thomas Cup in addition to representing Malaysia in the Thomas Cup during 1961 and 1964. Say Hup also won the Glasgow World Invitational, All-Canadian Championships, All-American Championships and Malaysian Open before retiring in 1964. Personal life The same year that he won the All England Championships (1959) he received a BA with honours in history from University of Malaya The University of Malaya ( ms, Universiti Malaya, UM; abbreviated as UM or informally the Malayan University) is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of highe ... in 1959. He worked for the Commerce and Industry Ministry, Esso and the Asian Develop ...
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Henning Borch
Henning Borch is a former world class badminton player from Denmark who won major tournaments from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In the 1964 Borch reached the men's singles final at the prestigious All-England Championships, narrowly losing to fellow countryman Knud Aage Nielsen. His most impressive achievement was sharing three consecutive All-England men's doubles titles with Erland Kops from 1967 to 1969.Pat Davis, The ''Guinness Book of Badminton'' ( Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 107. Borch took part in five consecutive Thomas Cup The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships ha ... (men's international team) campaigns for Denmark between 1960 and 1973. References Danish male badminton players Living people 1938 births {{Den ...
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1959 All England Badminton Championships
The 1959 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 18 to 21 March 1959. Final results Results Men's singles Section 1 =Section 2= Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 +Denotes seed References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ...

Erland Kops
Erland Kops (14 January 1937 – 18 February 2017) was a badminton player from Denmark who won numerous major international singles and doubles titles from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Early life Kops was born in 1937. His uncles were the boxers Ebbe and Poul Kops who both competed at the Summer Olympics. Erland Kops began to play badminton in Københavns Badminton Klub in 1948. He worked for East Asiatic Company in Thailand from 1958 to 1960. Career In 1958, Erland Kops brought an end to eight years of dominance of by Malayan players at the All England Badminton Championships by winning its Men's Singles event. Kops was also among the first Westerners to win major singles titles in the Far East. He combined abundant speed, power, and stamina with impressive shot-making virtuosity. Despite some disappointing results in the late rounds of Thomas Cup (men's international team) competition, Kops was clearly the dominant tournament men's singles player and one of the domi ...
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1958 All England Badminton Championships
The 1958 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 19–23 March 1958. Final results Results Men's singles Section 1 =Section 2= Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ...