The 1914

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tournament held at the

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, England from 3 March to 8 March 1914. It would be the last Championship before being suspended for the duration of World War I. Defending champion Guy Sautter continued to play under the alias of U N Lappin and successfully defended his title.

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emulated Sautter by retaining her women's singles title. In the Men's doubles

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& George Thomas retained the title. The instances of an alias being used continued, in addition to Sautter playing as Lappin, Archibald Engelbach played as A. Fee.

Final results

Men's singles

There were four first round matches - Sautter bt R. M. McCallum 15–3, 15–12, Chesterton bt Henry Hosken 15–12, 15–8, Smith bt William Hockin 15–12, 15-5 and Hawthorn bt G. M. Hill 15–9, 15–9.

Women's singles

Men's doubles

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Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

There were three first round matches - McCallum & Drake bt Charles Pierson & Lydia Swete 15–5, 15–9, Bisgood & Gowenlock bt Inglis & Constance Pierson 18-13 15-9 and Uber & Hetley bt F. C. Lohden & Miss Drinkwater 15–9, 15–8.

References

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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 ...