Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Venue	Christchurch
Dates	24–31 January 1974

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.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Punch Gunalan	Jamie Paulson	15–1, 15–6
Women's singles	Gillian Gilks	Margaret Beck	11–8, 11–8
Men's doubles	Elliot Stuart & Derek Talbot	Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett	15-6, 6-15, 15–11
Women's doubles	Margaret Beck & Gillian Gilks	Margaret Boxall & Susan Whetnall	15–7, 15–5
Mixed doubles	Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks	Paul Whetnall & Nora Gardner	w/o (Whetnall injured)

Results

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Men's singles

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

Women's singles

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

Men's Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Elliot Stuart   Derek Talbot	15	15
		Geoff Harris   Greg Harris	1	12
									Stuart   Talbot	15	15
									Gow   McCoig	8	5
		Fraser Gow   Bob McCoig	15	15
		Tan Aik Mong   Moo Foot Lian	5	4
																Stuart   Talbot	15	6	15
																Stevens   Tredgett	6	15	11
		Ray Stevens   Mike Tredgett	15	15
		Ross Livingston   Warren Johns	3	9
									Stevens   Tredgett	15	15
									Chok Soon   Gunalan	6	8				Bronze medal match
		Dominic Soong   Punch Gunalan	15	15
		Jim Ansari   Nicol McCloy	4	6												Chok Soon   Gunalan	17	15	15
																Gow   McCoig	18	5	7

Women's Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Margaret Beck   Gillian Gilks	15	15
		Barbara Welch   Jane Youngberg	9	10
									Beck   Gilks	15	15
									Ang   Ng	1	7
		Rosalind Singha Ang   Sylvia Ng	15	15
		Alison Branfield   Robin Denton	12	4
																Beck   Gilks	15	15
																Boxall   Whetnall	7	5
		Margaret Boxall   Susan Whetnall	15	15
		Frances Erceg   Glenys Waller	1	6
									Boxall   Whetnall	15	15
									Nilsson   Rollick	5	1				Bronze medal match
		Mimi Nilsson   Judy Rollick	9	15	15
		Judith Nyirati   Linda Cory	15	10	4											Ang   Ng	15	15
																Nilsson   Rollick	2	8

Mixed Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Derek Talbot   Gillian Gilks	15	15
		Paul Tyrrell   Judith Nyirati	7	12
									Talbot   Gilks	15	15
									Purser   Branfield	1	12
		Richard Purser   Alison Branfield	15	15
		Fraser Gow   Christine Stewart	13	7
																Talbot   Gilks	w/o
																Whetnall   Gardner	scr
		Paul Whetnall   Nora Gardner	18	15
		Bob McCoig   Joanna Flockhart	15	9
									Whetnall   Gardner	10	15	15
									Stuart   Whetnall	15	3	12			Bronze medal match
		Elliot Stuart   Susan Whetnall	15	15
		Chris Hardwick   Kay Terry	4	11												Stuart   Whetnall
																Purser   Branfield

References

1. "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.