Ralph Nichols
Ralph Nichols | |
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Personal information | |
Country | England |
Born | (1910-08-12)12 August 1910 Islington |
Died | 27 May 2001(2001-05-27) (aged 90) |
Handedness | Right |
Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols (12 August 1910 – 27 May 2001) was an English male international badminton player.
Badminton career
Nichols won 9 All England Open Badminton Championships titles between 1932 and 1939, 5 of them in men's singles, 3 in men's doubles with his older brother Leslie Nichols and 1 in mixed doubles, and is the last Englishman to win the All England Open in men's singles (1938). He also won four Irish Championships.
He was part of the English touring team that visited Canada during 1930. A match was held at the Granite Club in Toronto which England won 7–2.[1][2]
Nichols was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997.
Major achievements
Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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1 | Men's singles | 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938 | All England Open |
Men's doubles | 1936, 1937, 1938 | ||
Mixed doubles | 1939 | ||
1 | Men's singles | 1937, 1939 | Scottish Open |
Men's doubles | 1937, 1947, 1950 | ||
Mixed doubles | 1947 | ||
1 | Men's singles | 1936 | Irish Championships |
Men's doubles | 1932 | ||
Mixed doubles | 1947 | ||
1 | Men's doubles | 1938 | Denmark Open |
Mixed doubles | 1938 | ||
1 | Men's singles | 1935 | French Open |
Men's doubles | 1935, 1954 | ||
Mixed doubles | 1935, 1954 | ||
1 | Men's doubles | 1930 | Welsh Open |
Mixed doubles | 1932 |
References
- BadmintonOnline.com: Ralph Nichols (英国)[permanent dead link] (in Chinese)
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- 1900: Sydney Howard Smith (ENG)
- 1901: H. W. Davies (ENG)
- 1902: Ralph Watling (ENG)
- 1903: Ralph Watling (ENG)
- 1904: Henry Norman Marrett (ENG)
- 1905: Henry Norman Marrett (ENG)
- 1906: Norman Wood (ENG)
- 1907: Norman Wood (ENG)
- 1908: Henry Norman Marrett (ENG)
- 1909: Frank Chesterton (ENG)
- 1910: Frank Chesterton (ENG)
- 1911: Guy A. Sautter (ENG)
- 1912: Frank Chesterton (ENG)
- 1913: Guy A. Sautter (ENG)
- 1914: Guy A. Sautter (ENG)
- 1920: George Thomas (ENG)
- 1921: George Thomas (ENG)
- 1922: George Thomas (ENG)
- 1923: George Thomas (ENG)
- 1924: Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
- 1925: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1926: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1927: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1928: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1929: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1930: Donald C. Hume (ENG)
- 1931: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1932: Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1933: Raymond M. White (ENG)
- 1934: Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1935: Raymond M. White (ENG)
- 1936: Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1937: Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1938: Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1939: Tage Madsen (DEN)
- 1947: Conny Jepsen (SWE)
- 1948: Jørn Skaarup (DEN)
- 1949: David Guthrie Freeman (USA)
- 1950: Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1951: Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1952: Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1953: Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1954: Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1955: Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1956: Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1957: Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1958: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1959: Tan Joe Hok (INA)
- 1960: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1961: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1962: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1963: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1964: Knud Aage Nielsen (DEN)
- 1965: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1966: Tan Aik Huang (MAS)
- 1967: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1968: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1969: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1970: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1971: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1972: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1973: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1974: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1975: Svend Pri (DEN)
- 1976: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1977: Flemming Delfs (DEN)
- 1978: Liem Swie King (INA)
- 1979: Liem Swie King (INA)
- 1980: Prakash Padukone (IND)
- 1981: Liem Swie King (INA)
- 1982: Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1983: Luan Jin (CHN)
- 1984: Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1985: Zhao Jianhua (CHN)
- 1986: Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1987: Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1988: Ib Frederiksen (DEN)
- 1989: Yang Yang (CHN)
- 1990: Zhao Jianhua (CHN)
- 1991: Ardy Wiranata (INA)
- 1992: Liu Jun (CHN)
- 1993: Hariyanto Arbi (INA)
- 1994: Hariyanto Arbi (INA)
- 1995: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN)
- 1996: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN)
- 1997: Dong Jiong (CHN)
- 1998: Sun Jun (CHN)
- 1999: Peter Gade (DEN)
- 2000: Xia Xuanze (CHN)
- 2001: Pullela Gopichand (IND)
- 2002: Chen Hong (CHN)
- 2003: Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (MAS)
- 2004: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2005: Chen Hong (CHN)
- 2006: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2007: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2008: Chen Jin (CHN)
- 2009: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2010: Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2011: Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2012: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2013: Chen Long (CHN)
- 2014: Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2015: Chen Long (CHN)
- 2016: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2017: Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2018: Shi Yuqi (CHN)
- 2019: Kento Momota (JPN)
- 2020: Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
- 2021: Lee Zii Jia (MAS)
- 2022: Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
- 2023: Li Shifeng (CHN)
- 2024: Jonatan Christie (INA)
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