Raymond Maurice White

Raymond White
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1909-09-16)16 September 1909
Died	1972(1972-00-00) (aged 62–63)
Medal record Representing ENG All England Open Badminton Championships 1933 London singles 1935 London singles 1932 London doubles 1933 London doubles 1934 London doubles 1935 London doubles 1938 London mixed

Raymond Maurice "Bill" White (1909–1972) was an English international badminton player. White is known as the first player in badminton to play with shorts in general where he famously worn during All England Open tournament.^[1]

White won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles twice, in 1933 and in 1935. He also won the Men's Doubles with Donald C. Hume for four consecutive years from 1932 to 1935 and the 1938 mixed doubles with Betty Uber.

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.^[2][3]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1930	Irish Open	Willoughby Hamilton	15–17, 12–15	Runner-up
1931	Scottish Open	Donald C. Hume	11–15, 15–4, 15–1	Winner
1932	Irish Open	Thomas P. Dick	15–7, 15–3	Winner
1932	All England Open	Ralph Nichols	15–5, 11–15, 16–18	Runner-up
1932	Welsh International	Willoughby Hamilton	9–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1933	All England Open	Donald C. Hume	15–10, 15–5	Winner
1933	Welsh International	Willoughby Hamilton	14–16, 10–15	Runner-up
1934	Irish Open	Alan Titherley	14–17, 15–12, 15–7	Winner
1934	Welsh International	Willoughby Hamilton	3–15, 15–4, 15–11	Winner
1935	All England Open	Ralph Nichols	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1935	Welsh International	Kenneth Wilson	15–3, 15–6	Winner
1936	All England Open	Ralph Nichols	16–18, 18–17, 10–15	Runner-up
1937	Welsh International	Thomas Boyle	15–12, 3–15, 15–9	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1931	Scottish Open	K. G. Livingstone	Thomas P. Dick Frank Hodge	18–17, 15–9	Winner
1931	All England Open	K. G. Livingstone	Frank Devlin Curly Mack	6–15, 15–11, 4–15	Runner-up
1932	Irish Open	Thomas P. Dick	Donald C. Hume Ralph Nichols	11–15, 15–8, 2–15	Runner-up
1932	All England Open	Donald C. Hume	Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols	14–15, 18–16, 15–4	Winner
1932	Welsh International	Donald C. Hume	Willoughby Hamilton Thomas P. Dick	15–7, 11–15, 15–6	Winner
1933	All England Open	Donald C. Hume	Thomas Boyle James Rankin	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1933	Welsh International	Donald C. Hume	Kenneth Davidson Alan Titherley	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1934	All England Open	Donald C. Hume	Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols	15–12, 12–15, 15–7	Winner
1935	Scottish Open	Donald C. Hume	Kenneth Davidson Alan Titherley	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1935	All England Open	Donald C. Hume	Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols	15–12, 15–13	Winner
1935	Welsh International	Ian Maconachie	H. E. Baldwin C. H. Whittaker	15–5, 15–7	Winner
1936	All England Open	Donald C. Hume	Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols	7–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1937	Scottish Open	Donald C. Hume	Ian Maconachie Ralph Nichols	15–8, 9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1937	All England Open	Donald C. Hume	Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols	6–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1937	Welsh International	Ian Maconachie	H. E. Baldwin Thomas P. Dick	15–17, 6–15	Runner-up
1938	All England Open	Ian Maconachie	Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols	12–15, 15–7, 9–15	Runner-up
1938	Welsh International	Tom Wingfield	Thomas Boyle James Rankin	5–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1939	Scottish Open	Alan Titherley	Thomas Boyle J. W. McGarry	9–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1939	Denmark Open	Ralph Nichols	Carl Frøhlke Tage Madsen	15–6, 15–3	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1932	Irish Open	Alice Woodroffe	Donald C. Hume Betty Uber	5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1932	All England Open	Hazel Hogarth	Herbert Uber Betty Uber	16–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1935	Scottish Open	Marian Armstrong	Donald C. Hume Betty Uber	6–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1935	All England Open	Marian Armstrong	Donald C. Hume Betty Uber	3–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1935	Welsh International	Mavis Green	Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley	11–15, 15–6, 6–15	Runner-up
1936	Welsh International	Thelma Kingsbury	Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley	15–7, 5–15, 15–12	Winner
1938	All England Open	Betty Uber	Ralph Nichols Bessie Staples	15–10, 15–9	Winner
1939	Scottish Open	Betty Uber	Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson	15–6, 17–14	Winner
1939	Denmark Open	Diana Doveton	Ralph Nichols Bessie Staples	14–17, 7–15	Runner-up