Badminton at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
| Badminton at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Convention Hall, National Arena |
| Location | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica |
| Dates | 4 to 13 August 1966 |
Badminton at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the inaugural appearance for badminton at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
Badminton and shooting were added to the Games because two sports; lawn bowls and rowing were dropped due to lack of facilities.[2]
The badminton events took place at the Convention Hall in the National Arena, in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 9 August 1966.
England topped the badminton medal table by virtue of winning three gold medals.[3]
Medal table
* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Tan Aik Huang |
Yew Cheng Hoe |
Dinesh Khanna
|
| Men's doubles | Tan Aik Huang & Yew Cheng Hoe |
Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan |
David Horton & Roger Mills
|
| Women's singles | Angela Bairstow |
Sharon Whittaker |
Ursula Smith
|
| Women's doubles | Jenny Horton & Ursula Smith |
Angela Bairstow & Iris Rogers |
Rosalind Singha Ang & Teoh Siew Yong
|
| Mixed doubles | Roger Mills & Angela Bairstow |
Tony Jordan & Jenny Horton |
Bob McCoig & Muriel Ferguson
|
Final results
Results of final matches
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Tan Aik Huang
|
Yew Cheng Hoe
|
15–8, 15–8 |
| Women's singles | Angela Bairstow
|
Sharon Whittaker
|
11–5, 11–3 |
| Men's doubles | Tan Aik Huang & Yew Cheng Hoe
|
Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan
|
15–14, 15–5 |
| Women's doubles | Jenny Horton & Ursula Smith
|
Angela Bairstow & Iris Rogers
|
15–7, 15–7 |
| Mixed doubles | Roger Mills & Angela Bairstow
|
Tony Jordan & Jenny Horton
|
7-15, 15–8, 15–12 |
Results
[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Men's singles
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tan Aik Huang
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nandu Natekar
| 5 | 10 | Huang
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wayne Macdonnell
| 15 | 15 | Macdonnell
| 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Yeo Ah Seng
| 9 | 12 | Huang
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bob McCoig
| 15 | 15 | McCoig
| 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} George Robotham
| 4 | 9 | McCoig
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tan Yee Khan
| 15 | 15 | Khan
| 7 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Colin Beacom
| 7 | 4 | Huang
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Yew Cheng Hoe
| 15 | 15 | Hoe
| 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Yves Paré
| 10 | 8 | Hoe
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Suresh Goel
| 15 | 15 | Goel
| 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  Howard Jennings
| 3 | 2 | Hoe
| 15 | 15 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dinesh Khanna
| 15 | 15 | Khanna
| 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Edward Paterson
| 10 | 4 | Khanna
| 15 | 15 | McCoig
| 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roger Mills
| 15 | 15 | Mills
| 3 | 11 | Khanna
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Peter Seaman
| 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Angela Bairstow
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  Sheila Phillips
| 0 | 0 | Bairstow
| 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Patricia Espley
| 3 | 11 | 12 | Epsley
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Alison Glenie
| 11 | 8 | 10 | Bairstow
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ursula Smith
| 11 | 11 | Smith
| 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Muriel Ferguson
| 1 | 7 | Smith
| 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alison Daysmith
| 4 | 11 | 12 | Daysmith
| 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Rosalind Singha Ang
| 11 | 7 | 9 | Bairstow
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sharon Whittaker
| 11 | 11 | Whittaker
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Iris Rogers
| 6 | 2 | Whittaker
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Christine Bennett
| w/o | Bennett
| 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} D Ball
| scr | Whittaker
| 4 | 11 | 11 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jenny Horton
| 11 | 12 | Horton
| 11 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Judy Humber
| 5 | 10 | Horton
| 11 | 11 | Smith
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Teoh Siew Yong
| 11 | 11 | Siew Yong
| 5 | 5 | Horton
| 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Joy Nancy Twining
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Jennings Peter Seaman
| 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boon Bee Yee Khan
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mills Horton
| 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Mills David Horton
| 15 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Omar Ibrahim Ah Seng Yeo
| 5 | 17 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boon Bee Yee Khan
| 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huang Hoe
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tan Aik Huang Yew Cheng Hoe
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Higgins Richard Purser
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huang Hoe
| 15 | 15 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Beacom
| 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Jordan Colin Beacom
| 15 | 1 | 15 | Mills Horton
| 15 | 12 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Mac Henderson Bob McCoig
| 10 | 15 | 11 | Jordan Beacom
| 9 | 15 | 17 | |||||||||||||
Women's doubles
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jenny Horton Ursula Smith
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pauline Lamon Christine Bennett
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Horton Smith
| 18 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Siew Yong Ang
| 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teoh Siew Yong Rosalind Singha Ang
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cathie Dunglison Muriel Ferguson
| 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Horton Smith
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bairstow Rogers
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Angela Bairstow Iris Rogers
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kay Marie Nesbit Jay Nancy Twining
| 7 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bairstow Rogers
| 15 | 15 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
| Glenie Simpson
| 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alison Glenie Gaynor Simpson
| 17 | 15 | Siew Yong Ang
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Alison Daysmith Judy Humber
| 16 | 10 | Glenie Simpson
| 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Mills Angela Bairstow
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tan Yee Khan Rosalind Singha Ang
| 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mills Bairstow
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paterson Whittaker
| 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rolf Paterson Sharon Whittaker
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mac Henderson Cathie Dunglison
| 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mills Bairstow
| 7 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Horton
| 15 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Jordan Jenny Horton
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ng Boon Bee Teoh Siew Yong
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Horton
| 15 | 15 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
| McCoig Ferguson
| 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bob McCoig Muriel Ferguson
| 15 | 15 | McCoig Ferguson
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Edward Paterson Alison Daysmith
| 8 | 2 | Paterson Whittaker
| 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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