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The 1903 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the London Rifle Brigade Drill Hall in Islington, London, England from 26–28 March 1903.

In the men's singles Ralph Watling of Great Yarmouth successfully defended his title.

Meriel Lucas was unable to defend her singles and doubles titles due to a family illness. The women's singles and doubles consisted of only three rounds following a small number of entries. The women's singles only had five entries and this was attributed to the increase in younger players causing the older women not to enter.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Ralph Watling	Henry Marrett	1-15, 18-17, 15-8
Women's singles	Ethel Thomson	Dorothea Douglass	18-15, 15-9
Men's doubles	Stewart Massey & Edward Huson	Sir George Thomas & Ralph Watling	15-10, 15-3
Women's doubles	Mabel Hardy & Dorothea Douglas	Ethel Thomson & Muriel Bateman	15-4, 15-9
Mixed doubles	Sir George Thomas & Ethel Thomson	Stewart Massey & Mrs Cammell
Men's doubles handicap	Percy Buckley & Herbert Mellersh (owe 6)	George Vidal & Leonard Ransford (owe 6)	18-15, 6-15, 15-8
Women's doubles handicap	E. M. Moseley & Dorothea Douglas (owe 15)	Hazel Hogarth & M. Drake (scratch)	15-6, 8-15, 15-12
Mixed doubles handicap	H. S. Venables & Dorothea Douglas	S. R. Arthur & Edith Johnson

Men's singles

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Ralph Watling (Great Yarmouth	15	15
		A. B. Clifton (Chelsea)	1	6					Watling	15	15
		Hamer (Southport)	15	15					Hamer	12	12
		Browne	2	3												Watling	15	15
		S. R. Arthur (Guildford)														Arthur	4	4
		bye							Arthur	15	15
		Birdie (Guildford)							Birdie	10	3
		bye																					Watling	15	18
		E. Young (Blackheath)																					Young	7	13
		bye							Young	15	15
		Snell (Blackheath)							Snell	9	7
		bye														Young	15	15
		W. Redshaw (Willesden)														Redshaw	10	7
		bye							Redshaw	15	15
		Edward Hawthorn (Willesden)							Hawthorn	8	12
		bye																												Watling	1	18	15
		Henry Marrett (Crystal Palace)	11	15	15																									Marrett	15	17	8
		Leonard Ransford (Crystal Palace)	15	7	11				Marrett	15	15
		Edward Huson (Ealing)	15	15					Huson	9	5
		Triscott (Blackheath)	1	6												Marrett	15	15
		J. H. Colin Prior (Guildford)														Prior	3	2
		bye							Prior	3	15	15
		E. A. Short (Guildford)							Short	15	11	5
		bye																					Marrett	15	9	15
		Norman Wood (Brinscall)																					Wood	6	15	7
		bye							Wood	15	11	15
		F. S. Collier (Guildford)							Collier	2	15	8
		bye														Wood	15	6	15
		George Thomas (Southsea)														Thomas	6	15	11
		bye							Thomas	15	15
		R. Franck							Franck	3	4
		bye

Women's singles

	First round							Semi-finals							Final
	Miss Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton)
	bye							Thomson		15	15
	Miss Mabel Hardy (Crystal Palace)		15	15				Hardy		9	3
	Miss Ellen Stawell-Brown (Surbiton)		6	9											Thomson		18	15
	Miss Dorothea Douglass (Ealing)														Douglass		15	9
	bye							Douglass		15	15
	Miss Edith Johnson (Surbiton)							Johnson		4	6
	bye

Men's doubles

	First round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Stewart Massey & Edward Huson (Ealing)	9	15	15
		Robert Ransford & Leonard Ransford (Crystal Palace)	15	10	6
									Massey & Huson	15	15
									Atkinson & Ward	8	7
		Atkinson & Ward (Ravenscourt)
		bye
																Massey & Huson	15	18
																Buckley & Collier	5	17
		Percy Buckley & F. S. Collier (Guildford)	15	15
		C. P. R. James (Dundrum) & Snell (Blackheath)	6	2
									Buckley & Collier	15	15
									Hanson & Campbell	8	10
		L. Hanson & Col. Ian Campbell (Crystal Palace)
		bye
																							Massey & Huson	15	15
																							Watling & Thomas	10	3
		Ralph Watling (Crystal Palace) & Georg Thomas (Southsea)	15	15
		Saunders & Raoul du Roveray	4	7
									Watling & Thomas	17	15
									Young & Arthur	14	9
		E. Young (Blackheath) & S. R. Arthur (Guildford)	15	15
		D. H. MacDougall & Frank Abbatt	2	12
																Watling & Thomas	17	15
																St. John & Harrison	14	9
		Edward St.John & E. P. Harrison (Ealing)	15	15
		A. B. Clifton (Chelsea) & Thomas Denny-Cooke Richmond)	7	6
									St. John & Harrison	15	15
									Turner & Prebble	11	8
		C. A. Turner (Cheltenham) & Albert Prebble (Crystal Palace)	15	15
		Hamer (Southport) & Brown	6	8

Women's doubles

	First round							Semi-finals							Final
	Miss Mabel Hardy (Crystal Palace) & Miss Dorothea Douglass (Ealing)		15	9	15
	Miss E. M. Moseley & Miss Daisy St. John (Ealing)		5	15	11			Hardy & Douglass		15	15
	Miss Hazel Hogarth (Cheltenham) & Miss Drake (Bognor)							Hogarth & Drake		13	10
	bye														Hardy & Douglass		15	15
	Miss Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton) & Miss Muriel Bateman (Ealing)		8	15	15										Thomson & Bateman		4	9
	Miss Ellen Stawell-Brown & Miss Edith Johnson (Surbiton)		15	11	7			Thomson & Bateman		15	17	15
	Miss Margaret Larminie (Teddington) & Miss Bradford (Ealing)		15	15				Larminie & Bradford		5	18	6
	Miss Freeland & Mrs Turner (Camberley)		11	4

Mixed doubles

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

George Thomas (Southsea) & Ethel Thomson (Budleigh Salterton)

Thomas & Thomson

Thomas & Thomson

Ransford & Moseley

Leonard Ransford (Crystal Palace) & E. M. Moseley (Ealing)

Ransford & Moseley

Thomas & Thomson

Massey & Cammell

Stewart Massey & Mrs Cammell (Ealing)

Massey & Cammell

Massey & Cammell

Turner & Hogarth

C. A. Turner & Hazel Hogarth (Cheltenham)

Turner & Hogarth

References

1. ^ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 28 March 1903. Retrieved 25 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Norwich Mercury. 1 April 1903. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 4 April 1903. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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