1957 Singapore Open

The 1957 Singapore Open, also known as the 1957 Singapore Open Badminton Championships, took place from 2 October – 4 December 1957 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. The ties were played over a few months with the first round ties being played on the 2nd of October[1] and the finals on the 4th of December.[2] The mixed doubles final was played on the 16th of November.[3]

1957 Singapore Open
Tournament details
Dates2 October – 4 December 1957
VenueSingapore Badminton Hall
LocationGeylang, Singapore
Champions
Men's singlesColony of Singapore Seah Lye Huat
Women's singlesColony of Singapore Nancy Lim
Men's doublesFederation of Malaya Johnny Heah
Federation of Malaya Lim Say Hup
Women's doublesColony of Singapore Lau Hui Huang
Colony of Singapore Nancy Lim
Mixed doublesFederation of Malaya Lim Say Hup
Colony of Singapore Jessie Ong
1956 1958

This was also the very first championships whereby the tournament was open to competitors from both in and outside Singapore.[4]

Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Colony of Singapore Seah Lye Huat Colony of Singapore Robert Lim 17–14, 15–3
Women's singles Colony of Singapore Nancy Lim Colony of Singapore Jessie Ong 11–4, 11–4
Men's doubles Federation of Malaya Johnny Heah & Lim Say Hup Colony of Singapore Ismail Marjan & Ong Poh Lim 10–15, 15–4, 15–7
Women's doubles Colony of Singapore Lau Hui Huang & Nancy Lim Colony of Singapore Nancy Ang & Jessie Ong 18–16, 15–6
Mixed doubles Federation of Malaya Lim Say Hup & Colony of Singapore Jessie Ong Colony of Singapore Lau Teng Chuan & Lau Hui Huang 15–13, 7–15, 18–16

References

  1. "First Round Surprise for Lim". The Singapore Free Press. 3 October 1957.
  2. "Seah is New Champion: Doubles to Heah and Lim". The Straits Times. 5 December 1957.
  3. "Robert Enters Singles Final". The Straits Times. 17 November 1957.
  4. "SBA 'Open'". Singapore Standard. 28 August 1957.
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