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1954 Singapore Open

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1954 Singapore Open
Tournament details
Dates20 October 1954–
16 January 1955
Edition21st
VenueSingapore Badminton Hall
LocationGeylang, Singapore
Champions
Men's singlesColony of Singapore Ong Poh Lim
Women's singlesColony of Singapore Helen Heng
Men's doublesColony of Singapore Ismail Marjan
Colony of Singapore Ong Poh Lim
Women's doublesColony of Singapore Helen Heng
Colony of Singapore Baby Low
Mixed doublesColony of Singapore Ong Poh Lim
Colony of Singapore Ong Siew Yong
1953 1955

The 1954 Singapore Open, also known as the 1954 Singapore Badminton Championships, took place from 20 October 1954 – 16 January 1955 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. The ties were played over a few months with the first round ties being played on the 20th of October[1] and the finals were played on the 15th and 16 January 1955[2][3] due to some postponement.[4]

Final results

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Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Colony of Singapore Ong Poh Lim Colony of Singapore Wong Peng Soon 9–15, 15–10, 17–16
Women's singles Colony of Singapore Helen Heng Colony of Singapore Baby Low 11–3, 11–0
Men's doubles Colony of Singapore Ismail Marjan & Ong Poh Lim Colony of Singapore Teoh Peng Hooi & Wong Peng Soon 15–6, 15–10
Women's doubles Colony of Singapore Helen Heng & Baby Low Colony of Singapore Nancy Ang & Tan Chooi Neoh 15–1, 15–7
Mixed doubles Colony of Singapore Ong Poh Lim & Ong Siew Yong Colony of Singapore Teoh Peng Hooi & Lau Hui Huang 12–15, 15–7, 15–12

References

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  1. ^ "Peng Soon Gives Lim 24 Mins". Singapore Standard. 21 October 1954.
  2. ^ "Poh Lim beats Peng Soon in three-set final". The Straits Times. 16 January 1955.
  3. ^ "Ong Poh Lim makes badminton history". The Straits Times. 17 January 1955.
  4. ^ "SBA Ties Off". Singapore Standard. 16 November 1954.