Ralph Nichols - Citizendia

Ralph Nichols
Personal information
Date of birth	August 12, 1910(1910-08-12)
Date of death	May 27, 2001 (aged 90)

Country	England
Handedness	Right

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Nichols won 9 All England Open Badminton Championships titles between 1932 and 1939, 5 of them in men's singles, 3 in men's doubles with his brother L. The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments Nichols and 1 in mixed doubles, and is the last Englishman to win the All England Open in men's singles (1938). He also won four Irish Championships. The Irish International in Badminton is an international open held in Ireland since 1902 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world

Nichols was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997. The Badminton Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Badminton, all-time great coaches and referees and other major contributors to the game

Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
1	Men's singles	1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938	All England Open
	Men's doubles	1936, 1937, 1938
	Mixed doubles	1939
1	Men's singles	1937, 1939	Scottish Open
	Men's doubles	1937, 1947, 1950
	Mixed doubles	1947
1	Men's singles	1936	Irish Championships
	Men's doubles	1932
	Mixed doubles	1947
1	Men's doubles	1938	Denmark Open
1	Mixed doubles	1938	Denmark Open
1	Men's singles	1935	French Open
	Men's doubles	1935, 1954
	Mixed doubles	1935, 1954
1	Men's doubles	1930	Welsh Open
1	Mixed doubles	1932	Welsh Open

References

BadmintonOnline.com: Ralph Nichols (英国) (Chinese)

The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments The Scottish Open in Badminton is an open international championships held in Scotland since 1907 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world The Irish International in Badminton is an international open held in Ireland since 1902 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual Badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Danmarks Badminton Forbund The French Open in annual Badminton annual tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by Fédération Française de Badminton (FFBa The Welsh International Badminton Championships is an international Badminton championship held in Wales since 1928 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton

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