The 1953 Irish Close Badminton Championships was a national closed badminton tournament held in Dublin, Ireland from 18 to 19 December 1953. 80 matches were scheduled across three venues, namely Jacob's Recreation Hall, Bride Street; Sandymount Hall; and St Andrew's Hall, Suffolk Street.
Final results CategoryWinnersRunners-upMen's singlesJ.P. DoyleF.W. PeardWomen's singlesE. AbrahamS. MooreMen's doublesF.W. Peard J.J. FitzgibbonJ.P. Doyle J.K.D. LaceyWomen's doublesR. GibsonYvonne KellyA. LoveJ. DuncanMixed doublesJ.J. FitzgibbonBarbara J. GoodD.B. GreenMrs Potter
Men's singles The Men's singles results as reported in various newspapers:
Women's singles The Women's singles results as reported in various newspapers:
Men's doubles The newspaper reports of the Men's doubles all agree that Peard and Fitzgibbon beat Doyle and Lacey in the final 15-7 and 15–4. However the results and fixtures from preceding rounds are unclear and at times conflicting. Below is an attempt to reconstruct the tournament fixtures:
Women's doubles The newspaper reports of the Women's doubles all agree that Gibson and Kelly beat Love and Duncan in the final 15–9, 12-15 and 15–9. However the results and fixtures from preceding rounds are unclear and at times conflicting. Below is an attempt to reconstruct the tournament fixtures:
Mixed doubles Below is an attempt to reconstruct the Mixed doubles tournament fixtures:
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