The 1954 Irish Close Badminton Championships was a national closed badminton tournament held in Midland Branch Hall, Whitehall Road, Terenure, Dublin, Ireland from 2 to 4 December 1954.
Final results CategoryWinnersRunners-upMen's singlesJ.P. DoyleF.W. PeardWomen's singlesE. AbrahamM. O'SullivanMen's doublesF.W. Peard J.J. FitzgibbonJ.P. DoyleJ.K.D. LaceyWomen's doublesJ. LawlessD. DonaldsonN.N. ConwayB.J. GoodMixed doublesF.W. PeardD. DonaldsonJ.J. FitzgibbonB. J. Good
Men's singles The results and fixtures from the first round are unclear and at times conflicting. The fixtures and results for the third round were not reported (alternatively there was no third round). Below is an attempt to reconstruct the tournament fixtures:
Women's singles The Women's singles results and fixtures from the first round may include junior championship matches - the reporting is not clear and the players often overlap. The fixtures and results for the second round (if any) were not reported. Below is an attempt to reconstruct the tournament fixtures:
Men's doubles The newspaper reports of the Men's doubles all agree that Peard and Fitzgibbon beat Doyle and Lacey in the final 15-10 and 17–14. However the results and fixtures from preceding rounds are unclear and at times conflicting. Some of the second round results and the third round results were not reported. Below is an attempt to reconstruct the tournament fixtures:
Women's doubles Below is an attempt to reconstruct the Women's doubles tournament fixtures:
Mixed doubles Below is an attempt to reconstruct the Mixed doubles tournament fixtures:
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