Ralph Nichols

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Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols (12 August 1910 – 27 May 2001) was an English male international badminton player.

Badminton career

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 older brother Leslie Nichols and 1 in mixed doubles, and is the last Englishman to win the All England Open in men's singles (1938).[1] He also won three Irish Championships.

He was part of the English touring team that visited Canada during 1930. A match was held at the Granite Club in Toronto which England won 7–2.[2][3]

Nichols was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997.[4]

Achievements

International tournaments (27 titles, 15 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1932 All England Open Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White 5–15, 15–11, 18–16 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1934 All England Open Template:Flagicon Thomas P. Dick 15–11, 15–8 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1935 All England Open Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White 10–15, 7–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1935 French Open Template:Flagicon Ian Maconachie 15–8, 16–18, 15–10 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1936 Irish Open Template:Flagicon James Rankin 15–11, 15–7 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1936 All England Open Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White 18–16, 17–18, 15–10 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1937 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Thomas P. Dick 13–15, 15–14, 15–11 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1937 All England Open Template:Flagicon Thomas P. Dick 15–8, 15–7 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1938 All England Open Template:Flagicon Jesper Bie 15–4, 15–5 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1939 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Maurice Field 15–9, 15–17, 15–7 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1939 All England Open Template:Flagicon Tage Madsen 15–10, 13–18, 7–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1939 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Tage Madsen 10–15, 9–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1947 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Noel B. Radford 8–15, 16–18 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1929 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Donald C. Hume Template:Flagicon Arthur Hamilton
Template:Flagicon Willoughby Hamilton 		15–12, 15–7 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1931 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Leslie Nichols Template:Flagicon Arthur Hamilton
Template:Flagicon Willoughby Hamilton 		15–8, 12–15, 2–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1932 Irish Open Template:Flagicon Donald C. Hume Template:Flagicon Thomas P. Dick
Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White 		15–11, 8–15, 15–2 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1932 All England Open Template:Flagicon Leslie Nichols Template:Flagicon Donald C. Hume
Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White 		15–14, 16–18, 4–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1934 Irish Open Template:Flagicon Donald C. Hume Template:Flagicon Ian Maconachie
Template:Flagicon Willoughby Hamilton 		9–15, 15–12, 5–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1934 All England Open Template:Flagicon Leslie Nichols Template:Flagicon Donald C. Hume
Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White 		12–15, 15–12, 7–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1935 All England Open Template:Flagicon Leslie Nichols Template:Flagicon Donald C. Hume
Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White 		12–15, 13–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1935 French Open Template:Flagicon Geoffrey J. Fish Template:Flagicon F. L. Treasure
Template:Flagicon Alan Titherley 		15–2, 15–18, 15–9 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1936 All England Open Template:Flagicon Leslie Nichols Template:Flagicon Donald C. Hume
Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White 		15–7, 15–2 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1937 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Ian Maconachie Template:Flagicon Donald C. Hume
Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White 		8–15, 15–9, 15–7 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1937 All England Open Template:Flagicon Leslie Nichols Template:Flagicon Donald C. Hume
Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White 		15–6, 18–14 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1938 All England Open Template:Flagicon Leslie Nichols Template:Flagicon Ian Maconachie
Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White 		15–12, 7–15, 15–9 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1939 All England Open Template:Flagicon Leslie Nichols Template:Flagicon Thomas Boyle
Template:Flagicon James Rankin 		4–15, 3–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1939 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White Template:Flagicon Carl Frøhlke
Template:Flagicon Tage Madsen 		15–6, 15–3 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1947 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Ian Maconachie Template:Flagicon Noel B. Radford
Template:Flagicon W. F. G. Normand 		15–6, 15–4 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1949 French Open Template:Flagicon Geoffrey J. Fish Template:Flagicon Foo Sun Lau
Template:Flagicon Yat Sun Lau 		3–15, 12–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1950 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Barron Renton Template:Flagicon Warwick Shute
Template:Flagicon Tom Wingfield 		15–4, 15–7 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1954 French Open Template:Flagicon Geoffrey J. Fish Template:Flagicon Pierre Lenoir
Template:Flagicon Ghislain Vasseur 		15–6, 15–6 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1931 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Nora Coop Template:Flagicon Leslie Nichols
Template:Flagicon Hazel Hogarth 		15–8, 18–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1932 Welsh International Template:Flagicon Nora Coop Template:Flagicon Thomas P. Dick
Template:Flagicon Hazel Hogarth 		3–15, 15–1, 12–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1935 French Open Template:Flagicon Diana Doveton Template:Flagicon Geoffrey J. Fish
Template:Flagicon Betty Uber 		15–11, 15–10 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1937 All England Open Template:Flagicon J. W. Stewart Template:Flagicon Ian Maconachie
Template:Flagicon Thelma Kingsbury 		11–15, 12–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1938 All England Open Template:Flagicon Bessie Staples Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White
Template:Flagicon Betty Uber 		10–15, 9–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1939 All England Open Template:Flagicon Bessie Staples Template:Flagicon James Rankin
Template:Flagicon Mavis Macnaughton 		15–10, 6–15, 15–8 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1939 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Bessie Staples Template:Flagicon Raymond M. White
Template:Flagicon Diana Doveton 		17–14, 15–7 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1947 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Bessie Shearlaw Template:Flagicon J. S. Millar
Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Armstrong 		15–7, 15–5 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1947 Irish Open Template:Flagicon Bessie Shearlaw Template:Flagicon Thomas Boyle
Template:Flagicon W. Swann 		15–8, 15–3 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1949 French Open Template:Flagicon Mavis Henderson Template:Flagicon David Choong
Template:Flagicon Anne Lehmeier 		12–15, 11–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1954 French Open Template:Flagicon Elisabeth O'Beirne Template:Flagicon Henri Pellizza
Template:Flagicon Noëlle Ailloud 		15–4, 15–8 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner

Summary

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 1939 Denmark Open
Mixed doubles 1939
1 Men's singles 1935 French Open
Men's doubles 1935, 1954
Mixed doubles 1935, 1954
1 Men's doubles 1929 Welsh Open
Mixed doubles 1931

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ralph Nichols". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited. 9 June 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Guillain, J.Y. Badminton : An Illustrated History - From ancient pastime to Olympic sport. Editions Publibook. ISBN 978-2-7483-8108-5.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."UK, Outward Passenger Lists, Liverpool 1930 November". Ancestry UK.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Badminton Icon: Ralph Nichols". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

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