Frank Devlin
Frank Devlin | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Ireland |
Born | (1900-01-19)19 January 1900 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 27 October 1988(1988-10-27) (aged 88) |
Handedness | Right |
Joseph Francis Devlin (19 January 1900 – 27 October 1988) was an Irish badminton player.
Badminton career
Devlin is the second most successful player ever in the All England Open Badminton Championships with 18 titles between 1925 and 1931, including three triple championships in 1926, 1927 and 1929. He also won four Irish Championships.
Despite being Irish he was part of the English team that toured Canada in 1925 to promote the sport on behalf of the Canadian Badminton Association which had recently been formed in 1921. He was living in Beckenham, Kent and worked as a Salesman.[1][2] He was also part of a second English touring team that visited Canada during 1930. A match was held at the Granite Club in Toronto which England won 7–2.[1][3]
Personal life
Devlin's daughters, Susan Devlin and Judy Devlin, were also very successful badminton players.
Awards
Frank Devlin was a right-handed player, and was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997, together with his daughter Judy Devlin.
Major achievements
Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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1 1 1 | Men's singles Men's doubles Mixed doubles | 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929 | All England Open |
1 1 1 | Men's singles Men's doubles Mixed doubles | 1924, 1926 1921 1923 | Irish Championships |
References
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- 1900: Sydney Howard Smith (ENG)
- 1901: H. W. Davies (ENG)
- 1902: Ralph Watling (ENG)
- 1903: Ralph Watling (ENG)
- 1904: Henry Norman Marrett (ENG)
- 1905: Henry Norman Marrett (ENG)
- 1906: Norman Wood (ENG)
- 1907: Norman Wood (ENG)
- 1908: Henry Norman Marrett (ENG)
- 1909: Frank Chesterton (ENG)
- 1910: Frank Chesterton (ENG)
- 1911: Guy A. Sautter (ENG)
- 1912: Frank Chesterton (ENG)
- 1913: Guy A. Sautter (ENG)
- 1914: Guy A. Sautter (ENG)
- 1920: George Thomas (ENG)
- 1921: George Thomas (ENG)
- 1922: George Thomas (ENG)
- 1923: George Thomas (ENG)
- 1924: Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
- 1925: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1926: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1927: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1928: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1929: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1930: Donald C. Hume (ENG)
- 1931: Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1932: Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1933: Raymond M. White (ENG)
- 1934: Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1935: Raymond M. White (ENG)
- 1936: Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1937: Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1938: Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1939: Tage Madsen (DEN)
- 1947: Conny Jepsen (SWE)
- 1948: Jørn Skaarup (DEN)
- 1949: David Guthrie Freeman (USA)
- 1950: Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1951: Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1952: Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1953: Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1954: Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1955: Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1956: Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1957: Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1958: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1959: Tan Joe Hok (INA)
- 1960: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1961: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1962: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1963: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1964: Knud Aage Nielsen (DEN)
- 1965: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1966: Tan Aik Huang (MAS)
- 1967: Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1968: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1969: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1970: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1971: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1972: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1973: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1974: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1975: Svend Pri (DEN)
- 1976: Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1977: Flemming Delfs (DEN)
- 1978: Liem Swie King (INA)
- 1979: Liem Swie King (INA)
- 1980: Prakash Padukone (IND)
- 1981: Liem Swie King (INA)
- 1982: Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1983: Luan Jin (CHN)
- 1984: Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1985: Zhao Jianhua (CHN)
- 1986: Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1987: Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1988: Ib Frederiksen (DEN)
- 1989: Yang Yang (CHN)
- 1990: Zhao Jianhua (CHN)
- 1991: Ardy Wiranata (INA)
- 1992: Liu Jun (CHN)
- 1993: Hariyanto Arbi (INA)
- 1994: Hariyanto Arbi (INA)
- 1995: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN)
- 1996: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN)
- 1997: Dong Jiong (CHN)
- 1998: Sun Jun (CHN)
- 1999: Peter Gade (DEN)
- 2000: Xia Xuanze (CHN)
- 2001: Pullela Gopichand (IND)
- 2002: Chen Hong (CHN)
- 2003: Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (MAS)
- 2004: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2005: Chen Hong (CHN)
- 2006: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2007: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2008: Chen Jin (CHN)
- 2009: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2010: Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2011: Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2012: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2013: Chen Long (CHN)
- 2014: Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2015: Chen Long (CHN)
- 2016: Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2017: Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2018: Shi Yuqi (CHN)
- 2019: Kento Momota (JPN)
- 2020: Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
- 2021: Lee Zii Jia (MAS)
- 2022: Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
- 2023: Li Shifeng (CHN)
- 2024: Jonatan Christie (INA)
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