The1972All England Championships was abadminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 23–26 March 1972.^[1]

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Rudy Hartono	Svend Pri	15-9, 15-4
Women's singles	Noriko Nakayama	Hiroe Yuki	11-5, 3-11, 11-7
Men's doubles	Christian Hadinata &Ade Chandra	Ray Stevens &Mike Tredgett	15-5, 15-12
Women's doubles	Machiko Aizawa &Etsuko Takanaka	Margaret Beck &Julie Rickard	9-15, 15-8, 15-12
Mixed doubles	Svend Pri &Ulla Strand	Derek Talbot &Gillian Gilks	12-15, 18-14, 15-2

Noriko Takagi married and became Noriko Nakayama and Brigitte Potthoff married and became Brigitte Steden.

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Rudy Hartono	15	15
		David Eddy	3	4					Hartono	15	15
		Lee Kok Pheng	17	15	15				Kok Pheng	8	1
		Torsten Winter	18	10	12											Hartono	15	15
		Wolfgang Bochow	15	15												Bochow	7	9
		Bob McCoig	0	3					Bochow	15	15
		Peter Smith	15	10	15				Smith	1	11
		Colin Beacom	13	15	11																		Hartono	15	15
		Sture Johnsson	15	15																			Johnsson	3	6
		Ippei Kojima	11	8					Johnsson	15	15
		Stan Hales	15	15					Hales	2	1
		Roland Maywald	3	5												Johnsson	15	15
		Christian Hadinata	15	15												Hadinata	6	3
		Clive Kirk	7	6					Hadinata	15	15
		Derek Talbot	15	15					Talbot	10	5
		Willy Lund	3	9

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Svend Andersen Pri	15	15
		Lee Kin Tat	5	9					Pri	15	15
		Richard Purser	15	15					Purser	7	11
		Michael Schnaase	8	4												Pri	15	15
		Tan Aik Huang	15	15												Aik Huang	9	2
		Kurt Johnsson	2	1					Aik Huang	15	5	15
		Bandid Jaiyen	15	15					Jaiyen	11	15	7
		S J Shaw	4	2																			Pri	15	15
		Tan Aik Mong	15	16	15																		Mong	2	6
		Thomas Kihlström	7	17	13				Mong	15	15
		Tage Nielsen	15	15					Nielsen	5	13
		Peter Goh	7	1												Mong	9	15	15
		Muljadi	15	15												Muljadi	15	8	9
		Willi Braun	8	11					Muljadi	8	15	15
		Ray Stevens	15	15					Stevens	15	7	7
		Nicol McCloy	2	5

+ Denotes seed

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Noriko Nakayama	11	11
		Pat Smiles	0	0					Nakayama	11	11
		Taty Sumirah	4	11	11				Sumirah	5	2
		Pernille Kaagaard	11	2	7											Nakayama	11	11
		Margaret Beck	11	11												Beck	9	0
		Marieluise Wackerow	1	5					Beck	11	11
		Anette Börjesson	w/o	11					Borjesson	3	1
		Lonny Bostofte																					Nakayama	11	11
		Lene Køppen	11	11																			Køppen	4	8
		Anne Forrest	0	4					Køppen	7	11	11
		Kay Nesbit	11	11	11				Nesbit	11	7	3
		Barb O'Brien	12	4	4											Køppen	11	4	11
		Utami Dewi Kurniawan	11	11												Dewi	8	11	9
		Anne Flindt	9	1					Dewi	11	11
	=3	Irmgard Gerlatzka	11	11					Gerlatzka	5	8
		Ulla Strand	8	8

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
	=3	Hiroe Yuki	11	5	11
		Gillian Gilks	7	11	6				Yuki	11	11
		Barabara Beckett	11	11					Beckett	5	1
		Jennifer Dakin	3	4												Yuki	12	11
		Joke Van Beusekom	11	12												Van Beusekom	9	5
		Annie Bog Jorgensen	6	9					Van Beusekom	11	11
		Bente Sorensen	11	11					Sorensen	3	1
		L A Spencer	4	1																			Yuki	11	12
		Eva Twedberg	11	11																			Twedberg	7	11
		Eva Carlsen	1	4					Twedberg	11	11
		Brigitte Steden	11	11					Steden	3	2
		Machiko Aizawa	7	6												Twedberg	11	11
		Intan Nurtjahja	11	11												Nurtjahja	7	2
		Nora Gardner	1	3					Nurtjahja	11	11
		Anne Berglund	11	11					Berglund	5	8
		Gerda Schumacher	1	0

• All England Open Badminton Championships
• All England Open Badminton Championships in London
• 1972 in badminton
• 1972 in sport in London
• March 1972 sports events in the United Kingdom

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