Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

The badminton competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January until 31 January 1974.^[1] Paul Whetnall withdrew from the men's singles bronze medal play off and the mixed doubles final due to injury.

Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Venue	Cowles Stadium
Dates	24–31 January 1974
← 1970 1978 →

Prince Charles attended the final day of the badminton competition, and presented the medals for two of the badminton events.^[2]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles details	Punch Gunalan  Malaysia	Jamie Paulson  Canada	Derek Talbot  England
Women's singles details	Gillian Gilks  England	Margaret Beck  England	Sylvia Ng  Malaysia
Men's doubles details	Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot  England	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett  England	Punch Gunalan Dominic Soong  Malaysia
Women's doubles details	Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks  England	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall  England	Rosalind Singha Ang Sylvia Ng  Malaysia
Mixed doubles details	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks  England	Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner  England	Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall  England

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Punch Gunalan	Jamie Paulson	15–1, 15–6
Women's singles	Gillian Gilks	Margaret Beck	11–8, 11–8
Men's doubles	Elliot Stuart & Derek Talbot	Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett	15-6, 6-15, 15–11
Women's doubles	Margaret Beck & Gillian Gilks	Margaret Boxall & Susan Whetnall	15–7, 15–5
Mixed doubles	Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks	Paul Whetnall & Nora Gardner	w/o (Whetnall injured)

Results

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Men's singles

	Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Punch Gunalan	15	15
	16	Nicol McCloy	6	2				Gunalan		15	15
	8	Ross Livingston	15	15				Livingston		7	8
	9	Elliot Stuart	9	3											Gunalan		15	2	15
	5	Derek Talbot	15	15											Talbot		13	15	11
	12	Warren Johns	1	12				Talbot		15	15
	4	Prakash Padukone	15	15				Padukone		9	6
	13	Dominic Soong	8	8																		Gunalan		15	15
	6	Jamie Paulson	15	15																		Paulson		1	6
	11	Paul Tyrrell	8	3				Paulson		6	15	15
	3	Richard Purser	15	15				Purser		15	10	9
	14	Moo Foot Lian	6	10											Paulson		15	15				Third place
	7	Paul Whetnall	15	15											Whetnall		4	0
	10	Howard Jennings	1	0				Whetnall		18	8	18										Talbot		w/o
	2	Tan Aik Mong	15	15				Mong		13	15	16										Whetnall		scr
	15	Bryan Purser	4	3

Women's singles

	Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Gillian Gilks	11	11
	16	Yasmin Kanji	0	0				Gilks		11	11
	8	Joan Jones	11	11				Jones		2	5
	9	Gaynor Weatherley	3	3											Gilks		6	11	11
	5	Sylvia Ng	11	9	11										Ng		11	8	0
	12	Nora Gardner	5	11	4			Ng		11	11
	4	Kay Terry	11	11				Terry		6	3
	13	Alison Branfield	3	6																		Gilks		11	11
	6	Margaret Beck	11	11																		Beck		8	8
	11	Christine Stewart	1	1				Beck		11	11
	3	Jane Youngberg	11	11				Youngberg		6	3
	14	Judith Nyirati	7	8											Beck		11	11				Third place
	7	Susan Whetnall	12	11											Whetnall		1	9
	10	Joanna Flockhart	9	6				Whetnall		11	11											Ng		11	11
	2	Rosalind Singha Ang	11	11				Ang		6	3											Whetnall		2	8
	15	Nancy McKinley	6	9

Men's doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot	15	15
		Geoff Harris Greg Harris	1	12
								Stuart Talbot		15	15
								Gow McCoig		8	5
		Fraser Gow Bob McCoig	15	15
		Tan Aik Mong Moo Foot Lian	5	4
															Stuart Talbot		15	6	15
															Stevens Tredgett		6	15	11
		Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	15	15
		Ross Livingston Warren Johns	3	9
								Stevens Tredgett		15	15				Third place
								Chok Soon Gunalan		6	8
		Dominic Soong Punch Gunalan	15	15											Chok Soon Gunalan		17	15	15
		Jim Ansari Nicol McCloy	4	6											Gow McCoig		18	5	7

Women's doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	15	15
		Barbara Welch Jane Youngberg	9	10
								Beck Gilks		15	15
								Ang Ng		1	7
		Rosalind Singha Ang Sylvia Ng	15	15
		Alison Branfield Robin Denton	12	4
															Beck Gilks		15	15
															Boxall Whetnall		7	5
		Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	15	15
		Frances Erceg Glenys Waller	1	6
								Boxall Whetnall		15	15				Third place
								Nilsson Rollick		5	1
		Mimi Nilsson Judy Rollick	9	15	15										Ang Ng		15	15
		Judith Nyirati Linda Cory	15	10	4										Nilsson Rollick		2	8

Mixed doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15	15
		Paul Tyrrell Judith Nyirati	7	12
								Talbot Gilks		15	15
								Purser Branfield		1	12
		Richard Purser Alison Branfield	15	15
		Fraser Gow Christine Stewart	13	7
															Talbot Gilks		w/o
															Whetnall Gardner		scr
		Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner	18	15
		Bob McCoig Joanna Flockhart	15	9
								Whetnall Gardner		10	15	15			Third place
								Stuart Whetnall		15	3	12
		Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall	15	15											Stuart Whetnall		15	15
		Chris Hardwick Kay Terry	4	11											Purser Branfield		10	4