Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Badminton
at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Badminton ; at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Venue	Meadowbank Sports Centre
Location	Edinburgh, Scotland
Dates	16–21 July 1970

The badminton competition at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was the second appearance of Badminton at the Commonwealth Games and took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 July until 21 July 1970.^[1]

The events took place in one of the three sports halls forming part of the Meadowbank Sports Centre, which was built specifically for the Games, at a cost of £2.8 million.^[2]^[3]

Sixteen countries participated^[4] but only three claimed medals, with England topping the medal table with three golds.

Medal table

* Host nation (Scotland)

Medallists

Medal winners
Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Singles	Jamie Paulson (CAN)	Paul Whetnall (ENG)	Ray Sharp (ENG)
Men's Doubles	Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan (MAS)	Ng Tat Wai Tan Soon Hooi (MAS)	Yves Paré Jamie Paulson (CAN)
Women's Singles	Margaret Beck (ENG)	Gillian Perrin (ENG)	Margaret Boxall (ENG)
Women's Doubles	Margaret Boxall Sue Whetnall (ENG)	Gillian Perrin Julie Rickard (ENG)	Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong (MAS)
Mixed Doubles	Derek Talbot Margaret Boxall (ENG)	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin (ENG)	David Eddy Sue Whetnall (ENG)

Finals

Final result
Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Jamie Paulson	Paul Whetnall	10-15, 15–13, 15–10
Women's singles	Margaret Beck	Gillian Perrin	5-11, 11–3, 11–8
Men's doubles	Ng Boon Bee & Punch Gunalan	Ng Tat Wai & Tan Soon Hooi	15–3, 15–3
Women's doubles	Margaret Boxall & Sue Whetnall	Gillian Perrin & Julie Rickard	15–9, 15–2
Mixed doubles	Derek Talbot & Margaret Boxall	Roger Mills & Gillian Perrin	8-15, 15–12, 15–12

Results

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Men's singles

Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals			Final

1	Jamie Paulson	15	18
16	Derek Talbot	8	17	Paulson	15	15
8	Richard Purser	15	18	Purser	9	8
9	Satish Bhatia	7	14					Paulson	17	15
5	Ray Sharp	15	15					Sharp	14	5
12	Raman Ghosh	6	3	Sharp	15	15
4	Abdul Rahman Mohamed	15	15	Rahman	6	7
13	Adam Flockhart	8	3								Paulson	10	15	15
6	Paul Whetnall	15	15								Whetnall	15	13	10
11	Dave Charron	3	7	Whetnall	17	15
3	Punch Gunalan	15	15	Gunalan	15	2
14	Jim McNeillage	3	3					Whetnall	15	15	Third place
7	Suresh Goel	15	15					Goel	12	5
10	Wee Kin	3	10	Goel	16	15	15				Sharp	15	15
2	Bruce Rollick	15	15	Rollick	18	3	12				Goel	9	12
15	Ross Livingston	12	7

Women's singles

Round of 16					Quarter-finals			Semi-finals				Final

1	Margaret Beck	11	11
16	Judy Rollick	8	4		Beck	11	12
8	Judith Nyirati	11	11		Nyirati	8	11
9	Joanna Flockhart	0	3					Beck	11	12
5	Margaret Boxall	11	11					Boxall	6	9
12	Helen Kelly	5	2		Boxall	11	11
4	Teoh Siew Yong	10	11	11	Siew Yong	2	3
13	Patricia Moody	12	5	4								Beck	5	11	11
6	Gillian Perrin	11	11									Perrin	11	3	8
11	Christine Bennett	1	1		Perrin	11	11
3	Rosalind Singha Ang	11	11		Ang	4	4
14	Maureen Hume	3	3					Perrin	10	11	11	Third place
7	Sylvia Ng Meow Eng							Ng	12	5	2
10	Kay Marie Nesbit				Ng	11	11					Boxall	11	11
2	Alison Ridgway	11	11		Ridgway	4	2					Ng	6	8
15	Mary Thompson	5	6

Men's doubles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals			Finals

	Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan	15	15

	Winston Wilkinson Sammy Blair	2	6
					Boon Bee Gunalan	15	15

					Paré Paulson	11	8
	Yves Paré Jamie Paulson	18	15

	Dipu Ghosh Raman Ghosh	14	3
								Boon Bee Gunalan	15	15

								Tat Wai Soon Hooi	3	3
	Ng Tat Wai Tan Soon Hooi	15	9	17

	Suresh Goel Satish Bhatia	1	15	16
					Tat Wai Soon Hooi	15	15	Third place

					Eddy Talbot	11	3
	David Eddy Derek Talbot	12	15	15				Paré Paulson	15	15

	Dave Charron Rolf Paterson	15	11	5				Eddy Talbot	10	12

Women's doubles

Quarterfinals				Semifinals			Finals

	Margaret Boxall Sue Whetnall	15	15

	Joanna Flockhart Helen Kelly	6	9
				Boxall Whetnall	15	15

				Tan Ng	4	11
	Sylvia Tan Sylvia Ng Meow Eng	15	15

	Alison Ridgway Judy Rollick	10	12
							Boxall Whetnall	15	15

							Perrin Rickard	9	2
	Gillian Perrin Julie Rickard	15	15

	Patricia Moody Nancy McKinley	3	7
				Perrin Rickard	15	15	Third place

				Ang Siew Yong	2	10
	Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong	15	15				Ang Siew Yong	15	12	15

	Maureen Mockford Joan McCloy	2	4				Tan Ng	2	15	10

Mixed doubles

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

	Derek Talbot Margaret Boxall	15	15

	Jim McNeillage Maureen Hume	6	5
				Talbot Boxall	17	15	17

				Eddy Whetnall	18	6	14
	David Eddy Sue Whetnall	15	17

	Dave Charron Nancy McKinley	9	14
								Talbot Boxall	8	15	15

								Mills Perrin	15	12	12
	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	15	15

	Bob McCoig Helen Kelly	10	4
				Mills Perrin	15	15		Third place

				Whetnall Rickard	4	11
	Paul Whetnall Julie Rickard	15	18					Eddy Whetnall	15	12	15

	Fraser Gow Christine Evans	9	17					Whetnall Rickard	8	15	12

References

^ "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
^ Inglis, Simon (1987). Football Grounds of Britain. Collins Willow. ISBN 0-00-218249-1.
^ "Edinburgh builds athletes village". Aberdeen Evening Express. 29 June 1970. p. 6. Retrieved 1 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "The Tenth British Commonwealth Games" (PDF). World Badminton (11 ed.). October 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Today's results". Aberdeen Evening Express. 17 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Results from the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 18 July 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Commonwealth Results". Nottingham Guardian. 20 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 21 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 22 July 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

[Inglis341-2] Inglis, Simon (1987). Football Grounds of Britain. Collins Willow. ISBN 0-00-218249-1.

[3] "Edinburgh builds athletes village". Aberdeen Evening Express. 29 June 1970. p. 6. Retrieved 1 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "The Tenth British Commonwealth Games" (PDF). World Badminton (11 ed.). October 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[5] "Today's results". Aberdeen Evening Express. 17 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[6] "Results from the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 18 July 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[7] "Commonwealth Results". Nottingham Guardian. 20 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[8] "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 21 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[9] "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 22 July 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England	3	4	3	10
2	Malaysia	1	1	1	3
3	Canada	1	0	1	2
Totals (3 entries)		5	5	5	15