Bessie Staples

Bessie M Staples married name Bessie Shearlaw (c.1915-date of death unknown), was a female England badminton international.^[1]

Bessie Staples
Personal information
Country	England
Born	c.1915
Died	unknown
Medal record Representing  England All England Open Badminton Championships 1939 London mixed

Badminton career

Staples was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the mixed doubles in the 1939 All England Badminton Championships.^[2]

After marrying James Shearlaw in 1945 she competed in her married name and won the Irish Open, Scottish Open and the Scottish Individual Championships.

References

1. "History". All England Badminton.
2. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.