Nichols won 9 All England Open Badminton Championships titles between 1932 and 1939, 5 of them in men's singles, 3 in men's doubles with his older brother Leslie Nichols and 1 in mixed doubles, and is the last Englishman to win the All England Open in men's singles (1938). He also won four Irish Championships.
He was part of the English touring team that visited Canada during 1930. A match was held at the Granite Club in Toronto which England won 7–2.[1][2]
ralph, nichols, american, football, player, coach, american, football, ralph, cyril, fulford, nichols, august, 1910, 2001, english, male, international, badminton, player, personal, informationcountry, englandborn, 1910, august, 1910islingtondied27, 2001, 2001. For the American football player and coach see Ralph Nichols American football Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols 12 August 1910 27 May 2001 was an English male international badminton player Ralph NicholsPersonal informationCountry EnglandBorn 1910 08 12 12 August 1910IslingtonDied27 May 2001 2001 05 27 aged 90 HandednessRightBadminton career EditNichols won 9 All England Open Badminton Championships titles between 1932 and 1939 5 of them in men s singles 3 in men s doubles with his older brother Leslie Nichols and 1 in mixed doubles and is the last Englishman to win the All England Open in men s singles 1938 He also won four Irish Championships He was part of the English touring team that visited Canada during 1930 A match was held at the Granite Club in Toronto which England won 7 2 1 2 Nichols was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997 Major achievements EditRank Event Date Venue1 Men s singles 1932 1934 1936 1937 1938 All England OpenMen s doubles 1936 1937 1938Mixed doubles 19391 Men s singles 1937 1939 Scottish OpenMen s doubles 1937 1947 1950Mixed doubles 19471 Men s singles 1936 Irish ChampionshipsMen s doubles 1932Mixed doubles 19471 Men s doubles 1938 Denmark OpenMixed doubles 19381 Men s singles 1935 French OpenMen s doubles 1935 1954Mixed doubles 1935 19541 Men s doubles 1930 Welsh OpenMixed doubles 1932References Edit Guillain J Y Badminton An Illustrated History From ancient pastime to Olympic sport Editions Publibook ISBN 978 2 7483 8108 5 UK Outward Passenger Lists Liverpool 1930 November Ancestry UK BadmintonOnline com Ralph Nichols 英国 permanent dead link in Chinese This biographical article relating to English badminton is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ralph Nichols amp oldid 1054827958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,