Daphne Young


Daphne Mary Cece Young married name Daphne Warrington was an English international badminton player.

Badminton career

Young born in 1915 was a winner of the All [England Open Badminton Championships]. She won the 1938 [All England Badminton Championships] women's singles.
In addition she won the 1937 Welsh International and the Scottish [Open (badminton)|Scottish Open], 1938 French Open, the Irish Open singles and doubles with Denmark Open singles. Daphne broke a toe shortly before defending her All England title in 1939, and with her mobility restricted she lost to Dorothy Walton of Canada.

Achievements

International tournaments (8 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1936Scottish Opensilver2