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, 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