Ralph Nichols


Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols was an English male international badminton player.

Badminton career

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.
He also won three 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.
Nichols was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997.

Achievements

International tournaments (27 titles, 15 runners-up)

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1932 [All England Badminton Championships|1932]All England Opengold1