Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's singles

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The badminton men's singles tournament at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand took place from 24 to 31 January 1974 at the Cowles Stadium.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Men's singles at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Venue	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
Dates	24 – 31 January 1974
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Results

Finals

	Semi-finals							Gold medal match

		Punch Gunalan (MAL)	15	2	15

		Derek Talbot (ENG)	13	15	11
									Punch Gunalan (MAL)	15	15

									Jamie Paulson (CAN)	1	6
		Jamie Paulson (CAN)	15	15

		Paul Whetnall (ENG)	4	0				Bronze medal match


									Derek Talbot (ENG)	w	/	o

									Paul Whetnall (ENG)

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals

									P Gunalan (MAL)	15	15

									H Dulloo (MRI)	2	3



																P Gunalan (MAL)	15	15

																N McCloy (SCO)	6	2



									N McCloy (SCO)	15	15

									S Hassanali (KEN)	5	5



																							P Gunalan (MAL)	15	15

																							R Livingston (NZL)	7	8
		D Ahuja (IND)	10	17	15

		R Livingston (NZL)	15	14	18
									R Livingston (NZL)	15	15

									A Jobanputra (TAN)	3	3
		A Jobanputra (TAN)	w	/	o

		J Clancy (AUS)
																R Livingston (NZL)	15	15

																E Stuart (ENG)	9	3
		C Bell (NIR)	15	15

		S Singh (MAW)	2	2
									C Bell (NIR)	5	8

									E Stuart (ENG)	15	15
		J McKee (CAN)	14	15	12

		E Stuart (ENG)	17	9	15

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals

									D Talbot (ENG)	15	15

									F Gow (SCO)	4	3



																D Talbot (ENG)	15	15

																W Johns (NZL)	1	12



									P Cooper (AUS)	15	7	7

									W Johns (NZL)	5	15	15



																							D Talbot (ENG)	15	15

																							P Padukone (IND)	9	6



									P Padukone (IND)	15	15

									S Ghulam (KEN)	1	4



																P Padukone (IND)	15	15

																D Soong (MAL)	8	8



									D Soong (MAL)	15	9	15

									G Harris (CAN)	7	15	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals

									J Paulson (CAN)	15	15

									R McCoig (SCO)	2	7



																J Paulson (CAN)	15	15

																P Tyrrell (AUS)	8	3



									P Tyrrell (AUS)	15	15

									P Modi (KEN)	4	7



																							J Paulson (CAN)	6	15	15

																							R Purser (NZL)	15	10	9



									M Tredgett (ENG)	12	15	5

									R Purser (NZL)	15	12	15



																R Purser (NZL)	15	15

																Moo F L (MAL)	6	10



									J Mbelwa (TAN)	0	2

									Moo F L (MAL)	15	15

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals

		Tan A M (MAL)	15	15

		W Macdonnell (CAN)	10	3
									Tan A M (MAL)	15	0

									A Parpia (IND)	6	0^r
		A Parpia (IND)	15	15

		D Doherty (NIR)	8	2
																Tan A M (MAL)	15	15

																B Purser (NZL)	4	3
		R Chiplunkar (TAN)	15	15

		G Louzado (MAW)	8	8
									R Chiplunkar (TAN)	0	3

								5	B Purser (NZL)	15	15
		B Purser (NZL)	15	15

		J Ansari (SCO)	4	6
																							Tan A M (MAL)	13	15	16

																							P Whetnall (ENG)	18	8	18



									C Hardwick (AUS)	14	9

									H Jennings (WAL)	18	15



																H Jennings (WAL)	1	0

																P Whetnall (ENG)	15	15



									V Maini (KEN)	1	4

									P Whetnall (ENG)	15	15

References

^ "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
^ "Yesterday's results". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 1974-01-26. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-03-09 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "YESTERDAY'S RESULTS". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 1974-01-27. p. 22. Retrieved 2024-03-09 – via NewspaperSG.

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