Irish Open 1979

The 1979 Irish Open in badminton was held at the Terenure Badminton Hall in Dublin in February 1979.

Winners and placers

Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men’s singles	England Brian Wallwork	Japan Toshihiro Tsuji	England Gary Scott
			Japan Mikio Ozaki
Women’s singles	England Sally Leadbeater	England Paula Kilvington	Ireland Diane Underwood
			England Sue Whitaker
Men’s doubles	England Duncan Bridge England Ray Rofe
Women’s doubles	England Kathleen Redhead England Diane Simpson		Ireland Heather Young Ireland Lynn Young
Mixed	England Duncan Bridge England Kathleen Redhead

Final results

Discipline	Winner	Finalist	Result
Men’s singles	England Brian Wallwork	Japan Toshihiro Tsuji	10-15, 15-9, 15-3
Women’s singles	England Sally Leadbeater	England Paula Kilvington	Walkover
Men’s doubles	England Duncan Bridge England Ray Rofe
Women’s doubles	England Kathleen Redhead England Diane Simpson
Mixed	England Duncan Bridge England Kathleen Redhead

References

• Diana and Barbara in top form. In: Belfast Telegraph. 16.February 1979, p. 25 (Online – British Newspaper Archive: source only accessible against payment).
• Badminton: Diane in ‘semis’. In: Belfast Telegraph. 17.February 1979, p. 17 (Online – British Newspaper Archive: source only accessible for a fee).
• Gillan makes it a winning return. In: Birmingham Daily Post. 19.February 1979, p. 12 (Online – British Newspaper Archive: source only accessible against payment).