English badminton player
Badminton player
June Rose Timperley (née White) was an English badminton player.
Badminton career
Born June White she came to prominence in the early fifties when playing doubles. Partnering Iris Rogers née Cooley the pair broke the stranglehold of the Danish pairs during the era of Danish domination by claiming three All England women's doubles titles. She also claimed three All England mixed doubles titles with David Choong and then Tony Jordan .[ 2]
Personal life
She married John Timperley in 1955, a former badminton international. She died in 2017.
Achievements
International tournaments (32 titles, 16 runners-up)
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Year
Tournament
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
1953
Irish Open
Iris Cooley
Elisabeth O'Beirne Audrey Stone
15–11, 15–11
Winner
1953
All England Open
Iris Cooley
Agnete Friis Marie Ussing
11–15, 15–2, 15–9
Winner
1953
Denmark Open
Iris Cooley
Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Marie Ussing
17–16, 15–1
Winner
1954
Scottish Open
Iris Cooley
Nancy Horner I. S. Vallance
15–10, 15–9
Winner
1954
Irish Open
Iris Cooley
Nancy Horner J. C. Smart
15–7, 15–4
Winner
1954
All England Open
Iris Cooley
Judy Devlin Susan Devlin
7–15, 15–12, 8–15
Runner-up
1955
Scottish Open
Iris Cooley
E. Tyre Wilma Tyre
15–5, 15–2
Winner
1955
Irish Open
Iris Cooley
Elisabeth O'Beirne Audrey Stone
15–11, 15–10
Winner
1955
All England Open
Iris Cooley
Judy Devlin Susan Devlin
18–15, 10–15, 15–9
Winner
1956
Scottish Open
Iris Rogers
M. Crockett Heather Ward
15–7, 15–3
Winner
1956
Dutch Open
Barbara Carpenter
Agnete Friis Annelise Petersen
15–9, 15–4
Winner
1956
All England Open
Iris Rogers
Judy Devlin Susan Devlin
18–17, 12–15, 12–15
Runner-up
1957
Dutch Open
Barbara Carpenter
Anni Hammergaard Hansen Hanne Jensen
15–13, 9–15, 9–15
Runner-up
1957
Irish Open
Iris Rogers
Barbara Carpenter Heather Ward
18–13, 11–15, 15–2
Winner
1957
Swedish Open
Iris Rogers
Hanne Roest Heather Ward
15–2, 15–7
Winner
1957
All England Open
Iris Rogers
Kirsten Granlund Anni Hammergaard Hansen
15–7, 11–15, 10–15
Runner-up
1957
Welsh International
Patricia Dolan
Audrey Marshall Sheila Ryder
18–15, 15–6
Winner
1958
Scottish Open
Iris Rogers
Barbara Carpenter Heather Ward
15–13, 15–7
Winner
1958
Dutch Open
Iris Rogers
Agnete Friis Inger Kjærgaard
15–5, 15–5
Winner
1958
All England Open
Iris Rogers
Margaret Varner Bloss Heather Ward
12–15, 2–15
Runner-up
1959
Irish Open
Iris Rogers
Barbara Carpenter Heather Ward
15–6, 15–7
Winner
1959
All England Open
Iris Rogers
Judy Devlin Susan Devlin
11–15, 15–10, 15–11
Winner
1963
Swedish Open
Ursula Smith
Karin Jørgensen Ulla Rasmussen
2–15, 14–18
Runner-up
Mixed doubles
Year
Tournament
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
1953
Irish Open
Eddy Choong
David Choong Iris Cooley
15–6, 15–6
Winner
1953
All England Open
David Choong
Poul Holm Agnete Friis
15–6, 15–10
Winner
1954
Scottish Open
Tony Jordan
John Best Iris Cooley
14–18, 15–2, 15–9
Winner
1955
Scottish Open
Tony Jordan
John Best Iris Cooley
7–15, 15–3, 10–15
Runner-up
1955
Irish Open
Tony Jordan
John D. McColl Audrey Stone
15–3, 15–10
Winner
1955
All England Open
David Choong
Finn Kobberø Kirsten Thorndahl
7–15, 13–15
Runner-up
1956
Scottish Open
Tony Jordan
John Best Iris Rogers
12–15, 15–10, 15–8
Winner
1956
Dutch Open
John Timperley
Hans Jensen Annelise Petersen
17–18, 15–1, 15–8
Winner
1956
All England Open
Tony Jordan
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Anni Jorgensen
18–15, 6–15, 15–8
Winner
1957
Irish Open
Tony Jordan
John Best Iris Rogers
11–15, 18–17, 15–6
Winner
1957
Swedish Open
Tony Jordan
John Best Iris Rogers
17–14, 15–3
Winner
1957
Welsh International
Oon Chong Jin
Kenneth Derrick S. Lindsay
13–15, 15–3, 18–13
Winner
1958
Scottish Open
Tony Jordan
John Best Iris Rogers
9–15, 8–15
Runner-up
1958
Dutch Open
John Timperley
Hugh Findlay Iris Rogers
12–15, 12–15
Runner-up
1958
All England Open
Tony Jordan
Finn Kobberø Aase Winther
15–9, 7–15, 15–5
Winner
1959
Irish Open
Tony Jordan
Ronald Lockwood Iris Rogers
15–10, 15–7
Winner
1960
Scottish Open
Tony Jordan
Ronald Lockwood Audrey Marshall
15–5, 15–12
Winner
1961
Irish Open
Tony Jordan
Trevor Coates Ursula Smith
15–10, 15–2
Winner
1961
All England Open
Tony Jordan
Finn Kobberø Kirsten Thorndahl
12–15, 5–15
Runner-up
1963
Swedish Open
Tony Jordan
Poul-Erik Nielsen Ulla Rasmussen
15–9, 3–15, 4–15
Runner-up
1963
All England Open
Tony Jordan
Finn Kobberø Ulla Rasmussen
8–15, 12–15
Runner-up
References