Bessie Staples

Bessie M Staples married name Bessie Shearlaw (c.1915-date of death unknown), was a female England badminton international.[1]

Bessie Staples
Personal information
Country England
Bornc.1915
Diedunknown

Badminton career

Staples was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the mixed doubles in the 1939 All England Badminton Championships.[2]

After marrying James Shearlaw in 1945 she competed in her married name and won the Irish Open, Scottish Open and the Scottish Individual Championships.

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References

  1. "History". All England Badminton.
  2. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
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