Bill Havers
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 1936 (age 87–88) [1] Barking, England |
William F. Havers (born 1936) is an English former badminton international player and a former national champion.[2]
Biography
[edit]Havers became the English National champion after winning the inaugural English National Badminton Championships in 1964.[3]
Havers played for Essex and England and was also the 1964 and 1968 men's doubles runner-up with his older brother John Havers[4][5] and the following year the brothers won the 1965 National Championships doubles title.
In 1965 he married Patricia Page the 1965 Scottish Open champion.
References
[edit]- ^ "1936 births". Free BMD.
- ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton, page 86. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
- ^ ""Changes Of Pace Aid Badminton Victory." Times, 1 Feb. 1964, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Badminton Task Eased." Times, 3 Feb. 1964, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Recovery in final." Times, 11 Dec. 1967, p. 13". Times Digital Archive.
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