Donald Hume

Donald Charles Hume (6 September 1907 – 1986) was a male badminton player from England.

Badminton career Hume won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1930. He also won the Men's Doubles with Raymond M. White for four consecutive years from 1932 to 1935 and the mixed doubles with Betty Uber from 1933 to 1936.

He was part of the English touring team that visited Canada during 1930. A match was held at the Granite Club in Toronto which England won 7-2.

Achievements International tournaments (23 titles, 12 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1929 Scottish Open Thomas P. Dick 5–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1929 All England Open Frank Devlin 4–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1929 Welsh International Thomas P. Dick 15–3, 8–15, 15–7 Winner 1930 All England Open Alan Titherley 15–12, 15–12 Winner 1931 Scottish Open Raymond M. White 15–11, 4–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1933 All England Open Alan Titherley 15–6, 15–8 Winner 1933 All England Open Raymond M. White 10–15, 5–15 Runner-up

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1929 Scottish Open P. D. Macfarlane Thomas P. Dick Frank Hodge 4–15, 17–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1929 Welsh International Ralph Nichols Arthur Hamilton Willoughby Hamilton 15–12, 15–7 Winner 1930 Irish Open Herbert Uber Thomas P. Dick Frank Hodge 15–9, 15–10 Winner 1932 Irish Open Ralph Nichols Raymond M. White Thomas P. Dick 15–11, 8–15, 15–2 Winner 1932 All England Open Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols 14–15, 18–16, 15–4 Winner 1932 Welsh International Raymond M. White Thomas P. Dick Willoughby Hamilton 15–7, 11–15, 15–6 Winner 1933 All England Open Raymond M. White Thomas Boyle James Rankin 15–10, 15–7 Winner 1933 Welsh International Raymond M. White Kenneth Davidson Alan Titherley 15–4, 15–4 Winner 1934 Irish Open Ralph Nichols Ian Maconachie Willoughby Hamilton 9–15, 15–12, 5–15 Runner-up 1934 All England Open Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols 15–12, 12–15, 15–7 Winner 1935 Scottish Open Raymond M. White Kenneth Davidson Alan Titherley 15–10, 15–7 Winner 1935 All England Open Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols 15–12, 15–13 Winner 1936 All England Open Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols 7–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1937 Scottish Open Raymond M. White Ian Maconachie Ralph Nichols 15–8, 9–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1937 All England Open Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols Ralph Nichols 6–15, 14–18 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1929 Welsh International B. Neville Thomas P. Dick Hazel Hogarth 3–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1931 Scottish Open M. K. King Clark Thomas P. Dick Marian Horsley 15–17, 15–18 Runner-up 1932 Irish Open Betty Uber Raymond M. White Alice Woodroffe 15–5, 15–8 Winner 1933 Scottish Open Betty Uber Alan Titherley C. T. Duncan 15–8, 15–8 Winner 1933 All England Open Betty Uber Willoughby Hamilton Marian Horsley 18–15, 15–4 Winner 1933 Welsh International Betty Uber Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley 15–12, 15–12 Winner 1934 Irish Open Betty Uber Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley 15–12, 15–8 Winner 1934 All England Open Betty Uber Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley 15–12, 15–10 Winner 1935 Scottish Open Betty Uber Raymond M. White Marian Armstrong 15–6, 15–3 Winner 1935 All England Open Betty Uber Raymond M. White Marian Armstrong 15–3, 15–1 Winner 1936 Irish Open Betty Uber Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley 15–4, 15–6 Winner 1936 All England Open Betty Uber Ian Maconachie Thelma Kingsbury 18–15, 15–8 Winner 1937 Scottish Open Betty Uber Ian Maconachie Thelma Kingsbury 6–15, 11–15 Runner-up