1963 Helvetia Cup

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1963 Helvetia Cup
Cup der Nationen dei Badminton 1962
Tournament details
Dates27 – 28 April
Edition2
VenueHäberlstraße Sports Centre
Location Munich, West Germany
← 1962 1964 →

The 1963 Helvetia Cup (also known as the 1963 Badminton Cup of Nations) was the second edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. After Switzerland's success of hosting the first Helvetia Cup in 1962, Munich was named host of the second edition of the tournament in 1963.

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The hosts West Germany defended their title after defeating an improving Austrian team by 7–1 in the final. In the playoff for third place, Belgium pulled off an upset by defeating runners-up of the last edition, the Netherlands. [1] [2]

Tournament

The 1963 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 27 to 28 April 1963 with the participation of five countries in the Central European region, which were Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany. [3]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Häberlstraße Sports Centre in Munich, West Germany.

Draw

The draw was announced on 26 April 1963. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group 1 and Group 2. [4]

Group 1Group 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 		Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Group stage

All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Group 1

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (H)220160+162 Final
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2118801 3rd–4th place
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 202016−160
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
(H) Host
27 April 1963 (1963-04-27)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
Häberlstraße Sports Centre, West Germany
27 April 1963 (1963-04-27)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Häberlstraße Sports Centre, West Germany
27 April 1963 (1963-04-27)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg8–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Häberlstraße Sports Centre, West Germany

Group 2

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 21080+81 Final
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 20108−80 3rd–4th place
27 April 1963 (1963-04-27)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–6Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
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Häberlstraße Sports Centre, West Germany

Classification round

3rd–4th place

* : Belgium won by game difference; 10–9.

Final

 1963 Helvetia Cup winner 
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Second title

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWLPtsMDFinal result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3303+22Champions
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 3212+6Runners-up
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 32120Third place
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2020−4Fourth place
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (H)2020−16Eliminated in group stage

References

  1. ↑ "Badminton - Nederland 4de in Cupwedstrijd". Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant. 1963-05-02. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  2. ↑ "Op vierde plaats". De Telegraaf . 1963-04-29. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Die erste Coupe des Nations". Die Tat . 1962-03-12. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-06-09– via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  4. ↑ "Badminton". Neue Zürcher Zeitung . 1963-05-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-06-10– via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  5. ↑ Badminton-Rundschau (PDF) (6th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1963-06-05.
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