1964 Helvetia Cup

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1964 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia-Beker 1964
Tournament details
Dates1 – 2 May
Edition3
VenueDuinwijck Badminton Hall
Location Haarlem, Netherlands
1963 1965

The 1964 Helvetia Cup was the third edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. After the finals of the 1963 Helvetia Cup, the president of the German Badminton Association, Hubert Brohl announced that the next Helvetia Cup would be held in Haarlem. [1]

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Defending champions West Germany completed a hat-trick by winning the Helvetia Cup for a third consecutive time, defeating Belgium in the final. In the playoff for third place, the Netherlands defeated Austria 5–3. [2]

Tournament

The 1964 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 1 to 2 May 1964 with the participation of five countries in the Central European region, which were Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany. [3] [4]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Duinwijck Badminton Hall in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Draw

The draw was announced on 30 April 1964. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group 1 and Group 2.

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

Group stage

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

Group 1

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11053+21 Final
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (H)10135−20 3rd–4th place

Source: Delpher

1 May 1964 (1964-05-01)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Duinwijck Badminton Hall, Netherlands

Group 2

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 220142+122 Final
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 21197+21 3rd–4th place
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 202115−140

Source: Delpher

1 May 1964 (1964-05-01)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg6–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Report
Duinwijck Badminton Hall, Netherlands
1 May 1964 (1964-05-01)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg8–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Duinwijck Badminton Hall, Netherlands
1 May 1964 (1964-05-01)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg7–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Duinwijck Badminton Hall, Netherlands

Classification round

3rd–4th place

Final

 1964 Helvetia Cup winner 
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Third title

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWLPtsMDFinal result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2202+8Champions
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3212+6Runners-up
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21110Third place
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 31210Fourth place
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (H)2020−14Eliminated in group stage

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