Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 24 – 25 April | ||
Edition | 4 | ||
Venue | Graz Badminton Centre | ||
Location | Graz, Austria | ||
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The 1964 Helvetia Cup was the fourth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the first edition of the Helvetia Cup to be held in Austria.
Defending champions West Germany won the title for the fourth time by defeating the Netherlands 8–0 in the final. [1] In the playoff for third place, Austria drew 4–4 with Belgium but won third place by game difference. [2] In the playoffs for fifth place, Norway defeated Switzerland 7–1. [3]
The 1964 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 24 to 25 April 1964 with the participation of six countries which were Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, West Germany and debutants Norway. [4] [5] [6]
This tournament was held at the Graz Badminton Centre in Graz, Austria.
The draw was announced on 23 April 1965. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group 1 and Group 2.
Group 1 | Group 2 |
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West Germany Austria Switzerland | Belgium Netherlands Norway |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | West Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 2 | Final |
2 | Austria (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3rd–4th place |
3 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | 5th–6th place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 2 | Final |
2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 2 | 3rd–4th place |
3 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −14 | 0 | 5th–6th place |
Source: National Library of Norway
1965 Helvetia Cup winner |
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West Germany Fourth title |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
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West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +24 | Champions | |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | Runners-up | |
Austria (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Third place | |
4 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | Fourth place |
5 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −8 | Fifth place |
6 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −22 | Sixth place |
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