1965 Helvetia Cup

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1965 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia-Cup 1965
Tournament details
Dates24 – 25 April
Edition4
VenueGraz Badminton Centre
Location Graz, Austria
1964 1966

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.

Contents

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]

Tournament

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]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Graz Badminton Centre in Graz, Austria.

Draw

The draw was announced on 23 April 1965. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group 1 and Group 2.

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

Group stage

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

Group 1

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 220160+162 Final
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (H)2118801 3rd–4th place
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 202016160 5th–6th place
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
(H) Host
24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria
24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria
24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg8–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria

Group 2

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 220106+42 Final
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 21197+21 3rd–4th place
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 20251160 5th–6th place
24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria
24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6–2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria
24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg5–3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria

Classification round

5th–6th place

25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–7Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria

3rd–4th place

25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
Austria*  Flag of Austria.svg4–4
(11–8)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria
* : Austria won by game difference.

Final

25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria
 1965 Helvetia Cup winner 
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Fourth title

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWLPtsMDFinal result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3303+24Champions
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3112−4Runners-up
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Austria.svg  Austria (H)32120Third place
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3111+2Fourth place
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3121−8Fifth place
6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3030−22Sixth place

References

  1. "NSF steunt verbetering sport-accommodaties". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1965-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. "Badmintonploeg werd tweede". Trouw. 1965-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. "Norge kom på 5. plass i den 4. Helvetiacup". Sandefjords Blad . 1965-04-26. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-06-11 via National Library of Norway.
  4. "Die erste Coupe des Nations". Die Tat . 1962-03-12. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-06-09 via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  5. "Sportaktualitäten". Der Bund . 1964-04-30. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-06-10 via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  6. "Sport am Wochenende". Neue Zürcher Nachrichten . 1965-04-24. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-11.