1966 Helvetia Cup

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1966 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia-Beker 1966
Helvetia-Cup 1966
Coupe Helvétia 1966
Tournament details
Dates24 – 25 April
Edition5
VenueHall Sportif du Mayfair
Location Brussels, Belgium
1965 1967

The 1966 Helvetia Cup was the fifth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. The tournament was held in Brussels, Belgium.

Contents

West Germany won the title for a fifth consecutive time by defeating the Netherlands 8–0 in the final. [1] In the playoff for third place, Austria defeated Belgium 5–3. [2] In the playoffs for fifth place, Norway defeated Switzerland 6–2. [3]

Tournament

The 1966 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 24 to 25 April 1966 with the participation of six countries which were Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, West Germany and Norway. [4] [5]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Hall Sportif du Mayfair in Brussels, Belgium.

Draw

The draw was announced on 23 April 1966. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group 1 and Group 2.

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

Group stage

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

Group 1

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 220151+142 Final
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (H)21151161 3rd–4th place
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 20241280 5th–6th place
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg7–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg8–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg4–4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium

Group 2

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 220160+162 Final
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2117921 3rd–4th place
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 202115140 5th–6th place
Source: Delpher
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg7–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium

Classification round

5th–6th place

25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg6–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium

3rd–4th place

25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg5–3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium

Final

25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium

Fixture

 1966 Helvetia Cup winner 
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Fifth 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 3212+6Runners-up
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 32120Third place
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (H)3021−8Fourth place
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3112−12Fifth place
6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3030−18Sixth place

References

  1. "Heerlen-dames handbalkampioen". Limburgsch dagblad. 1966-04-25. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. Badminton-Rundschau (PDF) (in German) (6th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1966-06-05. p. 1.
  3. "Aktueller Resultatspiegel - Badminton". Der Bund . 1966-04-26. p. 9 via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  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. "Twentsch dagblad Tubantia". Twentsch dagblad Tubantia. 1966-04-25. Retrieved 2024-06-11.