1970 Helvetia Cup

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1970 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia-Cup 1970
Tournament details
Dates25 – 26 April
Edition9
VenueStadionhalle
Location Neuss, West Germany
1969 1971

The 1970 Helvetia Cup was the ninth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the second time West Germany has hosted the event.

Contents

Hosts West Germany won their ninth consecutive title by defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in the final. [1] In the playoff for third place, Wales defeated Norway 4–3. [2] In the classification round, Czechoslovakia defeated Austria 5–2 for fifth place while Switzerland defeated Finland for seventh place. [3]

Tournament

The 1970 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 25 to 26 April 1970 with eight countries participating in the event.

Venue

This tournament was held at the Stadionhalle in Neuss, West Germany. [4]

Draw

The draw was announced on 5 April 1970. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B. [4]

Group AGroup B
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

Group stage

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

Group A

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 330183+153 Final
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 321138+52 3rd–4th place
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3121110+11 5th–6th place
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 303120−190 7th–8th place
25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg7–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany
25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg5–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany

25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg7–0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany
25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany

25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg7–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
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Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

Group B

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (H)330201+193 Final
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 321156+92 3rd–4th place
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 312417−131 5th–6th place
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 303318−150 7th–8th place
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
(H) Host
25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg6–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
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Stadionhalle, West Germany
25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg7–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany

25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg7–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany
25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg7–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany

25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg7–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany
25 April 1970 (1970-4-25)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg3–4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany

Classification round

7th–8th place

26 April 1970 (1970-4-26)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany

5th–6th place

26 April 1970 (1970-4-26)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg2–5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany

3rd–4th place

26 April 1970 (1970-4-26)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany

Final

West Germany vs Netherlands

 1970 Helvetia Cup winner 
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Eighth title

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWLPtsMDFinal result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany (H)4404+20Champions
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4313+16Runners-up
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4313+6Third place
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4222+8Fourth place
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 4222+4Fifth place
6Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4131−16Sixth place
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 4131−16Seventh place
8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4040−18Eighth place

References

  1. "Deutschland gewann wieder den Helvetia-Cup". Die Tat . 1970-04-29. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-06-13 via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  2. "Aktueller Resultatspiegel". Der Bund . 1970-04-27. p. 21. Retrieved 2024-06-13 via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  3. "EN BREF". Le Confédéré. 1970-04-28. p. 11. Retrieved 2024-06-13 via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  4. 1 2 Badminton Rundschau (PDF) (in German) (4th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1970-04-05. p. 12.
  5. Badminton Rundschau (PDF) (in German) (5th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1970-05-05. p. 1.