The 1971 Helvetia Cup was the tenth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the second time the Netherlands have hosted the tournament. West Germany emerged as champions for the tenth time after defeating the Netherlands and Belgium in the final stage.[1]

Tournament

The 1971 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 24 to 25 April 1971 with nine countries participating in the tournament. Due to the increasing amount of participating teams, a new competition format was used in the tournament, with nine teams divided into groups of three.[2][3]

Venue

This tournament was held at Sporthal Varenbeuk in Heerlen, Netherlands.[3]

Draw

The draw was announced on 23 April 1971. The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.[4][5]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
 Finland
 Czechoslovakia
 Netherlands 		 Austria
 West Germany
 Norway 		 Belgium
  Switzerland
 Wales

Group stage

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

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 2 2 0 12 2 +10 2 Final
2  Finland 2 1 1 7 7 0 1 4th–6th place
3  Czechoslovakia 2 0 2 2 12 −10 0 7th–9th place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

April 24, 1970 (1970-4-24)
Netherlands  5–2  Finland
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 24, 1970 (1970-4-24)
Czechoslovakia  2–5  Finland
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 24, 1970 (1970-4-24)
Netherlands  7–0  Czechoslovakia
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 2 2 0 14 0 +14 2 Final
2  Austria 2 1 1 6 8 −2 1 4th–6th place
3  Norway 2 0 2 1 13 −12 0 7th–9th place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

April 24, 1970 (1970-4-24)
West Germany  7–0  Norway
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 24, 1970 (1970-4-24)
Austria  6–1  Norway
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 24, 1970 (1970-4-24)
West Germany  7–0  Austria
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 2 2 0 9 5 +4 2 Final
2   Switzerland 2 1 1 6 8 −2 1 4th–6th place
3  Wales 2 0 2 6 8 −2 0 7th–9th place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

April 24, 1970 (1970-4-24)
Belgium  5–2   Switzerland
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 24, 1970 (1970-4-24)
Wales  3–4   Switzerland
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 24, 1970 (1970-4-24)
Belgium  4–3  Wales
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands

Classification round

7th–9th place

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Czechoslovakia 2 2 0 9 5 +4 2 Seventh place
2  Wales 2 1 1 7 7 0 1 Eighth place
3  Norway 2 0 2 5 9 −4 0 Ninth place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

April 25, 1970 (1970-4-25)
Czechoslovakia  5–2  Wales
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 25, 1970 (1970-4-25)
Norway  2–5  Wales
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 25, 1970 (1970-4-25)
Czechoslovakia  4–3  Norway
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands

4th–6th place

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 2 2 0 12 2 +10 2 Fourth place
2  Finland 2 1 1 8 6 +2 1 Fifth place
3   Switzerland 2 0 2 1 13 −12 0 Sixth place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

April 25, 1970 (1970-4-25)
Austria  7–0   Switzerland
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 25, 1970 (1970-4-25)
Finland  6–1   Switzerland
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 25, 1970 (1970-4-25)
Austria  5–2  Finland
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands

Final

Round robin

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany (H) 2 2 0 11 3 +8 2 Champions
2  Netherlands 2 1 1 6 8 −2 1 Runners-up
3  Belgium 2 0 2 4 10 −6 0 Third place

Source: [1]

April 25, 1970 (1970-4-25)
West Germany  6–1  Belgium
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 25, 1970 (1970-4-25)
Netherlands  4–3  Belgium
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
April 25, 1970 (1970-4-25)
West Germany  5–2  Netherlands
Report
Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands


 1971 Helvetia Cup winner 

West Germany
Tenth title

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  West Germany (H) 4 4 0 4 +22 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 4 3 1 3 +8 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Belgium 4 2 2 2 −2 Third place
4  Austria 4 3 1 3 +8 Fourth place
5  Finland 4 2 2 2 +2 Fifth place
6   Switzerland 4 1 3 1 −14 Sixth place
7  Czechoslovakia 4 2 2 2 −6 Seventh place
8  Wales 4 1 3 1 −2 Eighth place
9  Norway 4 0 4 0 −16 Ninth place

References

  1. ^ "Schweiz Sechste im Helvetia-Cup". Der Bund. 1971-04-26. p. 31. Retrieved 2024-06-14 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  2. ^ ",SPORT IN HET WEEKEINDE ZATERDAG". De Telegraaf. 1971-04-23. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. ^ a b "Europese badmintonteams strijden om de 'Helvetia-Cup'". Limburgsch dagblad. 1971-04-22. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (January 1972). World Badminton (1st ed.). International Badminton Federation. pp. 7, 12.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ "Schweiz Sechte im Helvetia-Cup". Die Tat. 1971-04-28. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-06-14 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Helvetia_Cup
No tags for this post.