1967 Helvetia Cup

1967 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia-Cup 1967
Coupe Helvétia 1967
Coppa Helvetia 1967
Cupa Helvetia 1967
Tournament details
Dates22 – 23 April
Edition6
VenueCentre de Badminton Malley
LocationLausanne, Switzerland
← 1966 1968 →

The 1967 Helvetia Cup was the sixth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the second time Switzerland hosted the tournament.

Defending champions West Germany won their sixth consecutive title by defeating the Netherlands 7–1 in the final. In the playoff for third place, Austria defeated Belgium 7–1. In the playoffs for fifth place, Norway defeated Switzerland 7–1.[1][2]

Tournament

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The 1967 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 22 to 23 April 1967 with the participation of six countries which were Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, West Germany and Norway.[3]

Venue

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This tournament was held at the Centre de Badminton Malley in Lausanne, Switzerland.[citation needed]

Draw

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The draw was announced on 21 April 1965. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B.[4]

Group A Group B
 West Germany
 Austria
 Norway 		 Belgium
 Netherlands
  Switzerland

Group stage

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

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 2 2 0 16 0 +16 4 Final
2  Austria 2 1 1 6 10 −4 2 3rd–4th place
3  Norway 2 0 2 2 14 −12 0 5th–6th place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

22 April 1967 (1967-04-22)
West Germany  8–0  Austria
Report
Centre de Badminton Malley, Switzerland
22 April 1967 (1967-04-22)
West Germany  8–0  Norway
Report
Centre de Badminton Malley, Switzerland
22 April 1967 (1967-04-22)
Austria  6–2  Norway
Report
Centre de Badminton Malley, Switzerland

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 2 2 0 15 1 +14 4 Final
2  Belgium 2 1 1 6 10 −4 2 3rd–4th place
3   Switzerland (H) 2 0 2 3 13 −10 0 5th–6th place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

22 April 1967 (1967-04-22)
Netherlands  8–0   Switzerland
Report
Centre de Badminton Malley, Switzerland
22 April 1967 (1967-04-22)
Netherlands  7–1  Belgium
Report
Centre de Badminton Malley, Switzerland
22 April 1967 (1967-04-22)
Belgium  5–3   Switzerland
Report
Centre de Badminton Malley, Switzerland

Classification round

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5th–6th place

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23 April 1967 (1967-04-23)
Norway  7–1   Switzerland
Report
Centre de Badminton Malley, Switzerland

3rd–4th place

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23 April 1967 (1967-04-23)
Austria  7–1  Belgium
Report
Centre de Badminton Malley, Switzerland

Final

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23 April 1967 (1967-04-23)
West Germany  7–1  Netherlands
Report
Centre de Badminton Malley, Switzerland

Fixture

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 1967 Helvetia Cup winner 

West Germany
Sixth title

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  West Germany 3 3 0 6 +22 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 3 2 1 4 +8 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Austria 3 2 1 4 +2 Third place
4  Belgium 3 1 2 2 −10 Fourth place
5  Norway 3 1 2 2 −6 Fifth place
6   Switzerland (H) 3 0 3 0 −16 Sixth place

References

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  1. ^ "Badminton". Le Nouvelliste. 1965-04-24. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-06-12 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  2. ^ "Badminton Nederland tweede in Lausanne". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1967-04-24. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ Badminton Rundschau (PDF) (in German) (6th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1967-05-05. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Badminton - Helvetia-Cup in Lausanne". Die Tat. 1967-04-25. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  5. ^ Badminton Rundschau (PDF) (in German) (6th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1967-06-05. pp. 3, 4, 8.
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