The 1963 Helvetia Cup (also known as the 1963 Badminton Cup of Nations) was the second edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. After Switzerland's success of hosting the first Helvetia Cup in 1962, Munich was named host of the second edition of the tournament in 1963.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 27 – 28 April | ||
| Edition | 2 | ||
| Venue | Häberlstraße Sports Centre | ||
| Location | Munich, West Germany | ||
| |||
The hosts West Germany defended their title after defeating an improving Austrian team by 7–1 in the final. In the playoff for third place, Belgium pulled off an upset by defeating runners-up of the last edition, the Netherlands.[1][2]
Tournament
editThe 1963 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 27 to 28 April 1963 with the participation of five countries in the Central European region, which were Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.[3]
Venue
editThis tournament was held at the Häberlstraße Sports Centre in Munich, West Germany.
Draw
editThe draw was announced on 26 April 1963. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group 1 and Group 2.[4]
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
 Belgium West Germany Switzerland
|
 Austria Netherlands
|
Group stage
editAll times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Group 1
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany (H)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Belgium
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3rd–4th place |
| 3 | Switzerland
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
Group 2
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 1 | Final |
| 2 | Netherlands
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 3rd–4th place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
Classification round
edit3rd–4th place
edit Netherlands 4 |
Häberlstraße Sports Centre 28 April 1963 |
 Belgium* 4* |
||
- * : Belgium won by game difference; 10–9.
Final
edit West Germany 7 |
Häberlstraße Sports Centre 28 April 1963 [5] |
 Austria 1 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 Helvetia Cup winner |
|---|
| West Germany Second title |
Final ranking
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
West Germany
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +22 | Champions |
|
Austria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +6 | Runners-up |
|
Belgium
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Third place |
| 4 | Netherlands
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Switzerland (H)
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −16 | Eliminated in group stage |
References
edit- ^ "Badminton - Nederland 4de in Cupwedstrijd". Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant. 1963-05-02. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Op vierde plaats". De Telegraaf. 1963-04-29. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Die erste Coupe des Nations". Die Tat. 1962-03-12. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-06-09 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Badminton". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 1963-05-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-06-10 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ Badminton-Rundschau (PDF) (6th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1963-06-05.