The 1968 Helvetia Cup was the seventh edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. In October 1967, the Norwegian Badminton Federation announced that the next two Helvetia Cup tournaments would be held in Oslo and Prague.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 27 – 28 April | ||
| Edition | 7 | ||
| Venue | Bygdøhus Arena | ||
| Location | Oslo, Norway | ||
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West Germany won their seventh consecutive title by defeating hosts Norway 5–2 in the final. In the playoff for third place, the Netherlands defeated Austria 6–1.[2] In the classification round, Belgium defeated Finland 4–3 for fifth place while Switzerland defeated Czechoslovakia for seventh place.[3]
Tournament
editThe 1968 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 27 to 28 April 1968. Two new participating nations entered the competition, which were Finland and Czechoslovakia.[4]
Venue
editThis tournament was held at the Bygdøhus Arena in Oslo, Norway.[5]
Draw
editThe draw was announced on 25 April 1968. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B.[6]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
 Belgium West Germany Norway Switzerland
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 Austria Czechoslovakia Finland Netherlands
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Group stage
editAll times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Norway (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 2 | |
| 3 | Belgium
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3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 1 | 5th–6th place |
| 4 | Switzerland
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 | 7th–8th place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Austria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 2 | |
| 3 | Finland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | 5th–6th place |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | 7th–8th place |
Source: Delpher
Classification round
edit7th–8th place
edit5th–6th place
editKnockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 April | ||||||
| West Germany | 5 | |||||
| 28 April | ||||||
| Austria | 2 | |||||
| West Germany | 5 | |||||
| 27 April | ||||||
| Norway | 2 | |||||
| Norway | 4 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 28 April | ||||||
| Netherlands | 6 | |||||
| Austria | 1 | |||||
Final
editWest Germany vs Norway
edit West Germany 5 |
Bygdøhus Arena 28 April 1967 [7] |
 Norway 2 |
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| 1968 Helvetia Cup winner |
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| West Germany Seventh title |
Final ranking
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
West Germany
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5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +21 | Champions |
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Norway (H)
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5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +3 | Runners-up |
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Netherlands
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5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +23 | Third place |
| 4 | Austria
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5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Belgium
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4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | Fifth place |
| 6 | Finland
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4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −14 | Sixth place |
| 7 | Switzerland
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4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −18 | Seventh place |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −16 | Eighth place |
References
edit- ^ "Helvetia Cup, viktigste badmintonarrangement - går i Oslo i april 1968". Sandefjords Blad. 1967-10-12. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via National Library of Norway.
- ^ "Algemeen Dagblad". Algemeen Dagblad. 1968-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Badminton derde te Oslo". Algemeen Handelsblad. 1968-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Stor-turnering i badminton". Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds blad. 1968-04-25. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via National Library of Norway.
- ^ "Spillere fra åtte nasjoner med i Bygdøhus til helgen". Arbeiderbladet. 1968-04-23. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Badminton - Helvetia-Cup als Europameisterschaft?". Freiburger Nachrichten. 1965-04-25. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Helvetia Cup en spore for norsk badminton". Sandefjords Blad. 1968-04-30. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via National Library of Norway.