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.

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

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

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

Venue

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

Draw

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

Group A Group B
  Czechoslovakia
  Netherlands
   Switzerland
  Wales
  Austria
  Finland
  West Germany
  Norway

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   Netherlands 3 3 0 18 3 +15 3 Final
2   Wales 3 2 1 13 8 +5 2 3rd–4th place
3   Czechoslovakia 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

25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
Netherlands   7–0   Czechoslovakia
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Stadionhalle, West Germany
25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
Wales   5–2    Switzerland
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Stadionhalle, West Germany

25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
Netherlands   7–0   Wales
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Stadionhalle, West Germany
25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
Czechoslovakia   6–1    Switzerland
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Stadionhalle, West Germany

25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
Netherlands   7–0    Switzerland
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Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
Czechoslovakia   3–4   Wales
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Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1   West Germany (H) 3 3 0 20 1 +19 3 Final
2   Norway 3 2 1 15 6 +9 2 3rd–4th place
3   Austria 3 1 2 4 17 −13 1 5th–6th place
4   Finland 3 0 3 3 18 −15 0 7th–8th place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
West Germany   6–1   Austria
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Stadionhalle, West Germany
25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
Norway   7–0   Finland
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Stadionhalle, West Germany

25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
West Germany   7–0   Norway
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Stadionhalle, West Germany
25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
Austria   7–0   Finland
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Stadionhalle, West Germany

25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
West Germany   7–0   Finland
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Stadionhalle, West Germany
25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
Austria   3–4   Norway
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Stadionhalle, West Germany

Classification round

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7th–8th place

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26 April 1970 (1970-04-26)
Finland   2–5    Switzerland
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Stadionhalle, West Germany

5th–6th place

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26 April 1970 (1970-04-26)
Austria   2–5   Czechoslovakia
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Stadionhalle, West Germany

3rd–4th place

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26 April 1970 (1970-04-26)
Norway   3–4   Wales
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Stadionhalle, West Germany

Final

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West Germany vs Netherlands

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 1970 Helvetia Cup winner 
 
West Germany
Eighth title

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD Final result
    West Germany (H) 4 4 0 4 +20 Champions
    Netherlands 4 3 1 3 +16 Runners-up
    Wales 4 3 1 3 +6 Third place
4   Norway 4 2 2 2 +8 Fourth place
5   Czechoslovakia 4 2 2 2 +4 Fifth place
6   Austria 4 1 3 1 −16 Sixth place
7    Switzerland 4 1 3 1 −16 Seventh place
8   Finland 4 0 4 0 −18 Eighth place

References

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  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. ^ a b 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.