1966 Helvetia Cup

Badminton event
Badminton tournament
1966 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia-Beker 1966
Helvetia-Cup 1966
Coupe Helvétia 1966
Tournament details
Dates24 – 25 April
Edition5
VenueHall Sportif du Mayfair
LocationBrussels, Belgium
← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 Helvetia Cup was the fifth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. The tournament was held in Brussels, Belgium.

West Germany won the title for a fifth consecutive time by defeating the Netherlands 8–0 in the final.[1] In the playoff for third place, Austria defeated Belgium 5–3.[2] In the playoffs for fifth place, Norway defeated Switzerland 6–2.[3]

Tournament

The 1966 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 24 to 25 April 1966 with the participation of six countries which were Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, West Germany and Norway.[4][5]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Hall Sportif du Mayfair in Brussels, Belgium.

Draw

The draw was announced on 23 April 1966. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group 1 and Group 2.

Group 1 Group 2
 Netherlands
 Belgium
 Norway 		 Austria
 West Germany
  Switzerland

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 2 2 0 15 1 +14 2 Final
2  Belgium (H) 2 0 1 5 11 −6 2 3rd–4th place
3  Norway 2 0 1 4 12 −8 0 5th–6th place

Source: Delpher

Netherlands  v  Belgium
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
Netherlands  7–1  Belgium
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium
Netherlands  v  Norway
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
Netherlands  8–0  Norway
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium
Belgium  v  Norway
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
Belgium  4–4  Norway
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 2 1 0 16 0 +16 2 Final
2  Austria 2 1 1 7 9 −2 1 3rd–4th place
3   Switzerland 2 0 2 1 15 −14 0 5th–6th place

Source: National Library of Norway

West Germany  v  Austria
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
West Germany  8–0  Austria
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium
West Germany  v   Switzerland
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
West Germany  8–0   Switzerland
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium
Austria  v   Switzerland
24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
Austria  7–1   Switzerland
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium

Classification round

5th–6th place

Norway  v   Switzerland
25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
Norway  6–2   Switzerland
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium

3rd–4th place

Austria  v  Belgium
25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
Austria  5–3  Belgium
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium

Final

West Germany  v  Netherlands
25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
West Germany  8–0  Netherlands
Report
Hall Sportif du Mayfair, Belgium

Fixture


West Germany
8 		Hall Sportif du Mayfair
25 April 1966
[6]
Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1 West Germany
Netherlands 		Wolfgang Bochow
Huub van Ginneken 		15
8 		15
9 		   
2 West Germany
Netherlands 		Franz Beinvogl
Ruud van Ginneken 		12
15 		15
11 		15
2 		 
3 West Germany
Netherlands 		Friedhelm Wulff
Leo Kountul 		15
17 		15
9 		15
6 		 
4 West Germany
Netherlands		 Irmgard Latz
Agnes Geene 		11
7 		8
11 		11
2 		 
5 West Germany
Netherlands		 Wolfgang Bochow / Friedhelm Wulff
Huub van Ginneken / Leo Kountul 		15
7 		15
2 		   
6 West Germany
Netherlands		 Franz Beinvogl / Siegfried Betz
Ruud van Ginneken / Henk Weys 		15
6 		15
10 		   
7 West Germany
Netherlands		 Irmgard Latz / Marieluise Wackerow
Agnes Geene / Felice de Nooyer 		13
18 		15
1 		15
8 		 
8 West Germany
Netherlands		 Friedhelm Wulff / Marieluise Wackerow
Leendert Boelen / Tonny Pannemans 		15
10 		11
15 		15
2 		 


 1966 Helvetia Cup winner 

West Germany
Fifth title

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  West Germany 3 3 0 3 +24 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 3 2 1 2 +6 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Austria 3 2 1 2 0 Third place
4  Belgium (H) 3 0 2 1 −8 Fourth place
5  Norway 3 1 1 2 −12 Fifth place
6   Switzerland 3 0 3 0 −18 Sixth place

References

  1. ^ "Heerlen-dames handbalkampioen". Limburgsch dagblad. 1966-04-25. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. ^ Badminton-Rundschau (PDF) (in German) (6th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1966-06-05. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Aktueller Resultatspiegel - Badminton". Der Bund. 1966-04-26. p. 9 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  4. ^ "Die erste Coupe des Nations". Die Tat. 1962-03-12. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-06-09 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  5. ^ "Sportaktualitäten". Der Bund. 1964-04-30. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-06-10 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  6. ^ "Twentsch dagblad Tubantia". Twentsch dagblad Tubantia. 1966-04-25. Retrieved 2024-06-11.