1968 Helvetia Cup
Badminton event
Badminton tournament
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 27 – 28 April | ||
| Edition | 7 | ||
| Venue | Bygdøhus Arena | ||
| Location | Oslo, Norway | ||
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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]
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
The 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
This tournament was held at the Bygdøhus Arena in Oslo, Norway.[5]
Draw
The 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 |  Austria Czechoslovakia Finland Netherlands |
Group stage
All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Norway (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 2 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 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
West Germany 
v 
Switzerland
v Switzerland 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) |
| West Germany | 7–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway |
West Germany v 
Norway
v Norway 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) |
| West Germany | 5–2 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway |
Belgium 
v Switzerland
v Switzerland 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) |
| Belgium | 6–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway |
West Germany v Belgium
v Belgium 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) |
| West Germany | 5–2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway |
Norway v Switzerland
v Switzerland 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) |
| Norway | 7–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 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
Netherlands 
v 
Finland
v Finland 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) |
| Netherlands | 7–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway |
Austria 
v 
Czechoslovakia
v Czechoslovakia 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) |
| Austria | 7–0 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway |
Netherlands v Austria
v Austria 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) |
| Netherlands | 6–1 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway |
Finland v Czechoslovakia
v Czechoslovakia 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) |
| Finland | 4–3 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway |
Netherlands v Czechoslovakia
v Czechoslovakia 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) |
| Netherlands | 7–0 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway |
Classification round
7th–8th place
Switzerland v Czechoslovakia
v Czechoslovakia 28 April 1968 (1968-04-28) |
| Switzerland | 4–3 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway |
5th–6th place
Knockout stage
Bracket
| 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
West Germany vs Norway
 West Germany 5 | Bygdøhus Arena 28 April 1967 [7] |  Norway 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1968 Helvetia Cup winner |
|---|
West Germany Seventh title |
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | West Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +21 | Champions |
 | Norway (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +3 | Runners-up |
 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +23 | Third place |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | Fifth place |
| 6 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −14 | Sixth place |
| 7 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −18 | Seventh place |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −16 | Eighth place |
References
- ^ "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.
