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1968 Helvetia Cup

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1968 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia Cup 1968
Tournament details
Dates27 – 28 April
Edition7
VenueBygdøhus Arena
LocationOslo, Norway
1967 1969

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

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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

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This tournament was held at the Bygdøhus Arena in Oslo, Norway.[5]

Draw

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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

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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  West Germany 3 3 0 18 3 +15 3 Knockout stage
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

27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
West Germany  7–0   Switzerland
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
Belgium  3–4  Norway
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
West Germany  5–2  Norway
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Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
Belgium  6–1   Switzerland
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
West Germany  5–2  Belgium
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
Norway  7–0   Switzerland
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Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

Group B

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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

27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
Netherlands  7–0  Finland
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
Austria  7–0  Czechoslovakia
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
Netherlands  6–1  Austria
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
Finland  4–3  Czechoslovakia
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
Netherlands  7–0  Czechoslovakia
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
Austria  7–0  Finland
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

Classification round

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7th–8th place

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28 April 1968 (1968-04-28)
Switzerland  4–3  Czechoslovakia
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

5th–6th place

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28 April 1968 (1968-04-28)
Belgium  4–3  Finland
Report
Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 April
 
 
 West Germany5
 
28 April
 
 Austria2
 
 West Germany5
 
27 April
 
 Norway2
 
 Norway4
 
 
 Netherlands3
 
Third place play-off
 
 
28 April
 
 
 Netherlands6
 
 
 Austria1

Final

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West Germany vs Norway

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 1968 Helvetia Cup winner 

West Germany
Seventh title

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  West Germany 5 4 0 5 +21 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Norway (H) 5 3 2 3 +3 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Algemeen Dagblad". Algemeen Dagblad. 1968-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ "Badminton derde te Oslo". Algemeen Handelsblad. 1968-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  4. ^ "Stor-turnering i badminton". Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds blad. 1968-04-25. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via National Library of Norway.
  5. ^ "Spillere fra åtte nasjoner med i Bygdøhus til helgen". Arbeiderbladet. 1968-04-23. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  6. ^ "Badminton - Helvetia-Cup als Europameisterschaft?". Freiburger Nachrichten. 1965-04-25. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  7. ^ "Helvetia Cup en spore for norsk badminton". Sandefjords Blad. 1968-04-30. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via National Library of Norway.