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1970 Helvetia Cup

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

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.

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
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany
25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
Wales  5–2   Switzerland
Report
Stadionhalle, West Germany

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

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

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

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

5th–6th place

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

3rd–4th place

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26 April 1970 (1970-04-26)
Norway  3–4  Wales
Report
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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  West Germany (H) 4 4 0 4 +20 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 4 3 1 3 +16 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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.