1965 Helvetia Cup

1965 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia-Cup 1965
Tournament details
Dates24 – 25 April
Edition4
VenueGraz Badminton Centre
LocationGraz, Austria
← 1964 1966 →

The 1964 Helvetia Cup was the fourth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the first edition of the Helvetia Cup to be held in Austria.

Defending champions West Germany won the title for the fourth time by defeating the Netherlands 8–0 in the final.[1] In the playoff for third place, Austria drew 4–4 with Belgium but won third place by game difference.[2] In the playoffs for fifth place, Norway defeated Switzerland 7–1.[3]

Tournament

The 1964 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 24 to 25 April 1964 with the participation of six countries which were Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, West Germany and debutants Norway.[4][5][6]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Graz Badminton Centre in Graz, Austria.

Draw

The draw was announced on 23 April 1965. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group 1 and Group 2.

Group 1 Group 2
 West Germany
 Austria
  Switzerland 		 Belgium
 Netherlands
 Norway

Group stage

All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 2 2 0 16 0 +16 2 Final
2  Austria (H) 2 1 1 8 8 0 1 3rd–4th place
3   Switzerland 2 0 2 0 16 −16 0 5th–6th place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
West Germany  8–0  Austria
Report
Graz Badminton Centre, Austria
24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
West Germany  8–0   Switzerland
Report
Graz Badminton Centre, Austria
24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
Austria  8–0   Switzerland
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 2 1 0 10 6 +4 2 Final
2  Belgium 2 1 1 9 7 +2 2 3rd–4th place
3  Norway 2 0 2 5 11 −14 0 5th–6th place

Source: National Library of Norway

24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
Netherlands  4–4  Belgium
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria
24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
Netherlands  6–2  Norway
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria
24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)
Belgium  5–3  Norway
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Graz Badminton Centre, Austria

Classification round

5th–6th place

25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
Switzerland  1–7  Norway
Report
Graz Badminton Centre, Austria

3rd–4th place

25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
Austria*  4–4
(11–8) 		 Belgium
Report
Graz Badminton Centre, Austria
* : Austria won by game difference.

Final

25 April 1965 (1965-04-25)
West Germany  8–0  Netherlands
Report
Graz Badminton Centre, Austria


 1965 Helvetia Cup winner 

West Germany
Fourth 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 1 1 2 −4 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Austria (H) 3 2 1 2 0 Third place
4  Belgium 3 1 1 1 +2 Fourth place
5  Norway 3 1 2 1 −8 Fifth place
6   Switzerland 3 0 3 0 −22 Sixth place

References

  1. ^ "NSF steunt verbetering sport-accommodaties". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. 1965-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. ^ "Badmintonploeg werd tweede". Trouw. 1965-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. ^ "Norge kom på 5. plass i den 4. Helvetiacup". Sandefjords Blad. 1965-04-26. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via National Library of Norway.
  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. ^ "Sport am Wochenende". Neue Zürcher Nachrichten. 1965-04-24. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-11.