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1969 Helvetia Cup

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1969 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia Cupu 1969
Tournament details
Dates26 – 27 April
Edition8
VenueHala Pražské Sparty
LocationPrague, Czechoslovakia
1968 1970

The 1969 Helvetia Cup was the eighth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. Prague was announced as the host for the Helvetia Cup after Oslo in 1968.[1]

West Germany won their eighth consecutive title by defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in the final. In the playoff for third place, Austria defeated Czechoslovakia 6–1. In the classification round, Wales defeated Norway 6–1 for fifth place while Finland defeated Switzerland for seventh place.[2]

Tournament

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The 1969 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 26 to 27 April 1969. Eight countries competed in the tournament, with Wales making their first ever appearance in the tournament.[3]

Venue

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This tournament was held at the Hala Pražské Sparty in Prague, Czechoslovakia.[4][5]

Draw

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The draw was announced on 25 April 1969. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B.

Group A Group B
 Finland
 West Germany
 Netherlands
  Switzerland
 Austria
 Czechoslovakia
 Norway
 Wales

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 19 2 +17 3 Knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 2 1 15 6 +9 2
3  Finland 3 1 2 6 15 −9 1 Classification round
4   Switzerland 3 0 3 2 19 −17 0

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
West Germany  7–0  Finland
Report
Hala Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia
26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
Netherlands  7–0   Switzerland
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Hala Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia

26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
West Germany  7–0   Switzerland
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Hala Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia
26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
Netherlands  6–1  Finland
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Hala Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia

26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
West Germany  5–2  Netherlands
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Hala Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia
26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
Finland  5–2   Switzerland
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Hala Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 3 0 13 8 +5 3 Knockout stage
2  Czechoslovakia (H) 3 2 1 10 11 −1 2
3  Norway 3 1 2 10 11 −1 1 Classification round
4  Wales 3 0 3 9 12 −3 0

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
Norway  3–4  Czechoslovakia
Report
Hale Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia
26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
Austria  4–3  Wales
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Hale Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia

26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
Austria  4–3  Norway
Report
Hale Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia
26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
Czechoslovakia  4–3  Wales
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Hale Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia

26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
Austria  5–2  Czechoslovakia
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Hale Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia
26 April 1969 (1969-04-26)
Norway  4–3  Wales
Report
Hale Pražské Sparty, Czechoslovakia

Classification round

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Bracket

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Fifth to sixth placeFifth place
 
      
 
26 April
 
 
 Norway5
 
27 April
 
  Switzerland2
 
 Norway1
 
26 April
 
 Wales6
 
 Wales4
 
 
 Finland3
 
Seventh place
 
 
27 April
 
 
  Switzerland3
 
 
 Finland4

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 April
 
 
 West Germany7
 
27 April
 
 Czechoslovakia0
 
 West Germany4
 
26 April
 
 Netherlands3
 
 Austria2
 
 
 Netherlands5
 
Third place play-off
 
 
27 April
 
 
 Czechoslovakia1
 
 
 Austria6


 1969 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 5 5 0 5 +25 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 5 3 2 3 +11 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Austria 5 4 1 4 +7 Third place
4  Czechoslovakia (H) 5 2 3 2 −13 Fourth place
5  Wales 5 2 3 2 +3 Eliminated in group stage
6  Norway 5 2 3 2 −3
7  Finland 5 2 3 2 −9
8   Switzerland 5 0 5 0 −21

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. ^ "Aktueller Resultatspiegel - Badminton". Der Bund. 1969-05-01. p. 21. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  3. ^ "WEGWIJZER VOOR SPORT EN SPEL BETAALD VOETBAL". Algemeen Handelsblad. 1969-04-25. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. ^ "1959-1969 - Období expanze :: TJ SPOJE PRAHA". tjspoje.webnode.cz. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  5. ^ "Badminton v ČR – 50 let badmintonu v českých zemích | Badminton web". www.badmintonweb.cz. Retrieved 2024-06-13.