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]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 26 – 27 April | ||
| Edition | 8 | ||
| Venue | Hala Pražské Sparty | ||
| Location | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| |||
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
editThe 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
editThis tournament was held at the Hala Pražské Sparty in Prague, Czechoslovakia.[4][5]
Draw
editThe 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
editAll times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Group A
edit| 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
Group B
edit| 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
Classification round
editBracket
edit| Fifth to sixth place | Fifth place | |||||
| 26 April | ||||||
| Norway | 5 | |||||
| 27 April | ||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | |||||
| Norway | 1 | |||||
| 26 April | ||||||
| Wales | 6 | |||||
| Wales | 4 | |||||
| Finland | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 27 April | ||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||
| Finland | 4 | |||||
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 April | ||||||
| West Germany | 7 | |||||
| 27 April | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | |||||
| West Germany | 4 | |||||
| 26 April | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Austria | 2 | |||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 27 April | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | |||||
| Austria | 6 | |||||
| 1969 Helvetia Cup winner |
|---|
 West Germany Eighth title |
Final ranking
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
West Germany
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +25 | Champions |
|
Netherlands
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +11 | Runners-up |
|
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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Aktueller Resultatspiegel - Badminton". Der Bund. 1969-05-01. p. 21. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "WEGWIJZER VOOR SPORT EN SPEL BETAALD VOETBAL". Algemeen Handelsblad. 1969-04-25. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "1959-1969 - Období expanze :: TJ SPOJE PRAHA". tjspoje.webnode.cz. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Badminton v ČR – 50 let badmintonu v českých zemích | Badminton web". www.badmintonweb.cz. Retrieved 2024-06-13.