The 1964 Helvetia Cup was the third edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. After the finals of the 1963 Helvetia Cup, the president of the German Badminton Association, Hubert Brohl announced that the next Helvetia Cup would be held in Haarlem.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 1 – 2 May | ||
| Edition | 3 | ||
| Venue | Duinwijck Badminton Hall | ||
| Location | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
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Defending champions West Germany completed a hat-trick by winning the Helvetia Cup for a third consecutive time, defeating Belgium in the final. In the playoff for third place, the Netherlands defeated Austria 5–3.[2]
Tournament
editThe 1964 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 1 to 2 May 1964 with the participation of five countries in the Central European region, which were Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.[3][4]
Venue
editThis tournament was held at the Duinwijck Badminton Hall in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Draw
editThe draw was announced on 30 April 1964. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group 1 and Group 2.
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
 West Germany Netherlands
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 Belgium Austria Switzerland
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Group stage
editAll times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Group 1
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany
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1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 1 | Final |
| 2 | Netherlands (H)
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1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | 3rd–4th place |
Source: Delpher
Group 2
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Austria
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2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 1 | 3rd–4th place |
| 3 | Switzerland
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2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
Source: Delpher
Classification round
edit3rd–4th place
edit Netherlands 5 |
Duinwijck Badminton Hall 2 May 1964 |
 Austria 3 |
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Final
edit West Germany 7 |
Duinwijck Badminton Hall 2 May 1964 [5] |
 Belgium 1 |
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| 1964 Helvetia Cup winner |
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| West Germany Third title |
Final ranking
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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West Germany
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2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +8 | Champions |
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Belgium
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3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +6 | Runners-up |
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Netherlands
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Third place |
| 4 | Austria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Switzerland (H)
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −14 | Eliminated in group stage |
References
edit- ^ Badminton-Rundschau (PDF) (6th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1963-06-05.
- ^ "Badminton landentoernooi - Helvetia-Cup weer voor Duitsers". Het Parool. 1964-05-04. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Die erste Coupe des Nations". Die Tat. 1962-03-12. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-06-09 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Sportaktualitäten". Der Bund. 1964-04-30. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-06-10 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ Badminton-Rundschau (PDF) (6th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1964-06-05.