1975 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia-Beker 1975
Helvetia-Cup 1975
Coupe Helvétia 1975|
| Dates | 26 – 27 April |
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| Edition | 12 |
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| Venue | St. Ursula Institute Sports Hall |
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| Location | Antwerp, Belgium |
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The 1975 Helvetia Cup was the twelfth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the second time Belgium have hosted the tournament after Brussels in 1966. Czechoslovakia could not defend their title after the team declined participation for the tournament.[1]
Norway made history after winning the tournament for the first time, beating Yugoslavia and Austria in the final stage.[2] Yugoslavia also made history by reaching their first ever final in the Cup since their debut two years prior.[3]
Tournament
The 1975 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 26 to 27 April 1975 with nine countries participating in the tournament. France made their first appearance in the Cup since the team's withdrawal in 1962. Czechoslovakia were unable to field a team for the tournament, therefore the team did not participate. Portugal were initially due to make their debut in the tournament but later withdrew.[4]
Venue
This tournament was held at the St. Ursula Institute Sports Hall in Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium.[5]
Draw
The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.
Group stage
All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Classification round
7th–9th place
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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|
|
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Pts
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Qualification
|
| 1
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.svg.png) Switzerland
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2
|
2
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0
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10
|
4
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+6
|
2
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Seventh place
|
| 2
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 Finland
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2
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
5
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+4
|
1
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Eighth place
|
| 3
|
.svg.png) France
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2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
12
|
−10
|
0
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Ninth place
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4th–6th place
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
|
L
|
|
|
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
| 1
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 Ireland
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2
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
5
|
+4
|
2
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Fourth place
|
| 2
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 Wales
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2
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
8
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−2
|
1
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Fifth place
|
| 3
|
.svg.png) Belgium
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2
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
8
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−2
|
0
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Sixth place
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Final
Round robin
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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L
|
|
|
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Pts
|
Qualification
|
| 1
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 Norway
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2
|
2
|
0
|
10
|
4
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+6
|
2
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Champions
|
| 2
|
.svg.png) Yugoslavia
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2
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1
|
1
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6
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8
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−2
|
1
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Runners-up
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| 3
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 Austria
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2
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
9
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−4
|
0
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Third place
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| 1975 Helvetia Cup winner
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Norway
First title
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Final ranking
References
