1973 Helvetia Cup Explained

1973 Helvetia Cup Helvetia-Cup 1973
Dates:	27 – 28 April
Number Edition:	11
Venue:	Graz Badminton Centre
Location:	Graz, Austria
Previous:	1971
Next:	1975

The 1973 Helvetia Cup was the eleventh edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the second time Austria have hosted the tournament. New countries were introduced and made their debut in the tournament following the absence of powerhouses West Germany and the Netherlands.

Czechoslovakia made history by winning the Helvetia Cup for the first time, defeating Norway and Austria in the final stage.^{[1] [2]} In the classification rounds, Yugoslavia placed first in their group by defeating Switzerland and Hungary while Finland won their group by defeating Wales and Belgium.^[3]

Tournament

The 1973 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 27 to 28 April 1973 with nine countries participating in the tournament. Hungary and Yugoslavia made their debut in the tournament, replacing the two slots that were originally for West Germany and the Netherlands.

Venue

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

Draw

The draw was announced on 23 April 1973. The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.^[4]

Group stage

Group 1

width=20		width=165	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=95	Qualification
1		2	2	0	9	5	+4	2	Final
2		2	1	1	6	8	−2	1	4th–6th place
3		2	0	2	6	8	−2	0	7th–9th place

Source: National Library of Norway

Group 2

width=20		width=165	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=95	Qualification
1	(H)	2	2	0	13	1	+12	2	Final
2		2	1	1	7	7	0	1	4th–6th place
3		2	0	2	1	13	−12	0	7th–9th place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

Group 3

width=20		width=165	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=95	Qualification
1		2	2	0	11	3	+8	2	Final
2		2	1	1	7	7	0	1	4th–6th place
3		2	0	2	3	11	−8	0	7th–9th place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

Classification round

7th–9th place

width=20		width=165	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=95	Qualification
1		2	2	0	8	6	+2	2	Seventh place
2		2	1	1	7	7	0	1	Eighth place
3		2	0	2	6	8	−2	0	Ninth place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

4th–6th place

width=20		width=165	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=95	Qualification
1		2	2	0	13	1	+12	2	Fourth place
2		2	1	1	4	10	−6	1	Fifth place
3		2	0	2	4	10	−6	0	Sixth place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

Final

Round robin

width=20		width=165	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=95	Qualification
1		2	2	0	9	5	+4	2	Champions
2		2	1	1	6	8	−2	1	Runners-up
3	(H)	2	0	2	6	8	−2	0	Third place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

Austria vs Czechoslovakia

Final ranking

	Team						Final result
		4	4	0	4	+12	Champions
		4	3	1	3	+2	Runners-up
	(H)	4	2	2	2	+10	Third place
4		4	3	1	3	+10	Fourth place
5		4	2	2	2	−6	Fifth place
6		4	1	3	1	−6	Sixth place
7		4	2	2	2	−6	Seventh place
8		4	1	3	1	−12	Eighth place
9		4	0	4	0	−4	Ninth place

Notes and References

1. News: 1973-04-30 . Badmintonu . limited . 2024-06-14 . . 5.
2. News: 1973-05-02 . Seier og tap i badminton . 2024-06-14 . Kongsberg Tidende . 7 . National Library of Norway.
3. News: 1973-04-30 . Tschechoslowakei gewann Helvetia-Cup in Graz . 2024-06-14 . . 33 . e-newspaperarchvies.ch.
4. Book: Scheele, H. A. E. . World Badminton . International Badminton Federation . 1973 . 10th . 6 . en.