French
Deutsch1963 Helvetia Cup
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 27 – 28 April | ||
| Edition | 2 | ||
| Venue | Häberlstraße Sports Centre | ||
| Location | Munich, West Germany | ||
| |||
The 1963 Helvetia Cup (also known as the 1963 Badminton Cup of Nations) was the second edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. After Switzerland's success of hosting the first Helvetia Cup in 1962, Munich was named host of the second edition of the tournament in 1963.
The hosts West Germany defended their title after defeating an improving Austrian team by 7–1 in the final. In the playoff for third place, Belgium pulled off an upset by defeating runners-up of the last edition, the Netherlands.[1][2]
Tournament
[edit]The 1963 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 27 to 28 April 1963 with the participation of five countries in the Central European region, which were Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.[3]
Venue
[edit]This tournament was held at the Häberlstraße Sports Centre in Munich, West Germany.
Draw
[edit]The draw was announced on 26 April 1963. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group 1 and Group 2.[4]
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
 Belgium West Germany Switzerland |  Austria Netherlands |
Group stage
[edit]All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Group 1
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3rd–4th place |
| 3 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
Group 2
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 1 | Final |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 3rd–4th place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
Classification round
[edit]3rd–4th place
[edit] Netherlands 4 | Häberlstraße Sports Centre 28 April 1963 |  Belgium* 4* | ||
- * : Belgium won by game difference; 10–9.
Final
[edit] West Germany 7 | Häberlstraße Sports Centre 28 April 1963 [5] |  Austria 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 Helvetia Cup winner |
|---|
West Germany Second title |
Final ranking
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +22 | Champions |
 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +6 | Runners-up |
 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Third place |
| 4 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Switzerland (H) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −16 | Eliminated in group stage |
References
[edit]- ^ "Badminton - Nederland 4de in Cupwedstrijd". Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant. 1963-05-02. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Op vierde plaats". De Telegraaf. 1963-04-29. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Die erste Coupe des Nations". Die Tat. 1962-03-12. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-06-09 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Badminton". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 1963-05-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-06-10 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ Badminton-Rundschau (PDF) (6th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1963-06-05.