1979 Helvetia Cup

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1979 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia-Cup 1979
Tournament details
Dates27 January
Edition14
VenueSt. Ruprecht Sports Hall
LocationKlagenfurt, Austria
← 1977 1981 →

The 1979 Helvetia Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the third time Austria had hosted the Cup. The Soviet Union won the title for a second consecutive time after defeating Ireland, Norway and Wales in their group.[1][2]

Tournament

The 1979 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held on 27 January 1979. The participating countries were increased from 11 to 17. Due to the amount of countries competing in the event, the competition format was changed to a division format.[3] Five teams made their debut in the competition, which were Iceland, Italy, Malta, Poland and Portugal.

Venue

This tournament was held at the St. Ruprecht Sports Hall in Klagenfurt, Austria.[4]

Draw

Seventeen teams were divided into groups of 4, which are Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4. Group 4 is divided into Subgroup A and B. The teams in Group 4 will compete in the classification play-offs after finishing the subgroup round.[5]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 		File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 		File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 		Subgroup A
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France
Subgroup B
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland

Group stage

All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 3 3 0 19 2 +17 3 Champions
2 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 3 2 1 12 9 +3 2 Runners-up
3 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 3 1 2 7 14 −7 1 Third place
4 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 3 0 3 4 17 −13 0 Fourth place
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg 5–2 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 7–0 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg 6–1 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 6–1 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg 4–3 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 6–1 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 17 4 +13 3 Fifth place
2 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 3 2 1 9 12 −3 2 Sixth place
3 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (H) 3 1 2 11 10 +1 1 Seventh place
4 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 3 0 3 5 16 −11 0 Eighth place
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg 3–4 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 6–1 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 6–1 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg 6–1 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 5–2 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg 4–3 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 3 3 0 16 5 +11 3 Ninth place
2 File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland 3 2 1 14 7 +7 2 Tenth place
3 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 3 1 2 11 10 +1 1 Eleventh place
4 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 0 3 1 20 −19 0 Twelfth place
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg 7–0 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2–5 File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg 4–3 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg 7–0 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg 5–2 File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 6–1 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria

Group 4

Subgroup A

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 1 1 0 5 2 +3 1 13th–14th place
2 File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 1 0 1 2 5 −3 0 15th–16th place
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2–5 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria

Subgroup B

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2 2 0 12 2 +10 2 13th–14th place
2 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 2 1 1 5 9 −4 1 15th–16th place
3 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2 0 2 4 10 −6 0
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 6–1 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 7–0 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Malta File:Flag of Malta.svg 7–0 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria

13th–14th place

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1 1 0 4 3 +1 1 Thirteenth place
2 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 1 0 1 3 4 −1 0 Fourteenth place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 5–2 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
Report
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria

15th–16th place

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 1 1 0 4 3 +1 1 Fifteenth place
2 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 1 0 1 3 4 −1 0 Sixteenth place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 3–4 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta
Report
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria
 1979 Helvetia Cup winner 
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
Second title

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 3 3 0 3 +17 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 3 2 1 2 +3 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 3 1 2 1 −7 Third place
4 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 3 0 3 0 −13 Fourth place
5 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 3 +13 Group 2
6 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 3 2 1 2 −3
7 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (H) 3 1 2 1 +1
8 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 3 0 3 0 −11
9 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 3 3 0 3 +11 Group 3
10 File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland 3 2 1 2 +7
11 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 3 1 2 1 +1
12 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 0 3 0 −19
13 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3 3 0 3 +11 Group 4
14 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 2 1 1 1 +2
15 File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 2 1 1 1 −4
16 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 3 1 2 1 −5
17 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2 0 2 0 −6

References

  1. ↑ "მოკლღევდ - ბადმინტონი". Komunisti. 1979-01-30. p. 4.
  2. ↑ "НЕКОТОРЫЕ РАЗМЫШЛЕНИЯ ОБ ИТОГАХ МИНУВШЕГО СЕЗОНА МАСТЕРОВ БАДМИНТОНА". Sovetsky Sport. 1979-02-10. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  3. ↑ Scheele, H. A. E. (1979). World Badminton (6th ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 14.
  4. ↑ admin (2022-10-05). "Geschichte". ASKÖ Klagenfurt (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  5. ↑ "Badminton - Helvetia-Cup - Schweizer zufrieden". Thuner Tagblatt. 1979-02-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-06-18 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
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