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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

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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

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

Draw

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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
 Ireland
 Norway
 Soviet Union
 Wales 		 Austria
 Czechoslovakia
 Hungary
 Yugoslavia 		 Finland
 Poland
 Belgium
 Portugal 		Subgroup A
 Iceland
 France
Subgroup B
 Italy
 Malta
  Switzerland

Group stage

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

Group 1

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

Group 2

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

Group 3

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

Group 4

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Subgroup A

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

Subgroup B

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

13th–14th place

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 1 1 0 4 3 +1 1 Thirteenth place
2  Iceland 1 0 1 3 4 −1 0 Fourteenth place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Switzerland  5–2  Iceland
Report
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria

15th–16th place

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  France 1 1 0 4 3 +1 1 Fifteenth place
2  Malta 1 0 1 3 4 −1 0 Sixteenth place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
France  3–4  Malta
Report
St. Ruprecht Sports Hall, Austria


 1979 Helvetia Cup winner 

Soviet Union
Second title

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union 3 3 0 3 +17 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ireland 3 2 1 2 +3 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Norway 3 1 2 1 −7 Third place
4  Wales 3 0 3 0 −13 Fourth place
5  Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 3 +13 Group 2
6  Hungary 3 2 1 2 −3
7  Austria (H) 3 1 2 1 +1
8  Yugoslavia 3 0 3 0 −11
9  Finland 3 3 0 3 +11 Group 3
10  Poland 3 2 1 2 +7
11  Belgium 3 1 2 1 +1
12  Portugal 3 0 3 0 −19
13   Switzerland 3 3 0 3 +11 Group 4
14  Iceland 2 1 1 1 +2
15  France 2 1 1 1 −4
16  Malta 3 1 2 1 −5
17  Italy 2 0 2 0 −6

References

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  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 German). 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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