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1963 Helvetia Cup

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1963 Helvetia Cup
Cup der Nationen dei Badminton 1962
Tournament details
Dates27 – 28 April
Edition2
VenueHäberlstraße Sports Centre
LocationMunich, West Germany
1962 1964

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

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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

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This tournament was held at the Häberlstraße Sports Centre in Munich, West Germany.

Draw

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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

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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  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

27 April 1963 (1963-04-27)
West Germany  8–0  Belgium
Report
Häberlstraße Sports Centre, West Germany
27 April 1963 (1963-04-27)
West Germany  8–0   Switzerland
Report
Häberlstraße Sports Centre, West Germany
27 April 1963 (1963-04-27)
Belgium  8–0   Switzerland
Report
Häberlstraße Sports Centre, West Germany

Group 2

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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

27 April 1963 (1963-04-27)
Netherlands  2–6  Austria
Report
Häberlstraße Sports Centre, West Germany

Classification round

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3rd–4th place

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* : Belgium won by game difference; 10–9.

Final

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 1963 Helvetia Cup winner 

West Germany
Second title

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  West Germany 3 3 0 3 +22 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Austria 3 2 1 2 +6 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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  1. ^ "Badminton - Nederland 4de in Cupwedstrijd". Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant. 1963-05-02. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  2. ^ "Op vierde plaats". De Telegraaf. 1963-04-29. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  3. ^ "Die erste Coupe des Nations". Die Tat. 1962-03-12. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-06-09 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  4. ^ "Badminton". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 1963-05-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-06-10 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  5. ^ Badminton-Rundschau (PDF) (6th ed.). Badminton Landesverband NRW. 1963-06-05.