1977 Helvetia Cup
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 29 – 30 January | ||
Edition | 13 | ||
Venue | Yubileyny Sports Palace | ||
Location | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
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The 1977 Helvetia Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. In 1976, the USSR Badminton Federation announced that the tournament would be held in Leningrad. The country would also make their first appearance in the championships.
The Soviet Union emerged as champions of the Helvetia Cup by defeating Ireland and East Germany in the final stage.[1] East Germany also achieved a new feat by achieving a podium position in their first ever international team tournament.[2][3]
Tournament
The 1977 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 29 to 30 January 1977. The participating countries were increased to 11. The Soviet Union and East Germany made their debut in the tournament.[4]
Venue
This tournament was held at the Yubileyny Sports Palace in Leningrad, Soviet Union.[5][6]
Draw
The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.[7]
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 |
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Group stage
All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 3 | Final |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 1 | 4th–6th place |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 1 | 7th–9th place |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 1 | 10th–11th place |
Source: Sovetsky Sport
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Ireland ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Austria ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Ireland ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Czechoslovakia ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Ireland ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Austria ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 2 | Final |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | 4th–6th place |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | 7th–9th place |
Source: Sovetsky Sport
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Soviet Union ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Wales ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Soviet Union ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 3 | Final |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 2 | 4th–6th place |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 1 | 7th–9th place |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 | 10th–11th place |
Source: Sovetsky Sport
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Norway ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_East_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Germany.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Belgium ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Norway ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_East_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Germany.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Switzerland ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_East_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Germany.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Norway ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) |
Belgium ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
Classification round
10th–11th place
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 1 | Tenth place |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 | Eleventh place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png)
30 January 1977 (1977-01-30) |
Switzerland ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
7th–9th place
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 2 | Seventh place |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 | Eighth place |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | Ninth place |
Source: Sovetsky Sport
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png)
30 January 1977 (1977-01-30) |
Austria ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png)
30 January 1977 (1977-01-30) |
Belgium ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
30 January 1977 (1977-01-30) |
Austria ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
4th–6th place
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 2 | Fourth place |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | Fifth place |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | Sixth place |
Source: National Library of Norway
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png)
30 January 1977 (1977-01-30) |
Norway ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png)
30 January 1977 (1977-01-30) |
Czechoslovakia ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png)
30 January 1977 (1977-01-30) |
Norway ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Report |
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union |
Final
Round robin
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 2 | Champions |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | Runners-up |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 0 | Third place |
Source: Sovetsky Sport
Ireland vs East Germany
![]() Ireland 4 | Yubileyny Sports Palace 30 January 1977 [8] | ![]() East Germany 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ireland vs Soviet Union
![]() Ireland 2 | Yubileyny Sports Palace 30 January 1977 [8] | ![]() Soviet Union 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Soviet Union vs East Germany
![]() Soviet Union 4 | Yubileyny Sports Palace 30 January 1977 [8] | ![]() East Germany 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1977 Helvetia Cup winner |
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![]() Soviet Union First title |
Final ranking
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
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![]() | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +16 | Champions |
![]() | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +5 | Runners-up |
![]() | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +15 | Third place |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +5 | Fourth place |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +6 | Fifth place |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −6 | Sixth place |
7 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +7 | Seventh place |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −14 | Eighth place |
9 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −15 | Ninth place |
10 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −2 | Tenth place |
11 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −18 | Eleventh place |
References
- ^ "მოკლღევდ - ბადმინტონი". Komunisti. 1977-02-01. p. 8.
- ^ "Soviets score first shuttle victory". New Nation. 1977-01-31. p. 22. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Bonne Performance de B . Schull en Espagne". La Liberté. 1977-02-02. p. 24. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Aktueller Resultatspiegel - Badminton". Der Bund. 1977-02-01. p. 17. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Новая прописка Кубка Гельвеции". Sovetsky Sport. 1977-02-01. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "БАДМИНТОН - КУБОК ГЕЛЬВЕЦИИ НА БЕРЕГАХ НЕВЫ". Sovetsky Sport. 1977-01-29. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Helvetia Cup i badminton". Sandefjords Blad. 1977-01-27. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via National Library of Norway.
- ^ a b c Federball Vol. 18 (1977), issue 2, page 3