1981 Helvetia Cup

Badminton event
Badminton tournament
1981 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia Cup 1981
Tournament details
Dates22 – 24 January
Edition15
VenueJotunhallen
Hjertnes Hall
LocationSandefjord, Norway
← 1979 1983 →

The 1981 Helvetia Cup was the fifteenth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. In 1979, Norway won the rights to host the tournament after the finals of the 1979 Helvetia Cup.[1]

Ireland created history when the team won their first title in the tournament, beating the hosts and Wales in the final round.[2] Poland achieved a new high by finishing in fourth place, defeating Austria and Finland in the fourth to sixth place playoffs.[3]

Tournament

The 1981 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 22 to 24 January 1981 with nine countries participating in the tournament. The tournament was organized with the help of the Sandefjord Badminton Club (SaBK).[4]

Venue

The group matches were held at the Jotunhallen while the final matches were held at the Hjertnes Hall in Sandefjord, Norway.[4][5]

Draw

The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.[6]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
 Austria
 Ireland
 Iceland 		 Norway
 Poland
  Switzerland 		 Finland
 France
 Wales

Group stage

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

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 2 2 0 14 0 +14 2 Final
2  Austria 2 1 1 4 10 −6 1 4th–6th place
3  Iceland 2 0 2 3 11 −8 0 7th–9th place

Source: National Library of Norway

Ireland  v  Iceland
22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
Ireland  7–0  Iceland
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway
Austria  v  Iceland
22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
Austria  4–3  Iceland
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway
Ireland  v  Austria
22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
Ireland  7–0  Austria
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Norway (H) 2 2 0 14 0 +14 2 Final
2  Poland 2 1 1 5 9 −4 1 4th–6th place
3   Switzerland 2 0 2 2 12 −10 0 7th–9th place

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

Norway  v   Switzerland
22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
Norway  7–0   Switzerland
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway
Poland  v   Switzerland
22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
Poland  5–2   Switzerland
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway
Norway  v  Poland
22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
Norway  7–0  Poland
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 2 2 0 12 2 +10 2 Final
2  Finland 2 1 1 7 7 0 1 4th–6th place
3  France 2 0 2 2 12 −10 0 7th–9th place

Source: National Library of Norway

Wales  v  France
22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
Wales  7–0  France
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway
Finland  v  France
22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
Finland  5–2  France
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway
Wales  v  Finland
22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
Wales  5–2  Finland
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway

Classification round

7th–9th place

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Iceland 2 2 0 14 0 +14 2 Seventh place
2   Switzerland 2 1 1 4 10 −6 1 Eighth place
3  France 2 0 2 3 11 −8 0 Ninth place

Source: National Library of Norway

Switzerland  v  France
23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
Switzerland  4–3  France
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway
Iceland  v  France
23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
Iceland  7–0  France
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway
Switzerland  v  Iceland
23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
Switzerland  0–7  Iceland
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway

4th–6th place

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 2 2 0 9 5 +4 2 Fourth place
2  Finland 2 1 1 7 7 0 1 Fifth place
3  Austria 2 0 2 5 9 −4 0 Sixth place

Source: National Library of Norway

Austria  v  Poland
23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
Austria  2–5  Poland
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway
Finland  v  Poland
23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
Finland  3–4  Poland
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway
Austria  v  Finland
23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
Austria  3–4  Finland
Report
Jotunhallen, Norway

Final

Round robin

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 2 2 0 10 4 +6 2 Champions
2  Norway (H) 2 1 1 7 7 0 1 Runners-up
3  Wales 2 0 2 4 10 −6 0 Third place

Source: National Library of Norway

Norway vs Wales


Norway
5 		Hjertnes Hall
24 January 1981
[7]
Wales
2
1 2 3
1 Norway
Wales 		Hans Christian Seeberg
Philip Sutton 		4
15 		15
10 		13
15 		 
2 Norway
Wales 		Petter Thoresen
Mark Richards 		18
14 		18
13 		   
3 Norway
Wales 		Haakon Ringdal
Lim Yim Chong 		15
5 		15
7 		   
4 Norway
Wales		 Else Thoresen
Angela Nelson 		11
1 		11
6 		   
5 Norway
Wales		 Haakon Ringdal / Petter Thoresen
Richard Eastwood / Philip Sutton 		18
15 		15
10 		   
6 Norway
Wales		 Kari Histøl / Marianne Wikdal
Linda Blake / Sian Williams 		6
15 		3
15 		   
7 Norway
Wales		 Hans Christian Seeberg / Else Thoresen
Lim Yim Chong / Linda Blake 		15
7 		15
8 		   

Ireland vs Wales


Ireland
5 		Hjertnes Hall
24 January 1981
[7]
Wales
2
1 2 3
1 Republic of Ireland
Wales 		Colin Bell
Philip Sutton 		5
15 		4
15 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Wales 		Bill Thompson
Mark Richards 		15
7 		14
18 		15
12 		 
3 Republic of Ireland
Wales 		Peter Ferguson
Lim Yim Chong 		11
15 		16
18 		   
4 Republic of Ireland
Wales		 Diane Underwood
Sian Williams 		11
1 		11
2 		   
5 Republic of Ireland
Wales		 Clifford McIlwaine / Bill Thompson
Richard Eastwood / Philip Sutton 		15
5 		18
13 		   
6 Republic of Ireland
Wales		 Mary Dinan / Wendy Orr
Linda Blake / Sian Williams 		18
16 		15
11 		   
7 Republic of Ireland
Wales		 Frazer Evans / Mary Dinan
Lim Yim Chong / Linda Blake 		11
15 		15
8 		15
12 		 

Ireland vs Norway


Ireland
5 		Hjertnes Hall
24 January 1981
[8]
Norway
2
1 2 3
1 Republic of Ireland
Norway 		Colin Bell
Hans Christian Seeberg 		9
15 		10
15 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Norway 		Bill Thompson
Petter Thoresen 		7
15 		18
14 		18
17 		 
3 Republic of Ireland
Norway 		Peter Ferguson
Haakon Ringdal 		5
15 		1
15 		   
4 Republic of Ireland
Norway		 Diane Underwood
Else Thoresen 		11
5 		11
3 		   
5 Republic of Ireland
Norway		 Clifford McIlwaine / Bill Thompson
Haakon Ringdal / Petter Thoresen 		15
6 		15
10 		   
6 Republic of Ireland
Norway		 Mary Dinan / Wendy Orr
Kari Histøl / Marianne Wikdal 		15
9 		7
15 		15
6 		 
7 Republic of Ireland
Norway		 Frazer Evans / Mary Dinan
Hans Christian Seeberg / Else Thoresen 		7
15 		15
1 		15
2 		 


 1981 Helvetia Cup winner 

Ireland
First title

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ireland 4 4 0 4 +20 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Norway (H) 4 3 1 3 +14 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Wales 4 2 2 2 +4 Third place
4  Poland 4 3 1 3 0 Fourth place
5  Finland 4 2 2 2 0 Fifth place
6  Austria 4 1 3 1 −10 Sixth place
7  Iceland 4 2 2 2 +6 Seventh place
8   Switzerland 4 1 3 1 −16 Eighth place
9  France 4 0 4 0 −18 Ninth place

References

  1. ^ "Helvetia Cup i Sandefjord". Sandefjords Blad. 1979-04-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via National Library of Norway.
  2. ^ "Ireland in Helvetia Cup final". Ireland's Saturday Night. 1981-01-24. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Coupe helvétique de badminton en Norvège - Victoire de l'Irlande, la Suisse huitième". L'Impartial. 1981-01-29. p. 26. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  4. ^ a b "Badmintonspillere fra 20 nasjoner til Sandefjord". Sandefjords Blad. 1979-04-17. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via National Library of Norway.
  5. ^ "Hjertnes som idrettsarena". Østlands-Posten. 1981-01-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via National Library of Norway.
  6. ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1981). World Badminton - Volume 1 (1st ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 16.
  7. ^ a b "Irland slo Wales med samme sifre". Sandefjords Blad. 1981-01-24. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via National Library of Norway.
  8. ^ "Irlenderne slo Norge 5-2". Sandefjords Blad. 1981-01-26. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via National Library of Norway.