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The 1969 Helvetia Cup was the eighth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. Prague was announced as the host for the Helvetia Cup after Oslo in 1968.

West Germany won their eighth consecutive title by defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in the final. In the playoff for third place, Austria defeated Czechoslovakia 6–1. In the classification round, Wales defeated Norway 6–1 for fifth place while Finland defeated Switzerland for seventh place.

Tournament

The 1969 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 26 to 27 April 1969. Eight countries competed in the tournament, with Wales making their first ever appearance in the tournament.

Venue

This tournament was held at the Hala Pražské Sparty in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Draw

The draw was announced on 25 April 1969. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B.

Group A	Group B
Finland  West Germany  Netherlands   Switzerland	Austria  Czechoslovakia  Norway  Wales

Group stage

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Germany	3	3	0	19	2	+17	3	Knockout stage
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	15	6	+9	2
3	Finland	3	1	2	6	15	−9	1	Classification round
4	Switzerland	3	0	3	2	19	−17	0

Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch

West Germany	7–0	Finland
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Netherlands	7–0	Switzerland
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West Germany	7–0	Switzerland
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Netherlands	6–1	Finland
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West Germany	5–2	Netherlands
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Finland	5–2	Switzerland
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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	3	3	0	13	8	+5	3	Knockout stage
2	Czechoslovakia (H)	3	2	1	10	11	−1	2
3	Norway	3	1	2	10	11	−1	1	Classification round
4	Wales	3	0	3	9	12	−3	0

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Norway	3–4	Czechoslovakia
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Austria	4–3	Wales
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Austria	4–3	Norway
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Czechoslovakia	4–3	Wales
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Austria	5–2	Czechoslovakia
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Norway	4–3	Wales
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Classification round

Bracket

	Fifth to sixth place				Fifth place
	26 April
	Norway	5
					27 April
	Switzerland	2
					Norway	1
	26 April
					Wales	6
	Wales	4
	Finland	3
					Seventh place
					27 April
					Switzerland	3
					Finland	4

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	26 April
	West Germany	7
					27 April
	Czechoslovakia	0
					West Germany	4
	26 April
					Netherlands	3
	Austria	2
	Netherlands	5
					Third place play-off
					27 April
					Czechoslovakia	1
					Austria	6

1969 Helvetia Cup winner
West Germany Eighth title

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	MD	Final result
	West Germany	5	5	0	5	+25	Champions
	Netherlands	5	3	2	3	+11	Runners-up
	Austria	5	4	1	4	+7	Third place
4	Czechoslovakia (H)	5	2	3	2	−13	Fourth place
5	Wales	5	2	3	2	+3	Eliminated in group stage
6	Norway	5	2	3	2	−3
7	Finland	5	2	3	2	−9
8	Switzerland	5	0	5	0	−21

References

1. "Helvetia Cup, viktigste badmintonarrangement - går i Oslo i april 1968". Sandefjords Blad. 1967-10-12. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via National Library of Norway.
2. "Aktueller Resultatspiegel - Badminton". Der Bund. 1969-05-01. p. 21. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
3. "WEGWIJZER VOOR SPORT EN SPEL BETAALD VOETBAL". Algemeen Handelsblad. 1969-04-25. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
4. "1959-1969 - Období expanze :: TJ SPOJE PRAHA". tjspoje.webnode.cz. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
5. "Badminton v ČR – 50 let badmintonu v českých zemích | Badminton web". www.badmintonweb.cz. Retrieved 2024-06-13.

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