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The 1975 Helvetia Cup was the twelfth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the second time Belgium have hosted the tournament after Brussels in 1966. Czechoslovakia could not defend their title after the team declined participation for the tournament.

Norway made history after winning the tournament for the first time, beating Yugoslavia and Austria in the final stage. Yugoslavia also made history by reaching their first ever final in the Cup since their debut two years prior.

Tournament

The 1975 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 26 to 27 April 1975 with nine countries participating in the tournament. France made their first appearance in the Cup since the team's withdrawal in 1962. Czechoslovakia were unable to field a team for the tournament, therefore the team did not participate. Portugal were initially due to make their debut in the tournament but later withdrew.

Venue

This tournament was held at the St. Ursula Institute Sports Hall in Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium.

Draw

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

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Austria  Belgium   Switzerland	Finland  Ireland  Norway	France  Wales  Yugoslavia

Group stage

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

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	2	2	0	8	6	+2	2	Final
2	Belgium (H)	2	1	1	8	6	+2	1	4th–6th place
3	Switzerland	2	0	2	5	9	−4	0	7th–9th place

Austria	4–3	Switzerland

Belgium	5–2	Switzerland

Austria	4–3	Belgium

Group 2

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

Norway	5–2	Finland

Ireland	6–1	Finland

Norway	5–2	Ireland

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yugoslavia	2	2	0	10	4	+6	2	Final
2	Wales	2	1	1	10	4	+6	1	4th–6th place
3	France	2	0	2	1	13	−12	0	7th–9th place

Yugoslavia	6–1	France

Wales	7–0	France

Yugoslavia	4–3	Wales

Classification round

7th–9th place

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	2	2	0	10	4	+6	2	Seventh place
2	Finland	2	1	1	9	5	+4	1	Eighth place
3	France	2	0	2	2	12	−10	0	Ninth place

Switzerland	6–1	France

Finland	6–1	France

Switzerland	4–3	Finland

4th–6th place

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	2	2	0	9	5	+4	2	Fourth place
2	Wales	2	1	1	6	8	−2	1	Fifth place
3	Belgium (H)	2	0	2	6	8	−2	0	Sixth place

Wales	2–5	Ireland

Belgium	3–4	Ireland

Wales	4–3	Belgium

Final

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	2	2	0	10	4	+6	2	Champions
2	Yugoslavia	2	1	1	6	8	−2	1	Runners-up
3	Austria	2	0	2	5	9	−4	0	Third place

Source: National Library of Norway

Norway	6–1	Yugoslavia
Report

Austria	2–5	Yugoslavia
Report

Norway	4–3	Austria
Report

1975 Helvetia Cup winner
Norway First title

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	MD	Final result
	Norway	4	4	0	4	+12	Champions
	Yugoslavia	4	3	1	3	+4	Runners-up
	Austria	4	2	2	2	−2	Third place
4	Ireland	4	3	1	3	+6	Fourth place
5	Wales	4	2	2	2	+4	Fifth place
6	Belgium (H)	4	1	3	1	0	Sixth place
7	Switzerland	4	2	2	2	+2	Seventh place
8	Finland	4	1	3	1	−4	Eighth place
9	France	4	0	4	0	−22	Ninth place

References

1. Scheele, H. A. E. (1975). World Badminton (20th ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 15.
2. "Badminton-landslagets første seier i Helvetia Cup". Sandefjords Blad. 1975-05-03. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via National Library of Norway.
3. "Norsk seier i Helvetia Cup". Arbeiderbladet. 1975-04-28. p. 18. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via National Library of Norway.
4. "Badminton: Internationale Einsätze der Schweizer". Freiburger Nachrichten. 1975-04-24. p. 17. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
5. "BadmintonEurope.com - Annals of BEC". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

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