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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.

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

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).

Venue

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

Draw

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

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	7–0	Iceland
Report

Austria	4–3	Iceland
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Ireland	7–0	Austria
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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	7–0	Switzerland
Report

Poland	5–2	Switzerland
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Norway	7–0	Poland
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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	7–0	France
Report

Finland	5–2	France
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Wales	5–2	Finland
Report

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	4–3	France
Report

Iceland	7–0	France
Report

Switzerland	0–7	Iceland
Report

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	2–5	Poland
Report

Finland	3–4	Poland
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Austria	3–4	Finland
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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		Wales 2
1 2 3 1 Hans Christian Seeberg Philip Sutton 4 15 15 10 13 15   2 Petter Thoresen Mark Richards 18 14 18 13     3 Haakon Ringdal Lim Yim Chong 15 5 15 7     4 Else Thoresen Angela Nelson 11 1 11 6     5 Haakon Ringdal / Petter Thoresen Richard Eastwood / Philip Sutton 18 15 15 10     6 Kari Histøl / Marianne Wikdal Linda Blake / Sian Williams 6 15 3 15     7 Hans Christian Seeberg / Else Thoresen Lim Yim Chong / Linda Blake 15 7 15 8

Ireland vs Wales

Ireland 5	Hjertnes Hall 24 January 1981		Wales 2
1 2 3 1 Colin Bell Philip Sutton 5 15 4 15     2 Bill Thompson Mark Richards 15 7 14 18 15 12   3 Peter Ferguson Lim Yim Chong 11 15 16 18     4 Diane Underwood Sian Williams 11 1 11 2     5 Clifford McIlwaine / Bill Thompson Richard Eastwood / Philip Sutton 15 5 18 13     6 Mary Dinan / Wendy Orr Linda Blake / Sian Williams 18 16 15 11     7 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		Norway 2
1 2 3 1 Colin Bell Hans Christian Seeberg 9 15 10 15     2 Bill Thompson Petter Thoresen 7 15 18 14 18 17   3 Peter Ferguson Haakon Ringdal 5 15 1 15     4 Diane Underwood Else Thoresen 11 5 11 3     5 Clifford McIlwaine / Bill Thompson Haakon Ringdal / Petter Thoresen 15 6 15 10     6 Mary Dinan / Wendy Orr Kari Histøl / Marianne Wikdal 15 9 7 15 15 6   7 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
	Ireland	4	4	0	4	+20	Champions
	Norway (H)	4	3	1	3	+14	Runners-up
	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. ^ "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. ^ "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.

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