1981 Helvetia Cup

1981 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia Cup 1981
Tournament details
Dates	22 – 24 January
Edition	15
Venue	Jotunhallen; Hjertnes Hall
Location	Sandefjord, 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

v

Iceland

22 January 1981

Ireland	7–0	Iceland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

v

Iceland

22 January 1981

Austria	4–3	Iceland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

v

Austria

22 January 1981

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

v

Switzerland

22 January 1981

Norway	7–0	Switzerland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

v

Switzerland

22 January 1981

Poland	5–2	Switzerland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

v

Poland

22 January 1981

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

v

France

22 January 1981

Wales	7–0	France
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

v

France

22 January 1981

Finland	5–2	France
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

v

Finland

22 January 1981

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

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France

23 January 1981

Switzerland	4–3	France
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

v

France

23 January 1981

Iceland	7–0	France
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

v

Iceland

23 January 1981

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

v

Poland

23 January 1981

Austria	2–5	Poland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

v

Poland

23 January 1981

Finland	3–4	Poland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

v

Finland

23 January 1981

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	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
^[7]

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
^[8]

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

^ "Helvetia Cup i Sandefjord". Sandefjords Blad. 1979-04-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via National Library of Norway.
^ "Ireland in Helvetia Cup final". Ireland's Saturday Night. 1981-01-24. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Badmintonspillere fra 20 nasjoner til Sandefjord". Sandefjords Blad. 1979-04-17. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via National Library of Norway.
^ "Hjertnes som idrettsarena". Østlands-Posten. 1981-01-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via National Library of Norway.
^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1981). World Badminton - Volume 1 (1st ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 16.
^ ^a ^b "Irland slo Wales med samme sifre". Sandefjords Blad. 1981-01-24. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via National Library of Norway.
^ "Irlenderne slo Norge 5-2". Sandefjords Blad. 1981-01-26. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via National Library of Norway.

[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.

[:0-4] "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.

[:1-7] "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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