# 1968 Helvetia Cup

The 1968 Helvetia Cup was the seventh edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. In October 1967, the Norwegian Badminton Federation announced that the next two Helvetia Cup tournaments would be held in Oslo and Prague.
West Germany won their seventh consecutive title by defeating hosts Norway 5–2 in the final. In the playoff for third place, the Netherlands defeated Austria 6–1. In the classification round, Belgium defeated Finland 4–3 for fifth place while Switzerland defeated Czechoslovakia for seventh place.

## Tournament

The 1968 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 27 to 28 April 1968. Two new participating nations entered the competition, which were Finland and Czechoslovakia.

### Venue

This tournament was held at the Bygdøhus Arena in Oslo, Norway.

### Draw

The draw was announced on 25 April 1968. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B.
| Group A | Group B |
| Belgium West Germany Norway Switzerland | Austria Czechoslovakia Finland Netherlands |

## 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 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Norway (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 1 | 5th–6th place |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 | 7th–8th place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| West Germany | 7–0 | Switzerland |
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* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| Belgium | 3–4 | Norway |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| West Germany | 5–2 | Norway |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| Belgium | 6–1 | Switzerland |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| West Germany | 5–2 | Belgium |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| Norway | 7–0 | Switzerland |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | 5th–6th place |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | 7th–8th place |
Source: Delpher
* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| Netherlands | 7–0 | Finland |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| Austria | 7–0 | Czechoslovakia |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| Netherlands | 6–1 | Austria |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| Finland | 4–3 | Czechoslovakia |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| Netherlands | 7–0 | Czechoslovakia |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
* 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
| Austria | 7–0 | Finland |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

## Classification round
### 7th–8th place

* 28 April 1968 (1968-04-28)
| Switzerland | 4–3 | Czechoslovakia |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

### 5th–6th place

* 28 April 1968 (1968-04-28)
| Belgium | 4–3 | Finland |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 27 April | 27 April |
| West Germany | 5 |
| West Germany | 5 | 28 April | 28 April |
| Austria | 2 | 28 April | 28 April |
| Austria | 2 | West Germany | 5 |
| 27 April | 27 April | | West Germany | 5 |
| 27 April | 27 April | Norway | 2 |
| Norway | 4 | Norway | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | | |
| Netherlands | 3 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | 28 April | 28 April |
| | | Netherlands | 6 |
| | | Austria | 1 |

### Final
#### West Germany vs Norway

* 1968 Helvetia Cup winner
* West Germany Seventh title

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
| | West Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +21 | Champions |
| | Norway (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +3 | Runners-up |
| | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +23 | Third place |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | Fifth place |
| 6 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −14 | Sixth place |
| 7 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −18 | Seventh place |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −16 | Eighth place |