# 1977 Helvetia Cup

The 1977 Helvetia Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. In 1976, the USSR Badminton Federation announced that the tournament would be held in Leningrad. The country would also make their first appearance in the championships.
The Soviet Union emerged as champions of the Helvetia Cup by defeating Ireland and East Germany in the final stage. East Germany also achieved a new feat by achieving a podium position in their first ever international team tournament.

## Tournament

The 1977 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 29 to 30 January 1977. The participating countries were increased to 11. The Soviet Union and East Germany made their debut in the tournament.

### Venue

This tournament was held at the Yubileyny Sports Palace in Leningrad, Soviet Union.

### Draw

The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 |
| Austria Czechoslovakia Ireland Hungary | Finland Soviet Union Wales | Belgium East Germany Norway Switzerland |

## 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 3 | Final |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 1 | 4th–6th place |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 1 | 7th–9th place |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 1 | 10th–11th place |
Source: Sovetsky Sport
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Ireland | 5–2 | Czechoslovakia |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Austria | 3–4 | Hungary |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Ireland | 5–2 | Austria |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Czechoslovakia | 5–2 | Hungary |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Ireland | 4–3 | Hungary |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Austria | 4–3 | Czechoslovakia |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | 4th–6th place |
| 3 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | 7th–9th place |
Source: Sovetsky Sport
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Soviet Union | 7–0 | Finland |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Wales | 5–2 | Finland |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Soviet Union | 6–1 | Wales |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | East Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 3 | Final |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 2 | 4th–6th place |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 1 | 7th–9th place |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 | 10th–11th place |
Source: Sovetsky Sport
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Norway | 7–0 | Switzerland |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Belgium | 0–7 | East Germany |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Norway | 6–1 | Belgium |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Switzerland | 0–7 | East Germany |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Norway | 2–5 | East Germany |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)
| Belgium | 5–2 | Switzerland |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

## Classification round
### 10th–11th place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 1 | Tenth place |
| 2 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 | Eleventh place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
* 30 January 1977 (1977-01-30)
| Switzerland | 3–4 | Hungary |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

### 7th–9th place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 2 | Seventh place |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 | Eighth place |
| 3 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | Ninth place |
Source: Sovetsky Sport
* 30 January 1977 (1977-01-30)
| Austria | 6–1 | Finland |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 30 January 1977 (1977-01-30)
| Belgium | 3–4 | Finland |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 30 January 1977 (1977-01-30)
| Austria | 6–1 | Belgium |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

### 4th–6th place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 2 | Fourth place |
| 2 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | Fifth place |
| 3 | Wales | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | Sixth place |
Source: National Library of Norway
* 30 January 1977 (1977-01-30)
| Norway | 4–3 | Wales |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 30 January 1977 (1977-01-30)
| Czechoslovakia | 5–2 | Wales |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union
* 30 January 1977 (1977-01-30)
| Norway | 2–5 | Czechoslovakia |
| Report |||
* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

## Final
### Round robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 2 | Champions |
| 2 | Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | Runners-up |
| 3 | East Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 0 | Third place |
Source: Sovetsky Sport

#### Soviet Union vs East Germany

* 1977 Helvetia Cup winner
* Soviet Union First title

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
| | Soviet Union (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +16 | Champions |
| | Ireland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +5 | Runners-up |
| | East Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +15 | Third place |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +5 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +6 | Fifth place |
| 6 | Wales | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −6 | Sixth place |
| 7 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +7 | Seventh place |
| 8 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −14 | Eighth place |
| 9 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −15 | Ninth place |
| 10 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −2 | Tenth place |
| 11 | Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −18 | Eleventh place |