# 1971 Helvetia Cup

The 1971 Helvetia Cup was the tenth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the second time the Netherlands have hosted the tournament. West Germany emerged as champions for the tenth time after defeating the Netherlands and Belgium in the final stage.

## Tournament

The 1971 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 24 to 25 April 1971 with nine countries participating in the tournament. Due to the increasing amount of participating teams, a new competition format was used in the tournament, with nine teams divided into groups of three.

### Venue

This tournament was held at Sporthal Varenbeuk in Heerlen, Netherlands.

### Draw

The draw was announced on 23 April 1971. The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 |
| Finland Czechoslovakia Netherlands | Austria West Germany Norway | Belgium Switzerland 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 | Netherlands (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4th–6th place |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | 7th–9th place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
* 24 April 1970 (1970-04-24)
| Netherlands | 5–2 | Finland |
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* 24 April 1970 (1970-04-24)
| Czechoslovakia | 2–5 | Finland |
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* 24 April 1970 (1970-04-24)
| Netherlands | 7–0 | Czechoslovakia |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Austria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | 4th–6th place |
| 3 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | 7th–9th place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
* 24 April 1970 (1970-04-24)
| West Germany | 7–0 | Norway |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
* 24 April 1970 (1970-04-24)
| Austria | 6–1 | Norway |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
* 24 April 1970 (1970-04-24)
| West Germany | 7–0 | Austria |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | 4th–6th place |
| 3 | Wales | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 0 | 7th–9th place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
* 24 April 1970 (1970-04-24)
| Belgium | 5–2 | Switzerland |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
* 24 April 1970 (1970-04-24)
| Wales | 3–4 | Switzerland |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
* 24 April 1970 (1970-04-24)
| Belgium | 4–3 | Wales |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands

## Classification round
### 7th–9th place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 2 | Seventh place |
| 2 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Eighth place |
| 3 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | Ninth place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Czechoslovakia | 5–2 | Wales |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Norway | 2–5 | Wales |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Czechoslovakia | 4–3 | Norway |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands

### 4th–6th place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 2 | Fourth place |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 1 | Fifth place |
| 3 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | Sixth place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Austria | 7–0 | Switzerland |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Finland | 6–1 | Switzerland |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Austria | 5–2 | Finland |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands

## Final
### Round robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Germany (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 2 | Champions |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | Third place |
Source:
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| West Germany | 6–1 | Belgium |
| Report |||
* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Netherlands | 4–3 | Belgium |
| Report |||
* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| West Germany | 5–2 | Netherlands |
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* Sporthal Varenbeuk, Netherlands
* 1971 Helvetia Cup winner
* West Germany Tenth title

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
| | West Germany (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +22 | Champions |
| | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +8 | Runners-up |
| | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −2 | Third place |
| 4 | Austria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +8 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | Fifth place |
| 6 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −14 | Sixth place |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −6 | Seventh place |
| 8 | Wales | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −2 | Eighth place |
| 9 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −16 | Ninth place |