# 1970 Helvetia Cup

The 1970 Helvetia Cup was the ninth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the second time West Germany has hosted the event.
Hosts West Germany won their ninth consecutive title by defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in the final. In the playoff for third place, Wales defeated Norway 4–3. In the classification round, Czechoslovakia defeated Austria 5–2 for fifth place while Switzerland defeated Finland for seventh place.

## Tournament

The 1970 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 25 to 26 April 1970 with eight countries participating in the event.

### Venue

This tournament was held at the Stadionhalle in Neuss, West Germany.

### Draw

The draw was announced on 5 April 1970. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B.
| Group A | Group B |
| Czechoslovakia Netherlands Switzerland Wales | Austria Finland West Germany Norway |

## Group stage

All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 3 | Final |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 2 | 3rd–4th place |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 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
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Netherlands | 7–0 | Czechoslovakia |
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* Stadionhalle, West Germany
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Wales | 5–2 | Switzerland |
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* Stadionhalle, West Germany
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Netherlands | 7–0 | Wales |
| Report |||
* Stadionhalle, West Germany
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Czechoslovakia | 6–1 | Switzerland |
| Report |||
* Stadionhalle, West Germany
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Netherlands | 7–0 | Switzerland |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Czechoslovakia | 3–4 | Wales |
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* Bygdøhus Arena, Norway

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Germany (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 3 | Final |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 2 | 3rd–4th place |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | 5th–6th place |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | 7th–8th place |
Source: e-newspaperarchives.ch
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| West Germany | 6–1 | Austria |
| Report |||
* Stadionhalle, West Germany
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Norway | 7–0 | Finland |
| Report |||
* Stadionhalle, West Germany
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| West Germany | 7–0 | Norway |
| Report |||
* Stadionhalle, West Germany
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Austria | 7–0 | Finland |
| Report |||
* Stadionhalle, West Germany
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| West Germany | 7–0 | Finland |
| Report |||
* Stadionhalle, West Germany
* 25 April 1970 (1970-04-25)
| Austria | 3–4 | Norway |
| Report |||
* Stadionhalle, West Germany

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

* 26 April 1970 (1970-04-26)
| Finland | 2–5 | Switzerland |
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* Stadionhalle, West Germany

### 5th–6th place

* 26 April 1970 (1970-04-26)
| Austria | 2–5 | Czechoslovakia |
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* Stadionhalle, West Germany

### 3rd–4th place

* 26 April 1970 (1970-04-26)
| Norway | 3–4 | Wales |
| Report |||
* Stadionhalle, West Germany

### Final
#### West Germany vs Netherlands

* 1970 Helvetia Cup winner
* West Germany Eighth title

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
| | West Germany (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +20 | Champions |
| | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +16 | Runners-up |
| | Wales | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +6 | Third place |
| 4 | Norway | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +8 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +4 | Fifth place |
| 6 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −16 | Sixth place |
| 7 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −16 | Seventh place |
| 8 | Finland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −18 | Eighth place |