# 1981 Helvetia Cup

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.
Ireland created history when the team won their first title in the tournament, beating the hosts and Wales in the final round. Poland achieved a new high by finishing in fourth place, defeating Austria and Finland in the fourth to sixth place playoffs.

## 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).

### Venue

The group matches were held at the Jotunhallen while the final matches were held at the Hjertnes Hall in Sandefjord, Norway.

### Draw

The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.
| 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
* 22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
| Ireland | 7–0 | Iceland |
| Report |||
* Jotunhallen, Norway
* 22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
| Austria | 4–3 | Iceland |
| Report |||
* Jotunhallen, Norway
* 22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
| 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
* 22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
| Norway | 7–0 | Switzerland |
| Report |||
* Jotunhallen, Norway
* 22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
| Poland | 5–2 | Switzerland |
| Report |||
* Jotunhallen, Norway
* 22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
| 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
* 22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
| Wales | 7–0 | France |
| Report |||
* Jotunhallen, Norway
* 22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
| Finland | 5–2 | France |
| Report |||
* Jotunhallen, Norway
* 22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)
| 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
* 23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
| Switzerland | 4–3 | France |
| Report |||
* Jotunhallen, Norway
* 23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
| Iceland | 7–0 | France |
| Report |||
* Jotunhallen, Norway
* 23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
| 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
* 23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
| Austria | 2–5 | Poland |
| Report |||
* Jotunhallen, Norway
* 23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
| Finland | 3–4 | Poland |
| Report |||
* Jotunhallen, Norway
* 23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)
| 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

#### Ireland vs Norway

* 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 |