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.^[1]

1981 Helvetia Cup
Helvetia Cup 1981

Tournament details
Dates	22 – 24 January
Edition	15
Venue	Jotunhallen Hjertnes Hall
Location	Sandefjord, Norway
← 1979 1983 →

Ireland created history when the team won their first title in the tournament, beating the hosts and Wales in the final round.^[2] Poland achieved a new high by finishing in fourth place, defeating Austria and Finland in the fourth to sixth place playoffs.^[3]

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).^[4]

Venue

The group matches were held at the Jotunhallen while the final matches were held at the Hjertnes Hall in Sandefjord, Norway.^[4][5]

Draw

The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.^[6]

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

Ireland  v  Iceland

22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)

Ireland	7–0	Iceland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

Austria  v  Iceland

22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)

Austria	4–3	Iceland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

Ireland  v  Austria

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
(H) Host

Norway  v   Switzerland

22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)

Norway	7–0	Switzerland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

Poland  v   Switzerland

22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)

Poland	5–2	Switzerland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

Norway  v  Poland

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

Wales  v  France

22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)

Wales	7–0	France
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

Finland  v  France

22 January 1981 (1981-01-22)

Finland	5–2	France
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

Wales  v  Finland

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

Switzerland  v  France

23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)

Switzerland	4–3	France
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

Iceland  v  France

23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)

Iceland	7–0	France
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

Switzerland  v  Iceland

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

Austria  v  Poland

23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)

Austria	2–5	Poland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

Finland  v  Poland

23 January 1981 (1981-01-23)

Finland	3–4	Poland
Report

Jotunhallen, Norway

Austria  v  Finland

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
(H) Host

Norway vs Wales

Norway 5	Hjertnes Hall 24 January 1981 [7]		Wales 2
1 2 3 1 Hans Christian Seeberg Philip Sutton 4 15 15 10 13 15   2 Petter Thoresen Mark Richards 18 14 18 13     3 Haakon Ringdal Lim Yim Chong 15 5 15 7     4 Else Thoresen Angela Nelson 11 1 11 6     5 Haakon Ringdal / Petter Thoresen Richard Eastwood / Philip Sutton 18 15 15 10     6 Kari Histøl / Marianne Wikdal Linda Blake / Sian Williams 6 15 3 15     7 Hans Christian Seeberg / Else Thoresen Lim Yim Chong / Linda Blake 15 7 15 8

Ireland vs Wales

Ireland 5	Hjertnes Hall 24 January 1981 [7]		Wales 2
1 2 3 1 Colin Bell Philip Sutton 5 15 4 15     2 Bill Thompson Mark Richards 15 7 14 18 15 12   3 Peter Ferguson Lim Yim Chong 11 15 16 18     4 Diane Underwood Sian Williams 11 1 11 2     5 Clifford McIlwaine / Bill Thompson Richard Eastwood / Philip Sutton 15 5 18 13     6 Mary Dinan / Wendy Orr Linda Blake / Sian Williams 18 16 15 11     7 Frazer Evans / Mary Dinan Lim Yim Chong / Linda Blake 11 15 15 8 15 12

Ireland vs Norway

Ireland 5	Hjertnes Hall 24 January 1981 [8]		Norway 2
1 2 3 1 Colin Bell Hans Christian Seeberg 9 15 10 15     2 Bill Thompson Petter Thoresen 7 15 18 14 18 17   3 Peter Ferguson Haakon Ringdal 5 15 1 15     4 Diane Underwood Else Thoresen 11 5 11 3     5 Clifford McIlwaine / Bill Thompson Haakon Ringdal / Petter Thoresen 15 6 15 10     6 Mary Dinan / Wendy Orr Kari Histøl / Marianne Wikdal 15 9 7 15 15 6   7 Frazer Evans / Mary Dinan Hans Christian Seeberg / Else Thoresen 7 15 15 1 15 2

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