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. ^[1] East Germany also achieved a new feat by achieving a podium position in their first ever international team tournament. ^{[2] [3]}

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. ^[4]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Yubileyny Sports Palace in Leningrad, Soviet Union. ^{[5] [6]}

Draw

The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3. ^[7]

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

Ireland  v   Czechoslovakia

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Ireland	5–2	Czechoslovakia
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Austria  v   Hungary

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Austria	3–4	Hungary
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Ireland  v   Austria

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Ireland	5–2	Austria
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia  v   Hungary

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Czechoslovakia	5–2	Hungary
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Ireland  v   Hungary

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Ireland	4–3	Hungary
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Austria  v   Czechoslovakia

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

Soviet Union  v   Finland

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Soviet Union	7–0	Finland
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Wales  v   Finland

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Wales	5–2	Finland
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Soviet Union  v   Wales

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

Norway  v    Switzerland

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Norway	7–0	Switzerland
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Belgium  v   East Germany

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Belgium	0–7	East Germany
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Norway  v   Belgium

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Norway	6–1	Belgium
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Switzerland  v   East Germany

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Switzerland	0–7	East Germany
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Norway  v   East Germany

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29)

Norway	2–5	East Germany
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Belgium  v    Switzerland

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

Switzerland  v   Hungary

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

Austria  v   Finland

30 January 1977 (1977-01-30)

Austria	6–1	Finland
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Belgium  v   Finland

30 January 1977 (1977-01-30)

Belgium	3–4	Finland
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Austria  v   Belgium

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

Norway  v   Wales

30 January 1977 (1977-01-30)

Norway	4–3	Wales
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia  v   Wales

30 January 1977 (1977-01-30)

Czechoslovakia	5–2	Wales
Report

Yubileyny Sports Palace, Soviet Union

Norway  v   Czechoslovakia

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

Ireland vs East Germany

Ireland 4	Yubileyny Sports Palace 30 January 1977 [8]		East Germany 3
1 2 3 1 Colin Bell Edgar Michalowski 1 15 8 15     2 Brien McKee Erfried Michalowsky 12 15 4 15     3 Bill Thompson Joachim Schimpke 15 10 17 15     4 Barbara Beckett Monika Cassens 11 6 7 11 11 8   5 Clifford McIlwaine /  John Scott Edgar Michalowski /  Roland Riese 8 15 17 14 15 9   6 Barbara Beckett /  F. Cunningham Monika Cassens /  Angela Michalowski 15 5 12 15 13 15   7 John Scott /  F. Cunningham Erfried Michalowsky /  Edgar Michalowski 15 12 8 15 18 14

Ireland vs Soviet Union

Ireland 2	Yubileyny Sports Palace 30 January 1977 [8]		Soviet Union 5
1 2 3 1 Colin Bell Konstantin Vavilov 10 15 6 15     2 Brien McKee Anatoliy Skripko 1 15 8 15     3 Bill Thompson Vyacheslav Schukin 8 15 11 15     4 Barbara Beckett Ludmila Markova 1 11 11 4 11 2   5 Clifford McIlwaine /  John Scott Nikolay Peshekhonov /  Konstantin Vavilov 15 8 12 15 0 15   6 Barbara Beckett /  F. Cunningham Nadezhda Litvincheva /  Irina Shevchenko 17 14 15 10     7 John Scott /  F. Cunningham Nikolay Peshekhonov /  Irina Shevchenko 12 15 6 15

Soviet Union vs East Germany

Soviet Union 4	Yubileyny Sports Palace 30 January 1977 [8]		East Germany 3
1 2 3 1 Konstantin Vavilov Edgar Michalowski 15 6 10 15 15 8   2 Anatoliy Skripko Roland Riese 15 2 15 9     3 Vyacheslav Schukin Erfried Michalowsky 13 15 15 5 15 12   4 Ludmila Markova Monika Cassens 6 11 4 11     5 Nikolay Peshekhonov /  Konstantin Vavilov Edgar Michalowski /  Roland Riese 12 15 17 14 15 10   6 Nadezhda Litvincheva /  Irina Shevchenko Monika Cassens /  Angela Michalowski 11 15 11 15     7 Nikolay Peshekhonov /  Irina Shevchenko Erfried Michalowsky /  Edgar Michalowski         w/o

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

References