The 1968 Helvetia Cup was the seventh edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. In October 1967, the Norwegian Badminton Federation announced that the next two Helvetia Cup tournaments would be held in Oslo and Prague.
West Germany won their seventh consecutive title by defeating hosts Norway 5–2 in the final. In the playoff for third place, the Netherlands defeated Austria 6–1. In the classification round, Belgium defeated Finland 4–3 for fifth place while Switzerland defeated Czechoslovakia for seventh place.
Tournament The 1968 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 27 to 28 April 1968. Two new participating nations entered the competition, which were Finland and Czechoslovakia.
Venue This tournament was held at the Bygdøhus Arena in Oslo, Norway.
Draw The draw was announced on 25 April 1968. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B.
Group AGroup B
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Classification round 7th–8th place
5th–6th place
Knockout stage Bracket
Final West Germany vs Norway
Final ranking Team Final result 5 4 0 5 +21 Champions (H) 5 3 2 3 +3 Runners-up 5 4 1 4 +23 Third place4 5 2 3 2 +1Fourth place 5 4 2 2 2 +2 Fifth place6 4131−14Sixth place 7 4 1 3 1 −18 Seventh place8 4040−16Eighth place
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