The 1973 Helvetia Cup was the eleventh edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the second time Austria have hosted the tournament. New countries were introduced and made their debut in the tournament following the absence of powerhouses West Germany and the Netherlands.
Czechoslovakia made history by winning the Helvetia Cup for the first time, defeating Norway and Austria in the final stage. In the classification rounds, Yugoslavia placed first in their group by defeating Switzerland and Hungary while Finland won their group by defeating Wales and Belgium.
Tournament The 1973 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held from 27 to 28 April 1973 with nine countries participating in the tournament. Hungary and Yugoslavia made their debut in the tournament, replacing the two slots that were originally for West Germany and the Netherlands.
Venue This tournament was held at the Graz Badminton Centre in Graz, Austria.
Draw The draw was announced on 23 April 1973. The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.
Group 1Group 2Group 3
Group stage
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Classification round 7th–9th place
4th–6th place
Switzerland vs Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia vs Hungary
Switzerland vs Hungary
Final Round robin
Czechoslovakia vs Norway
Austria vs Norway
Austria vs Czechoslovakia
Final ranking Team Final result 4 4 0 4 +12 Champions 4 3 1 3 +2 Runners-up (H) 4 2 2 2 +10 Third place4 4 3 1 3 +10Fourth place 5 4 2 2 2 −6 Fifth place6 4131−6Sixth place 7 4 2 2 2 −6 Seventh place8 4131−12Eighth place9 4040−4Ninth place
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