The 1979 Helvetia Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. This was the third time Austria had hosted the Cup. The Soviet Union won the title for a second consecutive time after defeating Ireland, Norway and Wales in their group.
Tournament The 1979 Helvetia Cup was scheduled to be held on 27 January 1979. The participating countries were increased from 11 to 17. Due to the number of countries competing in the event, the competition format was changed to a division format. Five teams made their debut in the competition, which were Iceland, Italy, Malta, Poland and Portugal.
Venue This tournament was held at the St. Ruprecht Sports Hall in Klagenfurt, Austria.
Draw Seventeen teams were divided into groups of 4, which are Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4. Group 4 is divided into Subgroup A and B. The teams in Group 4 will compete in the classification play-offs after finishing the subgroup round.
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Subgroup ASubgroup B
Group stage
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4 Subgroup A
Subgroup B
13th–14th place
15th–16th place
Final ranking Team Final result 3 3 0 3 +17 Champions 3 2 1 2 +3 Runners-up 3 1 2 1 −7 Third place4 3 0 3 0 −13Fourth place 5 3 3 0 3 +13 Group 26 3212−3 7 (H) 3 1 2 1 +18 3030−119 3303 +11Group 310 3212 +711 3121 +1 12 3 0 3 0 −19 13 3 3 0 3 +11 Group 4 14 2 1 1 1 +215 2 1 1 1 −4 16 3 1 2 1 −517 2020−6
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