1977 Helvetia Cup

1977 Helvetia Cup
Кубок Гельвеции 1977
Tournament details
Dates29 – 30 January
Edition13
VenueYubileyny Sports Palace
LocationLeningrad, Soviet Union
← 1975 1979 →

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]

  1. ^ "მოკლღევდ - ბადმინტონი". Komunisti. 1977-02-01. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Soviets score first shuttle victory". New Nation. 1977-01-31. p. 22. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ "Bonne Performance de B . Schull en Espagne". La Liberté. 1977-02-02. p. 24. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.