| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 22 – 24 January | ||
| Edition | 15 | ||
| Venue | Jotunhallen Hjertnes Hall | ||
| Location | Sandefjord, Norway | ||
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The 1981 Helvetia Cup was the fifteenth edition of the Helvetia Cup mixed team badminton tournament. In 1979, Norway won the rights to host the tournament after the finals of the 1979 Helvetia Cup.[1]
Ireland created history when the team won their first title in the tournament, beating the hosts and Wales in the final round.[2] Poland achieved a new high by finishing in fourth place, defeating Austria and Finland in the fourth to sixth place playoffs.[3]
- ^ "Helvetia Cup i Sandefjord". Sandefjords Blad. 1979-04-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via National Library of Norway.
- ^ "Ireland in Helvetia Cup final". Ireland's Saturday Night. 1981-01-24. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Coupe helvétique de badminton en Norvège - Victoire de l'Irlande, la Suisse huitième". L'Impartial. 1981-01-29. p. 26. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
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