Defending champion Australia was able to successfully defend its 1967 title. Again the Australian team remained undefeated. The crew consisted of Geoff Hunt , Ken Hiscoe , Dick Carter and Cam Nancarrow . The British team was runner-up again, this time ahead of South Africa. For the first time, the United Arab Republic took part in the World Cup.
The participating teams competed in a common group. The group played in round robin mode , and the top team received the title of world champion.
All teams consisted of a minimum of three and a maximum of four players who had to be reported in the order of their skill level. Three individual games were played per encounter. A team won if its players could win two of the individual games. The order in which the individual games were played was independent of the order in which the players entered.
Australia
United Kingdom
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South Africa
Pakistan
New Zealand
United Arab Republic