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<p>would be staged on a challenge basis, with defending champion Pulman featuring in the first match. Pulman retained the title in several challenges from <a href="page.php?w=1964-68_World_Snooker_Championships">1964 to 1968</a>. Pulman had been touring snooker clubs as promotional work for the tobacco brand <a href="page.php?w=John_Player">John Player</a>, and the company had sponsored his 1968 match against <a href="page.php?w=Eddie_Charlton">Eddie Charlton</a>. The good attendances for the championship match led to John Player deciding to sponsor</p><p>
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