Joe Davis won the event, with John Pulman finishing in second place.

In the final match of the tournament, Fred Davis, who was playing without a points handicap, beat his brother Joe 36–35.

[1] The tournament was conceived by Ted Lowe,[2] the manager of Leicester Square Hall.

[3] He suggested that Fred Davis, who was writing for the Empire News at the time approach the paper with the idea, and they agreed to sponsor the tournament with £1,000 prize money.

This involved 5 players in a round-robin tournament with the winner, John Pulman, advancing to the main event.

Fred still led 31–29 at the start of the final day and eventually won the match 36–35.

When the sealed handicap was opened it revealed that Joe received 2 frames and that he had won 37–36.

[1] Joe Davis scored his 300th century break in the first match against Sidney Smith, making 119 on 14 October.

[12] Table [1][2] John Pulman won an additional £150 for winning the qualifying competition.

Sydney Lee needed to win the last match against Albert Brown but he lost 22–15.