The event was recorded in early 1971 at the BBC TV Studios in Gosta Green, Birmingham.

Broadcasts were on BBC2, starting with an introductory programme at 9:45 pm on Wednesday 17 February 1971[1] The tournament again used a round-robin format with two groups of four players, the top two from each group qualifying for a place in the semi-finals.

The players in this event were mainly the same as the previous two, but Ray Reardon was replaced by David Taylor who was making his television debut.

Alan Weeks presented the programme, with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.

John Spencer retained his Pot Black title, beating Fred Davis 88–27 in the one-frame final which was broadcast on 2 June 1971.