It was the third of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.
The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams.
All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage.
The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals.
The bottom two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.