They were played as the fifty-first season of the Dubai Sevens, following the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These events in Dubai were the opening tournaments of the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series.

Due to ongoing impacts of the pandemic, the first event was played behind closed doors on 26–27 November 2021, with no spectators allowed.

[1] The Sevens stadium in Dubai provided two fields for use in these events, which allowed matches in overlapping time slots to be played.

South Africa won the tournament, defeating United States by 42–7 in the final.