Tournament Summary
- The competition took place over a fortnight, rather than the months it had taken to complete previous championships. Park Drive, makers of Gallaher cigarettes, continued to sponsor the event.
- Cliff Thorburn and Dennis Taylor made their debuts; both would later become world champions. They played each other in the first round and Thorburn won 9–8.
- Alex Higgins beat Fred Davis in the quarter-finals 16-14, which is noted for a rain interruption.
- Ray Reardon staged a recovery when, having trailed John Spencer 12–19, he won their semi-final 23–22. Reardon lost the first session of the final against Eddie Charlton 0–7, but went on to win 38–32. For the first time some frames of the final were televised, by the BBC.
- Spencer made the highest break of the tournament with 139.
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