 The event was initially played in two legs much like the Bradby Shield in home and away pools.However, while it is still a two leg event, for the past several years it has been held at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool allowing for much larger participation and making it the best patronised Water Polo matches in Sri Lanka and Asia.As of 2019 the tally stands at S.Thomas' winning 16, Royal winning 8 and 3 matches drawn.