At the 2013 AGM the association formally relinquished control of the game in the other parts of the United Kingdom.

[3] This and the Golf Croquet Open Championship are the premier events in the UK of each code.

[4] The original cup became the property of Miss Dorothy Dyne Steel in 1933 after she won the competition for a record fourth time.

The English National Singles Championship is a competition for which players gain places through qualification by performing well in certain other events throughout the season.

In the current format, there are eight qualification tournaments in which both finalists qualify for the 16-player final, held at the end of the season.