The all-time record-holders are Mount Sion, who have won a total of 35 titles.

The top team in each group advance to the quarter final stage and are seeded.

The winners advance to the quarter finals whilst the losers are summoned to relegation semi-finals and finals, with one team being relegated to the premier intermediate grade.

The losing team are relegated to the Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees.

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Waterford Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows: Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles: