The Singles League was borne out of a few people's desire to continue playing competitive pool during the closed part of the year, between the end of one season and the beginning of the next season during the summer.

Each player who wishes to take part pays an entry fee (currently £25).  Each player has to play each of the other players in the league over the best of 9 frames in groups to find the top players in each group who then go into play-offs to find the overall winners.

All the money raised in entry fees is returned as prize money with the exception of a small expense which pays to have the trophy engraved with the winner's name.

The level to which prize money is offered depends on how many people enter the league and how much money is in the kitty.  The more people that enter, the bigger the prize fund.