The 2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 114th staging of

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's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating

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2-18 to 2-15 in the

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Calendar

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows: * The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to one of the All-Ireland semi-finals. * The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final. * The winners of the Ulster Championship advanced directly to one of the All-Ireland quarter-finals where they were drawn to play

. The winners of this game would later play the Leinster champions in the All-Ireland semi-final. * The Munster runners-up were drawn to play the Leinster runners-up in the second All-Ireland quarter-final. The winners of this game would later play the Munster champions in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship * Kildare * Meath * Wicklow

From Championship

Regraded to the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship * Kerry

Teams

General information

Twenty-one counties will compete in the

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: one team in the

Connacht Senior Hurling Championship The Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, known simply as the Connacht Championship, was an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Connacht GAA, Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was the highest inte ...

, ten teams in the

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hur ...

, five teams in the

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

and five teams in the

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship The Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Ulster Championship, was an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was the highest inter-county hurl ...

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hur ...

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

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Ulster Senior Hurling Championship The Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Ulster Championship, was an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was the highest inter-county hurl ...

Despite the

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and

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withdraw from the football championship they remained in the Hurling championship at the time. ---- ---- ---- ----

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

Note: * = Provincial Champion

All-Ireland quarter-finals

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All-Ireland semi-finals

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All-Ireland Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Single game

Miscellaneous

* Tipperary won their first All-Ireland since

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. * Despite on London's withdraw from the football championship due to

crisis in

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they decided to stay in the Hurling championship.

References

* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). * Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

External links

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2001 Results

Official GAA Website
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