Dates 1 May - 10 October Sponsor Evening Echo Relegated Blarney | Teams 25 Matches played 39 | |
The 2010 Cork Senior Hurling Championship is the 124th staging of Cork's premier hurling knock-out competition. Sarsfield's and Glen Rovers will contest the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on 10 October.
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Overview
Twenty-five teams - including clubs, divisions and colleges - took part in the 2010 championship. All games were played on an open-draw basis, however, these teams were divided into two sections:
Club section
First Round: Sixteen teams contested this round. An open draw was made to determine the eight pairings. The eight winners of these games advanced directly to the fourth round, the last 16 of the championship. The eight losing teams advanced to the second round where they were provided with another chance to qualify for the knock-out stages.
Second Round: The eight losing first round teams contested this round. An open draw was made to determine the four pairings. The four winners of these games advanced directly to the fourth round, the last 16 of the championship. The four losing teams advanced to the third round where they were provided with a final chance to qualify for the knock-out stages.
Third Round: The four losing second round teams contested this round. An open draw was made to determine the two pairings. The two winners of these games advanced directly to the fourth round, the last 16 of the championship. The two losing teams contested the relegation final. The loser of this game was relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship.
Divisional section
First Round: Six teams contested this round. An open draw was made to determine the three pairings. The three winners of these games advanced directly to the second round. The three losing teams were eliminated from the championship.
Second Round: Four teams contested this round. The three winners from the first round joined a fourth team who received a bye to this section. An open draw was made to determine the two pairings. The two winners of these games advanced directly to the third round. The two losing teams were eliminated from the championship.
Third Round: Four teams contested this round. The two winners from the second round joined the two college teams who both received a bye to this section. The two colleges were on opposite sides of the draw. The two winners of these games advanced directly to the last 16 of the championship. The two losing teams were eliminated from the championship.
Knock-out section
Fourth Round Sixteen teams contested this round. It comprised the eight first round winners, six teams that came via the 'back door' route and the two teams from the divisional section. The eight first round winning-teams were on one side of the draw and could not meet each other. Eight teams advanced to the quarter-finals while the eight losing teams were eliminated from the championship at this stage.
Quarter-finals Eight teams contested this round. An open draw was made to determine the four pairings. The four winning teams advanced to the semi-finals while the four losing teams are eliminated from the championship at this stage.
Semi-finals Four teams contested this round. An open draw was made to determine the two pairings. The two winning teams advanced to the final while the two losing teams are eliminated from the championship at this stage.
Final The county final was contested by the two semi-final winners.