The 2014 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 12 April 2014 and ended on 2 November 2014.
Loughmore-Castleiney were the defending champions. Thurles Sarsfields won the title following a 2–22 to 3–11 defeat of Loughmore-Castleiney in the final.
Format
The 2014 championship saw a restructuring of the format, with teams graded based on their 2013 Championship performance. 32 teams contested the championship, with teams split into Roinn I and Roinn II.
Roinn I
In this section sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four. One team from each seeding was chosen per group.
Roinn I Seed 1: 4 county semi-finalists from 2013 Seed 2: 4 county quarter-finalists from 2013 Seed 3: 4 county Round 4 Losers 2013 Seed 4: 4 county Round 3 Losers 2013
Progress The top two teams in each group qualify for the last sixteen. The bottom teams are assigned to Roinn II for the 2015 championship.
Roinn II
In this section sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four. One team from each seeding was chosen per group.
Roinn II Seed 1: 4 Round 2 losers from 2013 Seed 2: 4 Round 2 losers from 2013 Seed 3: 4 Round 1 losers from 2013 Seed 4: 3 Round 1 losers from 2013 plus the 2013 intermediate champions
Progress The top team in each group qualifies for the last sixteen and are also promoted to Roinn I for 2015. Two out of the last placed teams in each group will be contest the relegation section.
Divisional championship
Each Tipperary divisional championship in 2014 was operated on a knock-out plus a loser's group format. The four divisional champions will compete in the last sixteen. If a divisional champion also wins Roinn I or Roinn II then the next highest-ranked team progresses.
Last sixteen
The last sixteen of the championship will feature the four divisional champions, four Roinn II group winners, four Roinn I group winners and four Roinn I second-placed teams.
Fixtures and results
Roinn I: Group 1
PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.1 Nenagh Éire Óg 330073452862 Clonoulty-Rossmore 32016763443 Templeder. Kenyons 31026067-724 Roscrea 30035176-250
Roinn I: Group 2
PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.1 Kildangan 320178512742 Killenaule 32015654243 Upperch.-Drombane 32016767044 Carrick Swans 30034677-290
Roinn I: Group 3
PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.1 Lough.-Castleiney 32105954552 Moycarkey-Borris 31115359-633 Éire Óg Annacarty 31024846224 Toomevara 31024748-12
Roinn I: Group 4
PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.1 Drom-Inch 330068482062 Borris-Ileigh 31116359433 Burgess 31115958134 Silvermines 30034873-250
Roinn II: Group 1
PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.1 Lorrha 330069501962 JK Brackens 320166363043 Knocka.-Donaskeigh 31024662-1624 Carrick Davins 30033164-330
Roinn II: Group 2
PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.1 Kilruane 330094375762 Holycross-Ballycahill 320175611443 Boherlahen-Dualla 31025264-1224 Cashel King Cormacs 300342101-590
Roinn II: Group 3
PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.1 Ballina 321052411152 C. J. Kickham's 32012829-143 Borrisokane 31023335-224 Ballingarry 30124250-81
Roinn II: Group 4
PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.1 Thurles Sarsfields 3300100198162 Portroe 32015859-143 Cappawhite 31024391-4824 Moneygall 30034981-320
Relegation play-offs
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References