The 2018 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board.
Ballygunner were the defending champions.
On 7 October 2018, Ballygunner won the championship after a 2–19 t 0–13 defeat of Abbeyside in the final. It was their 17th championship title overall and their fifth title in succession.
Ballygunner's Pauric Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 2–66.
Results Group A Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffBallygunner33009328656Abbeyside32015437174Ballyduff Upper31024284−422An Rinn30034181−400
Group A results
Group B Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffDe La Salle33005642146Dungarvan3102554692Tallow31024749−22Fourmilewater31024859−112
Group B results
Group C Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffPassage3201525024Mount Sion3201646134Roanmore3102534852Lismore31025767−102
Group C results
Knock-out stage Quarter-final play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Pauric MahonyBallygunner2–6672612.002Eoghan MurrayBallyduff Upper0–565669.333Mark FerncombeAbbeyside2–455168.504Maurice ShanahanLismore2–4450510.005Owen ConnorsPassage1–384158.206Emmett O'TooleRoanmore4–273957.807Thomas RyanTallow3–283757.408Austin GleesonMount Sion2–303657.209Donie BreathnachAn Rinn1–323557.0010Dylan GuiryFourmilewater3–243356.60
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Conor PowerBallygunner4-0517Ballyduff Upper2Thomas RyanTallow1–1215Ballyduff UpperMark FerncombeAbbeyside0–1515Tallow3Austin GleesonMount Sion1–1114De La SallePauric MahonyBallygunner1–1114PassagePauric MahonyBallygunner0–1414An Rinn4Dylan GuiryFourmilewater2-0713Ballyduff UpperOwen ConnorsPassage1–1013DungarvanPauric MahonyBallygunner1–1013Ballyduff UpperPatrick CurranDungarvan1–1013TallowAustin GleesonMount Sion0–1313An RinnEoghan MurrayBallyduff Upper0–1313FourmilewaterPauric MahonyBallygunner0–1313Abbeyside
Miscellaneous
Ballygunner's score of 7–30 against Ballyduff Upper is believed to be the biggest score recorded in a championship match since a Mount Sion-Erin's Own clash in 1948.
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