2018 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Dates

April, 2018

Teams

4 Championship
4 Shield

Tournament statistics

Matches played

4 Championship
3 Shield

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The 2018 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship is the 70th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.

The tournament is played in April, instead of the usual June/July dates.

The two-tier format introduced in 2016 continues.

In the first tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Antrim, Armagh, Derry and Down compete in a knock-out format. The winners receive the Liam Harvey Cup. The two teams beaten in the semi-finals of the Championship play off, with the losing team relegated to the Shield for 2019.

In the second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the top tier for 2019.

Cavan do not participate.

The losing team is relegated to next year's Ulster Hurling Shield.

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