The 2009 Christy Ring Cup is the 5th annual second-tier

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

competition organised by the

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. Eight county teams participate in the competition. The teams are

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, Down,

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and

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. The winning team was promoted to the

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2010 The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 114th staging of Ireland's premier hurling competition since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. A total of thirteen teams competed in the championship, with Tippe ...

and played for the

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. On 11 July,

retained the cup with a 1-15 to 0-14 victory over Down at

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Format

The tournament has a

double elimination A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost ''two'' games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimina ...

format - each team will play at least two games before being knocked out. *The eight teams play four Round 1 matches. **The winners in Round 1 advance to Round 2A. **The losers in Round 1 go into Round 2B. *There are two Round 2A matches. **The winners in Round 2A advance to the semi-finals. **The losers in Round 2A go into the quarter-finals. *There are two Round 2B matches. **The winners in Round 2B advance to the quarter-finals. **The losers in Round 2B go into the relegation playoff. ***The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup 2010. *There are two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners. **The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals. **The losers of the quarter-finals are eliminated. *There are two semi-final matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners. **The winners of the semi-finals advance to the final. **The losers of the semi-finals are eliminated. *The winners of the final win the Christy Ring Cup for 2009.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the

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

* None Promoted from the

Nicky Rackard Cup The Nicky Rackard Cup (; often referred to as the Rackard Cup) is the fourth tier of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Each year, the champion team in the Nicky Rackard Cup is promoted to the Christy Ring Cup, and the lowest finishin ...

* None

From Championship

Promoted to the

* None Relegated to the

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* London * Meath *

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Teams

General Information

Personnel and kits

Bracket

Knockout phase

are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup 2010 competition.

Round 1

Matches

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Round 2

Round 2A

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Round 2B

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Quarter-finals

Matches

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Semi-finals

Matches

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Final

Relegation playoff

are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup 2010 competition.

Stadia and locations

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

competed in the

Christy Ring Cup The Christy Ring Cup () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Originally introduced as a second-tier competition, it is currently the third tier overall in the inter-county hurling championship system. Eac ...

for the first time.

References

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