The 2011 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the

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since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2011 opening round fixtures took place on 11 December 2010. The championship proper began on 3 June 2011 and ended on 2 October 2011. Sarsfields were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by

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in the quarter-finals. On 20 August 2011,

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were relegated from the championship following a 0-12 to 0-13 defeat by

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. On 2 October 2011,

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won the championship following a 0-15 to 1-11 defeat of the Cork Institute of Technology in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first since 1918.

Format change

The format of the 2011 championship was slightly altered due to a decrease in the number of divisional teams taking part. Carrigdhoun,

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and Seandún declined to field teams in the championship. The four remaining divisional teams competed in a preliminary

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, with the top two teams qualifying to meet the two college teams for a place in the championship proper.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the

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* Ballymartle

From Championship

Relegated to the

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Results

Divisions/colleges section

Group table

Group stage results

Knock-out stage

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Relegation play-off

Fourth Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Miscellaneous

win the championship for the first time since

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. The 93 year gap is the longest gap between successive championship titles. *

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qualify for the championship final for the first time.

External links

2011 championship results

References

{{Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Cork Senior Hurling Championship