The 2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the
Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the
Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship draw took place on 29 June 2020. A
straight knockout
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format was used for the first time in a number of years due to the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship ran from 14 August to 20 September 2020.
Causeway
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entered the championship as the
defending champions.
The
final was played on 20 September 2020 at
Austin Stack Park in
Tralee, between
Kilmoyley
Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee.
Amenities
Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
and Causeway, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in
13 years. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–12 to 1–14 to claim a record-equalling 25th championship title overall and a first title in
four years.
Kilmoyley's Maurice O'Connor was the championship's
top scorer with 3-15.
Results
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
;Single game
References
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