The 2010 Christy Ring Cup was the sixth edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 as the second-tier of hurling for senior county teams, with the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) as the first-tier of the system. It was contested by eight county teams.
Carlow were the reigning champions; however, they did not get the chance to defend their title due to their promotion to the All-Ireland SHC.
The 2010 Christy Ring Cup final was held at Croke Park, Dublin.
Westmeath defeated Kerry by a point.Single point seals Christy Ring Cup for Westmeath Irish Examiner
Team changes
To Championship Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
None
Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup
Meath
From Championship Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Carlow
Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup
None
Teams
General Information CountyLast Cup titleLast Provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2009 ChampionshipAppearance Derry—2001—Quarter-finals5th Down—1997—Runners-up6th Kerry—18911891Semi-finals6th Kildare———Quarter-finals6th Mayo—1909—Semi-finals6th Meath———Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup)5thWestmeath2007——Round 25th Wicklow———Round 26th
Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor DerryJames O'KaneLiam HinpheyLadbrokes DownGerard Monan—Canal Court Hotel KerryJohn MeylerColin HarrisKerry Group KildareAndy ComerfordTony MurphyTegral MayoMartin BrennanConor RyanElverys MeathTJ ReillyMichael FoleyMartin Donnelly WestmeathKevin MartinAaron CraigHilamar Hotel WicklowCasey O'Brien—Cosgrave Builders
Format The tournament has a double elimination 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 for 2011. 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 2010 and are promoted to the Liam MacCarthy Cup 2011.
Calendar RoundDateRound 1Saturday 8 May 2010Round 2ASaturday 15 May 2010Round 2BSaturday 15 May 2010Quarter-finalsSaturday 22 May 2010Semi-finalsSaturday 5 June 2010FinalSaturday 3 July 2010
Round 1
Matches
Round 2
Round 2A
Round 2B
Quarter-finals
Matches
Semi-finals
Matches
Final
Final
Bracket
Stadia and locations
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage1Darragh O'ConnellKerry1-3841410.252Jonathan O'NeillWicklow2-323849.503Brendan MurtaghWestmeath3-273657.204James CoyleDown1-262939.66
Single game RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition1James CoyleDown1-1215Mayo2Darragh O'ConnellKerry1-912WestmeathJonathan O'NeillWicklow0-1212Mayo4Darragh O'ConnellKerry0-1111Down5Brendan MurtaghWestmeath2-410DerryDarragh O'ConnellKerry0-1010Wicklow7Ruairí ConveryDerry0-99WestmeathJonathan O'NeillWicklow0-99KildareMartin FitzgeraldKildare0-99Westmeath10Andy O'BrienWicklow2-28KerryBrendan MurtaghWestmeath1-58KildareDavid HarneyKildare1-58WicklowNeil HackettMeath0-88DerryBrendan MurtaghWestmeath0-88DownPaul BraniffDown0-88WestmeathDarragh O'ConnellKerry0-88Westmeath
Scoring events Widest winning margin: 11 points Kildare 2-18 - 1-10 Meath (Round 1) Most goals in a match: 8 Westmeath 5-15 - 3-16 Derry (Round 1) Most points in a match: 46 Down 1-19 - 0-27 Kerry (Round 1) Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Westmeath 5-15 - 3-16 Derry (Round 1) Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 Derry 3-16 - 5-15 Westmeath (Round 1) Most points scored by a losing team: 19 Down 1-19 - 0-27 Kerry (Round 1)
Miscellaneous
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