# 2020 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

The 2020 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The original championship draw took place on 21 January 2020, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland the draws for a rescheduled championship took place on 15 June 2020 with a new format being adopted and relegation being abolished. The championship took place between 24 July and 30 August 2020.
Ballygunner were the defending champions.
On 30 August 2020, Ballygunner won the championship after a 1–23 to 0–09 defeat of Passage in the final at Walsh Park. This was their 19th championship title overall and their seventh title in succession.
Lismore's Maurice Shanahan was the championship's top scorer with 3-44.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Ballysaggart

### From Championship

Relegated to the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Ballyduff Upper

## Results/fixtures
### Group A
#### Table

Advance to quarter-finals
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Ballygunner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-42 | 0-24 | 30 | 4 |
| Passage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-33 | 2-37 | -7 | 2 |
| Tallow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-26 | 3-40 | -23 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group B
#### Table

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Roanmore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-37 | 2-26 | 23 | 4 |
| Mount Sion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-36 | 3-34 | -4 | 2 |
| Clonea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-22 | 5-35 | -19 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group C
#### Table

Advance to quarter-finals
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Lismore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-40 | 4-39 | 13 | 4 |
| Fourmilewater | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-41 | 3-39 | -7 | 2 |
| Dungarvan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-36 | 6-39 | -6 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group D
#### Table

Advance to quarter-finals
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| De La Salle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-37 | 2-27 | 19 | 4 |
| Abbeyside | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-38 | 4-21 | 14 | 2 |
| Ballysaggart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-18 | 4-45 | -33 | 0 |

#### Results
### Knockout stage
#### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Maurice Shanahan | Lismore | 3-44 | 53 | 4 | 13.25 |
| 2 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 1-48 | 51 | 5 | 10.20 |
| 3 | Dessie Hutchinson | Ballygunner | 6-23 | 41 | 5 | 8.20 |
| 4 | Martin O'Neill | Mount Sion | 0-36 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Mikey Cummins | Passage | 0-34 | 34 | 5 | 6.80 |
| 6 | Billy Nolan | Roanmore | 2-24 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Jack Fagan | De La Salle | 2-22 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
| 8 | Aaron Ryan | Fourmilewater | 0-27 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 9 | Mark Ferncombe | Abbeyside | 3-17 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
| 10 | Patrick Curran | Dungarvan | 2-16 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Maurice Shanahan | Lismore | 2-17 | 23 | Fourmilewater |
| 2 | Jack Fagan | De La Salle | 1-13 | 16 | Ballysaggart |
| 3 | Mark Ferncombe | Abbeyside | 2-08 | 14 | Lismore |
| 3 | Dessie Hutchinson | Ballygunner | 2-08 | 14 | Lismore |
| 3 | Maurice Shanahan | Lismore | 1-11 | 14 | Abbeyside |
| 4 | Michael Kiely | Abbeyside | 1-09 | 12 | Ballysaggart |
| 4 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 1-09 | 12 | Fourmilewater |
| 4 | Patrick Curran | Dungarvan | 0-12 | 12 | Fourmilewater |
| 4 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 0-12 | 12 | Lismore |
| 5 | Ray Barry | Lismore | 3-02 | 11 | Dungarvan |
| 5 | Dessie Hutchinson | Ballygunner | 2-05 | 11 | Tallow |
| 5 | Billy Nolan | Roanmore | 1-08 | 11 | Clonea |
| 5 | Billy Nolan | Roanmore | 1-08 | 11 | Mount Sion |
| 5 | Johnny Burke | Dungarvan | 1-08 | 11 | Lismore |
| 5 | Stephen Bennett | Ballysaggart | 1-08 | 11 | De La Salle |
| 5 | Martin O'Neill | Mount Sion | 0-11 | 11 | Roanmore |
| 5 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 0-11 | 11 | Passage |
| 5 | Martin O'Neill | Mount Sion | 0-11 | 11 | De La Salle |
| 5 | Martin O'Neill | Mount Sion | 0-11 | 11 | Passage |