| dbo:abstract
|
- The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition in the province of Munster, and has been contested every year since the 1888 championship. The final, usually held on the first Sunday in July, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during May and June, and the results determine which team receives the Mick Mackey Cup. The championship was previously played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship; however, as of 2018, the championship involved a round-robin system. The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship. The winners of the Munster final, like their counterparts in the Leinster Championship, are rewarded by advancing directly to the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games. The losers of the Munster final enter the All-Ireland series at the quarter-final stage, while the third-placed team advances to the preliminary quarter-finals. Five teams currently participate in the Munster Championship. Two of the most successful teams in hurling, namely Cork and Tipperary, play their provincial hurling in the Munster Championship. Between them, these teams have won the provincial title on 96 occasions while they have also claimed 58 All-Ireland titles. The title has been won at least once by all six of the Munster counties, five of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Cork, who have won the competition 54 times. Limerick are the current champions and have won it four years in succession. Hurling is the more prominent of the two Gaelic games in Munster. As such the Munster Championship is regarded as the most skillful and exciting of all the provincial hurling championships. The Munster final, particularly when played in Semple Stadium in Thurles, is considered one of the biggest and best sporting occasions in Ireland. (en)
- Il Munster Senior Hurling Championship è il torneo di hurling più importante della provincia di Munster e vi prendono parte tutte le contee a parte Kerry. Si disputa tra maggio e luglio e la finale è giocata quasi sempre al Semple Stadium di Thurles durante la seconda domenica del settimo mese dell'anno. La formula è sempre stata quella dell'eliminazione diretta e vi è da dire che il torneo è una parte del più ampio importante e prestigioso All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. La squadra che vince il titolo nel Munster, come quella che vince il Leinster Senior Hurling Championship accede direttamente alle semifinali All-Ireland, mentre la finalista perdente arriva ai quarti della stessa manifestazione. Il trofeo è molto simile alla Liam McCarthy Cup. L'hurling è lo sport principale della provincia in senso lato e le squadre più titolate sono Cork e Tipperary (due delle tre grandi d'Irlanda con Kilkenny) che insieme hanno vinto il trofeo in ben 88 occasioni. Tutte le contee della provincia hanno vinto l'ambito premio e tutte tranne Kerry in più di un'occasione. È la competizione provinciale di più alto livello delle quattro irlandesi. Dal 2008 gli sponsor sono la RTÉ, la Guinness (che lo era già dal 1995) e la Etihad Airways. (it)
|
