The 2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 114th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Galway 2-18 to 2-15 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. Calendar Format The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows: The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to one of the All-Ireland semi-finals. The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final. The winners of the Ulster Championship advanced directly to one of the All-Ireland quarter-finals where they were drawn to play Galway. The winners of this game would later play the Leinster champions in the All-Ireland semi-final. The Munster runners-up were drawn to play the Leinster runners-up in the second All-Ireland quarter-final. The winners of this game would later play the Munster champions in the All-Ireland semi-final. Fixtures Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Munster Senior Hurling Championship Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Desipte the Foot and Mouth and London withdraw from the football championship they remained in the Hurling championship at the time. All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship {{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarter-FinalsJuly 29 | RD2=Semi-FinalsAugust 12 / 18 / 19 | RD3=FinalSeptember 9 | | RD1-seed1=*| RD1-seed2=| RD1-seed3=| RD1-seed4=| RD1-seed5=*| RD1-seed6=*| RD1-seed7=*| RD1-seed8=| | RD1-team1= Tipperary | RD1-team2= | RD1-score1= | RD1-score2= | RD1-team3= Wexford | RD1-team4= Limerick | RD1-score3=4-10 | RD1-score4=2-15 | RD1-team5= Galway | RD1-team6= Derry | RD1-score5=4-23 | RD1-score6=1-11 | RD1-team7= Kilkenny | RD1-team8= | RD1-score7= | RD1-score8= | RD2-team1= Tipperary | RD2-team2= Wexford| RD2-score1=1-16 3-12(R)| RD2-score2=3-10 0-10(R) | RD2-team3= Galway| RD2-team4= Kilkenny | RD2-score3=2-15| RD2-score4=1-13 | RD3-team1= Tipperary| RD3-team2= Galway | RD3-score1=2-18'| RD3-score2=2-15 }} Note: * = Provincial Champion, (R) = Replay Championship statistics Miscellaneous Desipte on London's withdraw from the football championship due to Foot and Mouth crisis in England they decided to stay in the Hurling championship. Top scorers Season Single game References Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). External links All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2001 Results Official GAA Website All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship