| Dates | 28 July - 11 September 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | J. J. Kavanagh & Sons | ||
| Champions |  Ballygunner (21st title)Dessie Hutchinson (captain) Ian Kenny (captain) Darragh O'Sullivan (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  Mount SionAustin Gleeson (captain) John Meaney (manager) | ||
| Relegated | .svg){kind=small} Dunhill | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 26 | ||
| Goals scored | 77 (2.96 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 929 (35.73 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Tomás Ryan (2-47) | ||
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The 2022 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The draw for the group stage placing took place on 31 January 2022.[1] The championship ran from 28 July to 11 September 2022.
Ballygunner entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
The final was played on 11 September 2022 at Walsh Park in Waterford, between Ballygunner and Mount Sion, in what was their 14th meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in 8 years. Ballygunner won the match by 2–11 to 0–08 to claim their 21st championship title overall and a record-equalling ninth title in succession.[3][4]
Tallow's Tomás Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 2-47.
- ^ "New structures passed and 2022 championship draws made". Waterford News and Star. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Eight is great for Ballygunner as they continue Déise domination". The 42. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Ballygunner ease to record-equalling ninth consecutive Waterford hurling title". Irish Examiner. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Ballygunner clinch record-equalling ninth straight Waterford SHC title". The 42. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.