2018 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

The 2018 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board.
Ballygunner were the defending champions.
On 7 October 2018, Ballygunner won the championship after a 2–19 t 0–13 defeat of Abbeyside in the final. It was their 17th championship title overall and their fifth title in succession.
Ballygunner's Pauric Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 2–66.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	2–66	72	6	12.00
2	Eoghan Murray	Ballyduff Upper	0–56	56	6	9.33
3	Mark Ferncombe	Abbeyside	2–45	51	6	8.50
4	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	2–44	50	5	10.00
5	Owen Connors	Passage	1–38	41	5	8.20
6	Emmett O'Toole	Roanmore	4–27	39	5	7.80
7	Thomas Ryan	Tallow	3–28	37	5	7.40
8	Austin Gleeson	Mount Sion	2–30	36	5	7.20
9	Donie Breathnach	An Rinn	1–32	35	5	7.00
10	Dylan Guiry	Fourmilewater	3–24	33	5	6.60

;Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Conor Power	Ballygunner	4-05	17	Ballyduff Upper
2	Thomas Ryan	Tallow	1–12	15	Ballyduff Upper
2	Mark Ferncombe	Abbeyside	0–15	15	Tallow
3	Austin Gleeson	Mount Sion	1–11	14	De La Salle
3	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	1–11	14	Passage
3	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0–14	14	An Rinn
4	Dylan Guiry	Fourmilewater	2-07	13	Ballyduff Upper
4	Owen Connors	Passage	1–10	13	Dungarvan
4	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	1–10	13	Ballyduff Upper
4	Patrick Curran	Dungarvan	1–10	13	Tallow
4	Austin Gleeson	Mount Sion	0–13	13	An Rinn
4	Eoghan Murray	Ballyduff Upper	0–13	13	Fourmilewater
4	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0–13	13	Abbeyside

Miscellaneous

Ballygunner's score of 7–30 against Ballyduff Upper is believed to be the biggest score recorded in a championship match since a Mount Sion-Erin's Own clash in 1948.