2017 Christy Ring Cup
The 2017 Christy Ring Cup was the 13th staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The competition began on 22 April 2017 and ended on 10 June 2017.
Meath were the 2016 champions and were promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Mayo returned to the Christy Ring Cup after gaining promotion from the Nicky Rackard Cup.
On 10 June 2017, Carlow won the Christy Ring Cup following a 5-23 to 4-15 defeat of Antrim. This was their third Christy Ring Cup title, their first in eight seasons.
Format
The 2017 Christy Ring Cup begins in a double-elimination format which ensures that each team plays at least two games before being eliminated, and at least three games in total. At the quarter-final stage, the competition becomes straight knockout. For clarity, the fixtures and draw details are explained in the section for each round below.Eight teams participate.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Grounds | Last title |
| Antrim | Creagh Concrete | Dominic McKinley Terence McNaughton | Páirc Mhuire | 2006 | |
| Carlow | tickets.ie | Colm Bonnar | Dr. Cullen Park | 2009 | |
| Down | Michael Johnston | McKenna Park | 2013 | ||
| Kildare | Brady Family | Joe Quaid | St. Conleth's Park | 2014 | |
| London | Emerald GAA Grounds | 2012 | |||
| Mayo | Intersport Elvery's | J. P. Coen | James Stephens Park | 2013 | |
| Roscommon | John Doorly | Athleague Sportsfield | |||
| Wicklow | Joule Park |
Round 1
All eight teams play in Round 1.Round 2
Round 2A
Contested by the four winners of Round 1. The winning teams advance to the semi-finals, the losing teams to the 'official' quarter-finals.Round 2B
Contested by the four losers of Round 1. The winning teams advance to the quarter-finals, The two losing teams contest the bottom play-off game.Quarter-finals
The two losers of round 2A play the two winners of round 2B. These two matches are referred to as quarter-finals, with the winners playing the winners of round 2A in the semi-finals.Semi-finals
The winners of round 2A play the winners of the two quarter-finals.Final
The winners of this year's Christy Ring Cup enter this year's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in the preliminary round of the All-Ireland qualifiers. They are also promoted to play in the qualifier group of next year's Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.Bracket
Bottom Play-Off
Contested by the two losing teams from round 2B. Both these teams lost their first two matches. Normally Roscommon would have been relegated as they lost this play-off match. Due to the major reorganisation of hurling in September 2018, Roscommon remained in the Christy Ring Cup.Scoring statistics
;Top scorers overall| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total |
| 1 | Denis Murphy | Carlow | 0-45 | 45 |
| 2 | Ciarán Clarke | Antrim | 6-25 | 43 |
| 3 | James Doyle | Carlow | 7-05 | 26 |
| 4 | Marty Kavanagh | Carlow | 4-13 | 25 |
| 4 | Neil McManus | Antrim | 2-19 | 25 |
| 6 | Kevin O'Loughlin | London | 1-21 | 24 |
| 6 | David Reidy | Kildare | 0-24 | 24 |
| 8 | Kenny Feeney | Mayo | 1-17 | 20 |
| 9 | Christy Moorehouse | Wicklow | 0-19 | 19 |
| 10 | Paul Sheehan | Down | 0-16 | 16 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Denis Murphy | Carlow | 0-16 | 16 | Antrim |
| 2 | Ciarán Clarke | Antrim | 2-09 | 15 | Carlow |
| 2 | Paul Sheehan | Down | 0-15 | 15 | Roscommon |
| 4 | Neil McManus | Antrim | 1-11 | 14 | Carlow |
| 5 | James Doyle | Carlow | 4-01 | 13 | Antrim |
| 5 | Ciarán Clarke | Antrim | 2-07 | 13 | Down |
| 5 | David Reidy | Kildare | 0-13 | 13 | Mayo |
| 8 | David Reidy | Kildare | 0-11 | 11 | Wicklow |
| 8 | Denis Murphy | Carlow | 0-11 | 11 | Antrim |
| 8 | Kenny Feeney | Mayo | 0-11 | 11 | Roscommon |