A complete record of all provincial champions (excluding Cody-era Kilkenny) who have gone straight into an All-Ireland semi-final since 1997:
1997 - Clare - 5 weeks - won by 4
1997 - Wexford - 5 weeks - lost by 7
1998 - Clare - 3 weeks - drew but ultimately won and then lost
1998 - Kilkenny - 6 weeks - won by 1
1999 - Cork - 5 weeks - won by 3
2000 - Cork - 5 weeks - lost by 4
2001 - Tipperary - 6 weeks - drew, won replay by 11
2002 - Waterford - 6 weeks - lost by 3
2003 - Cork - 6 weeks - drew, won replay by 13
2004 - Waterford - 6 weeks - lost by 3
2004 - Wexford - 6 weeks - lost by 20
2008 - Tipperary - 5 weeks - lost by 1
2009 - Tipperary - 5 weeks - won by 24
2010 - Waterford - 4 weeks - lost by 7
2011 - Tipperary - 5 weeks - won by 4
2012 - Galway - 5 weeks - won by 5
2012 - Tipperary - 5 weeks - lost by 18
2013 - Dublin - 5 weeks - lost by 4
2013 - Limerick - 5 weeks - lost by 8
2014 - Cork - 5 weeks - lost by 9
2015 - Tipperary - 5 weeks - lost by 1
2016 - Tipperary - 5 weeks - won by 2
7 wins, 3 draws*, 12 losses.
*Of those 3 draws, 2 resulted in replay wins, 1 was a replay loss.
Since the introduction of the full back door system in 2002, the record is 4 wins, 1 draw, 10 losses.