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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Mano--Pablo Berasaluze retires

After 18 years and over 1,000 professional mano matches, Pablo Berasaluze retired on October 1, 2016. He went out in style, +17 in a 22-18 win with Urrutikoetxea v Oliazola II-Larunbe in front of a capacity crowd of 3,000 at Bizkaia Fronton, Bilbo (Bilbao).

"AdiĆ³s a un pelotari inolvidable," by Enrique Echavarren (Diario Vasco)

"Berasaluze II:"No tengo palabras para agraceder a toda la gente que me ha apoyado" (Asegarce)

Revista article

Asegarce Player Page

Retirement ceremony (EITB)

Career highlights (EITB)

Berasaluze II's final match

Full match video (match begins at 44 minutes, 42 seconds on the video)