The Main Nue
Individuel Elite Pro Championnat de France A and B competition is sponsored by the Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque (FFPB). The competition began on December 23, 2016 and will end on February 20, 2017. You can follow its progress here. Pelotelive.free.fr also provides A and B
coverage. The tournament is a seeded ladder tournament.
* not listed on the Esku Pilota player pages at this time.
The
A group consists of Antton Amulet, Philippe Bielle, Bixintxo Bilbao,
Pascal de Ezcurra, Baptiste Ducassou, Peio Guichandut, Ximun Lambert,
Peio Larralde, Matheiu Ospital, and Agusti Waltary. The seeds, from low
to high are: Amulet and Ospital (1/8), Bilbao and Waltary
(Quarter-finals), and Larralde and Ducassou ("Liguilla").
The
B group consists of Gregory Aguirre, Jean-Philippe Benesse*, Mickael
Darmendrail, Vincent Elgart, Julien Etchegaray, Alexis Inchauspe,
Laurent Lambert, Cedric Lucu, Alain Migueltorena, Antton Monce, Mattin
Olcomendy*, and Mickael Palomes. The seeds, from low to high are:
Darmendrail and L. Lambert (1/8), Palomes and Inchauspe
(Quarter-finals), and Elgart and Monce ("Liguilla).
The "Liguilla" phase is a round robin among the top 4 finishers (two
who win their way in and two who are seeded in) which will determine
the finalists.
Article describing the competition (Esku Pilota)
December 23 2016-January 2, 2017 matches
January 6, 2017
Arcangues (1) (2)
Preview article for both matches (Pilota Ttiki)
Match article for both matches along with an audio interview with Peio Guichandut (Esku Pilota)
Match article for both matches (Pilota Ttiki)
B4: Etchegaray defeated Aguirre 40-23 or 40-24
Both match stories list the final score of this match as 40-24. FFPB and pelotelive.free.fr list the final score as 40-23. In any event, after the 1st quarter of the match (7-7; 11-11) Etchegaray took complete control. Etchegary next plays Laurent Lambert at Villefranque on January 14, 2017.
In the Pilota Ttiki preview article on the Etchegary v Inchauspe match of January 20, 2017,
the final score of this match is
40-23. (Added January 21, 2017).
A3: Guichandut defeated Amulet 40-39
Selected linescore (source: both articles above)
0-6; 13-13; 13-20; 17-23; 25-25; 27-27; 29-29; 30-30; 33-33; 33-38; 35-39; 39-39; 40-39
According to both accounts, neither player had a particularly good match. There were 7 equalities and Guichandut came from behind to finally win. Guichandut next plays Bilbao at Villefranque on January 14, 2017.
For cumulative records of Main Nue elite professionals see the "Cumulative records of EP players" on the recurring results page on the right side of the blog.
