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 matches; January 9, 2017 matches
January 14, 2017
Villefranque (1)(2)(3)
Preview article for both matches (Pilota Ttiki)
Match article for both matches: (Pilota Ttiki)
Match article for both matches (Esku Pilota)
A5. The scheduled A5 match between Guichandut and Bilbao was postponed due to Bilbao being ill with influenza. It has been rescheduled for next Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Villefranque.
In its place, as a "lever de rideau" (curtain raiser) Monce defeated Elgart 40-32.
Selected linescore: (winner always listed first).
25-25; 32-32; 40-32
This match might be a preview of a possible liguilla match, as they are both seeded in to the tournament at that level. Elgart held the advantage early. Monce took over the match in the late stages. They will resume tournament play on January 29 and 30. If they win, they will face each other in the final.
B6. Etchegaray defeated L.Lambert 40-27.
Selected linescore (winner always listed first). Source: both articles above.
10-4; 15-9; 20-13; 26-13; 26-19; 40-27.
With the exception of a 6-0 run by Lambert that cut his deficit to 7 points, Etchegaray was untroubled in this match. The total score of his two matches is 80-50. His next match is against Alexis Inchauspe at Arcangues on January 20.
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.
