Trophee de la Rune (Trinquet d'Ascain), Ascain, May 21, 28, 2016. Sources: Pelotelive.free.fr and Esku Pilota. The pelotefree.live.fr site has scores and video for the entire tournament in one place. This was a singles tournament with two semi-finals played the first week and the final the next.
Final:
Ducassou defeated Guichandut 40-19 on May 28, 2016
Match article: (Source: Esku Pilota)
MY ARTICLE: Match summary and comparison between singles Mano and Main Neu
Decade linescore: 8-2; 12-8; 20-10; 27-13; 33-17
Full Match Video (Source: Esku Pilota Youtube site)
Semi-finals:
Guichandut defeated Bilbao 40-30 on May 21, 2016
Decade linescore: 10-4; 20-9; 30-26; 40-30
Ducassou defeated Amulet (substituting for Larralde) 40-19 on May 21, 2016
Decade linescore: 10-7: 20-10: 30-15
Match Stories for both matches (Source: Esku Pilota)
Both semifinals were fairly easy victories, Guichandut pulling away from a challenge in the middle of the match (Bilbao had closed to 27-26). Ducassou pulled further away as the match progressed.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Main Nue--Fronton Place Libre--Where it all begins.
Before the "elite pros" of the Esku Pilota roster played in the great old trinquet cathedrals like Trinquet Garat (Donibane Garazi (Saint-John-Pied-de-Port)), or the magnificent modern "glass trinquets" like Trinquet Moderne (Baiona (Bayonne)), they played against a single wall (fronton place libre), with the sky for a roof. Here, provided by the Pays D'Orthe Main Nue Youtube site are selected match video from four recent amateur championship matches:
2016 Challenge Espoir Poussins Landes
Landes Benjamins 2016
2016 Coupe des Landes minimes
Landes 2016 Cadets
2016 Challenge Espoir Poussins Landes
Landes Benjamins 2016
2016 Coupe des Landes minimes
Landes 2016 Cadets
Main Nue--Recurring 50 point matches..
Recurring indivdual matches. (Source of scores, ancillary information, and videos: Esku Pilota web and Youtube site.)
A. Trinquet Garat, Donibane Garazi (Saint-John-Pied-de-Port)
We have more than just scores for one of these matches.
June 13, 2016: Monce-Migueltorena defeated Olcomendy-Lucu 50-30
Match article, statistics, chart, full match video (Source: Esku Pilota web and Youtube site.)
Match line score, MY ARTICLE, and link to full video (Source: pelotelive.free.fr), Note that with all videos located at pelotelive.free.fr, you must click on the "desactiver" under the video in order for the video to work. pelotelive.free.fr automatically resets every 30 seconds and this will stop the video and kick you back out to the site if you do not "disactiver" first.
There are two errors in my commentary that I know of.
Point 3 consumed 1 ball in play (a service ace), not 11. So all of the total balls in play for the first 10 points and the running total balls in play for the match should be adjusted accordingly. The total number of balls in play for the match should be 864, not 874.
In the commentary about the last 10 points of the match the winners were referred to as "M-O". They should have been referred to as "M-M". For any other errors found, please send corrections to the address at the top of this report.
For June 1-July 11, 2016:
July 11, 2016: Inchauspe-De Ezcurra defeated L. Lambert-Lezcano 50-44
July 4, 2016: Monce-Migueltorena defeated Aguirre-Benesse 50-33
June 27, 2016: Aguirre-Benesse defeated Inchause-Bonetbelche 50-37
June 20, 2016: Monce-Migueltorena defeated Elgart-Iturbe 50-40
June 6, 2016: Monce-Migueltorena defeated Elgart-Iturbe 50-46
Note that linked players are on the Esku Pilota roster. See the player pages under the pages entry on the left side of the page to access player information as the direct links to players is phased out of these posts.
B. Trinquet Saint-Andre, Baiona (Bayonne)
For June 4- July 7, 2016:
July 7, 2016: Alcacena-Lucu defeated Olcomendy-Amestoy 50-29
June 30, 2016: Darmendrail-Lucu defeated Alcacena-Migueltorena 50-27
June 23, 2016: Aguirre-Iribarren defeated Alcacena-Lucu 50-44
June 16, 2016: Aguirre-Iturbe defeated Ospital-Iribarren 50-38
Note that linked players are on the Esku Pilota roster. See the player pages under the pages entry on the left side of the page to access player information as the direct links to players is phased out of these posts.
There were no other single matches in June because the three weeks before June 16 were taken up with the Trophee de Commercants de Bayonne (the final of which will be discussed in a post on tournaments).
These matches are important for cultural reasons (one in the tiny hamlet of Donibane Garazi and the other in the metropolis of Baiona--both in old fashioned trinquets). They also serve to give valuable exposure and experience to younger players. But most impressive to me is the idea of a 50 point match, the will and stamina that it takes to win one. In the above discussed match, the losers were broken on the rack of two consecutive points that consumed 35 and 25 balls in play. One of the wonderful things about Main Nue is how a service ace can be followed by a 35 balls in play point. Because of the geometry of the trinquet and all of its ornamentations, because the back courters are so mobile and so adept at rebote (rebound) shots off the back wall, because there are four walls (five if you count the different hights of parts of the left wall), a single point in Main Nue can feel like a life experience. For the fan. For the player and the player's hands, I cannot imagine what they go through. There are other types of handball. There is nothing quite like Main Nue.
A. Trinquet Garat, Donibane Garazi (Saint-John-Pied-de-Port)
We have more than just scores for one of these matches.
June 13, 2016: Monce-Migueltorena defeated Olcomendy-Lucu 50-30
Match article, statistics, chart, full match video (Source: Esku Pilota web and Youtube site.)
Match line score, MY ARTICLE, and link to full video (Source: pelotelive.free.fr), Note that with all videos located at pelotelive.free.fr, you must click on the "desactiver" under the video in order for the video to work. pelotelive.free.fr automatically resets every 30 seconds and this will stop the video and kick you back out to the site if you do not "disactiver" first.
There are two errors in my commentary that I know of.
Point 3 consumed 1 ball in play (a service ace), not 11. So all of the total balls in play for the first 10 points and the running total balls in play for the match should be adjusted accordingly. The total number of balls in play for the match should be 864, not 874.
In the commentary about the last 10 points of the match the winners were referred to as "M-O". They should have been referred to as "M-M". For any other errors found, please send corrections to the address at the top of this report.
For June 1-July 11, 2016:
July 11, 2016: Inchauspe-De Ezcurra defeated L. Lambert-Lezcano 50-44
July 4, 2016: Monce-Migueltorena defeated Aguirre-Benesse 50-33
June 27, 2016: Aguirre-Benesse defeated Inchause-Bonetbelche 50-37
June 20, 2016: Monce-Migueltorena defeated Elgart-Iturbe 50-40
June 6, 2016: Monce-Migueltorena defeated Elgart-Iturbe 50-46
Note that linked players are on the Esku Pilota roster. See the player pages under the pages entry on the left side of the page to access player information as the direct links to players is phased out of these posts.
B. Trinquet Saint-Andre, Baiona (Bayonne)
For June 4- July 7, 2016:
July 7, 2016: Alcacena-Lucu defeated Olcomendy-Amestoy 50-29
June 30, 2016: Darmendrail-Lucu defeated Alcacena-Migueltorena 50-27
June 23, 2016: Aguirre-Iribarren defeated Alcacena-Lucu 50-44
June 16, 2016: Aguirre-Iturbe defeated Ospital-Iribarren 50-38
Note that linked players are on the Esku Pilota roster. See the player pages under the pages entry on the left side of the page to access player information as the direct links to players is phased out of these posts.
There were no other single matches in June because the three weeks before June 16 were taken up with the Trophee de Commercants de Bayonne (the final of which will be discussed in a post on tournaments).
These matches are important for cultural reasons (one in the tiny hamlet of Donibane Garazi and the other in the metropolis of Baiona--both in old fashioned trinquets). They also serve to give valuable exposure and experience to younger players. But most impressive to me is the idea of a 50 point match, the will and stamina that it takes to win one. In the above discussed match, the losers were broken on the rack of two consecutive points that consumed 35 and 25 balls in play. One of the wonderful things about Main Nue is how a service ace can be followed by a 35 balls in play point. Because of the geometry of the trinquet and all of its ornamentations, because the back courters are so mobile and so adept at rebote (rebound) shots off the back wall, because there are four walls (five if you count the different hights of parts of the left wall), a single point in Main Nue can feel like a life experience. For the fan. For the player and the player's hands, I cannot imagine what they go through. There are other types of handball. There is nothing quite like Main Nue.
Main Nue--Transition from Spring to Summer
With the completion of the Championnat de France (Elite Pro A) (Elite Pro B) the Spring and Summer has transformed into a series of tournaments and weekly scheduled matches. The list of tournaments and their value from now until the end of the year is at the Esku Pilota calendar page. In addition, there are scheduled 50 point matches on Mondays at Trinquet Garat, Donibane Garazi (Saint-John-Pied-de-Port), and on Thursdays at Trinquet Saint-Andre, Baiona (Bayonne). Information on these matches largely comes from Esku Pilota and varies from simple score, to score with statistics, articles, and/or full match videos.
Before we talk about the matches or tournaments that have taken place since we last discussed Main Nue we must talk about the increase in access to these matches. The video coverage of matches has increased to the point where it is becoming difficult for the viewer to keep up. Since the final of the Trophee de Cize on May 16, there have been 8 full match videos presented by Esku Pilota and available at either their web site or their Youtube site. Most of these have also been linked to from pelotelive.free.fr, which is excellent for our purposes because once you have located the tournament (search for Specialite: "main nue" or "main nue individuel"; Organisateur: "Esku Pilota" and Saison: "2015-16" to locate information for the entire tournaments, along with video links) you can immediately see the larger context of each of the tournaments. Combining the two major sites will give you a select combination match stories, match graphs, linescores, videos, and/or analyses. Note that with all videos located at pelotelive.free.fr, you must click on the "desactiver" under the video in order for the video to work. pelotelive.free.fr automatically resets every 30 seconds and this will stop the video and kick you back out to the site if you do not "disactiver" first.
In these 8 full match videos we have seen (rankings out of 26--all players ranked together as of June 27, 2016, when available, are in parentheses) front courters Aguirre (17), Bidiondo, Bielle (11), Darmendrail, Elgart (14), Etchegaray (8), Larralde (1), Olcomendy (15), Ospital (7), and Monce (10),
And back courters Amulet (6), Bilbao (3), De Ezcurra (5), Guichandut (4), Ducassou (2), Harismendy (20), Inda, Irribaren, Iturbe, Lucu, and Migueltorena. (Rankings are based on how well players do in tournaments, weighted by the importance of the tournaments). This is an excellent combination of young talent, established stars, and long time veterans. If you watch the matches and tournaments that we will discuss and point to, you will see 9 of the top 10 and 13 of the top 15 players ranked at Esku Pilota. And you will see the best of them at the moment (Larralde and Ducassou) a lot. A feast lovingly provided by Esku Pilota. Speaking as a relatively new fan of Main Nue, it has been fantastic to watch. And certainly not easy to provide by an organization that has nowhere near the fiduciary strength of an Asegarce or ASPE (with the backing of a large commercial TV network). Merci beaucoup Esku Pilota!
Before we talk about the matches or tournaments that have taken place since we last discussed Main Nue we must talk about the increase in access to these matches. The video coverage of matches has increased to the point where it is becoming difficult for the viewer to keep up. Since the final of the Trophee de Cize on May 16, there have been 8 full match videos presented by Esku Pilota and available at either their web site or their Youtube site. Most of these have also been linked to from pelotelive.free.fr, which is excellent for our purposes because once you have located the tournament (search for Specialite: "main nue" or "main nue individuel"; Organisateur: "Esku Pilota" and Saison: "2015-16" to locate information for the entire tournaments, along with video links) you can immediately see the larger context of each of the tournaments. Combining the two major sites will give you a select combination match stories, match graphs, linescores, videos, and/or analyses. Note that with all videos located at pelotelive.free.fr, you must click on the "desactiver" under the video in order for the video to work. pelotelive.free.fr automatically resets every 30 seconds and this will stop the video and kick you back out to the site if you do not "disactiver" first.
In these 8 full match videos we have seen (rankings out of 26--all players ranked together as of June 27, 2016, when available, are in parentheses) front courters Aguirre (17), Bidiondo, Bielle (11), Darmendrail, Elgart (14), Etchegaray (8), Larralde (1), Olcomendy (15), Ospital (7), and Monce (10),
And back courters Amulet (6), Bilbao (3), De Ezcurra (5), Guichandut (4), Ducassou (2), Harismendy (20), Inda, Irribaren, Iturbe, Lucu, and Migueltorena. (Rankings are based on how well players do in tournaments, weighted by the importance of the tournaments). This is an excellent combination of young talent, established stars, and long time veterans. If you watch the matches and tournaments that we will discuss and point to, you will see 9 of the top 10 and 13 of the top 15 players ranked at Esku Pilota. And you will see the best of them at the moment (Larralde and Ducassou) a lot. A feast lovingly provided by Esku Pilota. Speaking as a relatively new fan of Main Nue, it has been fantastic to watch. And certainly not easy to provide by an organization that has nowhere near the fiduciary strength of an Asegarce or ASPE (with the backing of a large commercial TV network). Merci beaucoup Esku Pilota!
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