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Saturday, July 16, 2016

Pala--Kirol Txartela Masters Tournament--Players--Tournament Regulations--Schedule--Day 1, 2 (Round 1) Results

The Kirol Txartela Masters Tournament  at the Atano III FrontonDonastia (San Sebastian) began on July 6, 2016.  It will end with a final on August 17, 2016. The Tournament link above explains the nature of the tournament and how it is to be contested. The same information is also available in less graphic form at InnPala. Basically it is an 8 team doubles tournament, consisting of the entire 10 man InnPala roster along with 6 invited amateurs. The teams are split into two 4 team groups. This is a short court tournament. Each match will be contested to a best three out of five 10 point jokos (sets). Table points are determined entirely by number of  jokos won. The league phase will consist of a single round robin in each group, with each player playing every other week. Matches will take place every Wednesday evening. At the end of the league phase there will be a final. Source for all match scores: InnPala Twitter feed. For more information on professional players see the player pages linked to on the right side of the blog.

Note: *=Amateur

First Day: July 6, 2016. 

Group A: Landeta--Ibai-Perez defeated Necol-Andueza* 3-1 (9-10, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6)

Group B:  Arozena*-Ibargarai defeated Fusto-J. Irigoyen* 3-0 (10-9, 10-7, 10-7)

Second Day: July 13, 2016

Group A: Navarro*-Brefel defeated Gaubeka-Irigoyen* 3-0 (10-7, 10-6, 10-9)

Group B:  Zubiri-Ayerbe defeated Ibarguren*-Imanol 3-2 (5-10, 10-7, 7-10, 10-5, 10-8)

Group A Table:

Navarro*-Brefel (1-0) (3-0)--3 points
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (1-0) (3-1)--3 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-1) (1-3)--1 point
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (0-1) (0-3)--0 points

Group B Table:

Arozena*-Ibargarai (1-0) (3-0)--3 points
Zubiri-Ayerbe (1-0) (3-2)--3 points
Ibarguren*-Imanol (0-1) (2-3)--2 points
Fusto-J. Irigoyen* (0-1) (0-3)--0 points

MY ARTICLE: Kirol Txartela Masters Tournament cumulative scores and tables

In an independent match at Armintza Fronton (Lemoiz) contested on July 15, 2016 

Zubiri-Gaubeka defeated Ayerbe-Imanol 3-2 (9-10, 10-8, 8-10, 10-8, 10-6). The match had 89 total points (out of a possible maximum of 95). It took 1 hour and 55 minutes to play.

Pala--San Fermin Tournament

The San Fermin Tournament was contested at Labrit FrontonIruna (Pamplona) on July 8-10, 2016. Note that * indicates amateur player. For more information on professional players see the player pages linked to on the right side of the blog page. Source for all scores: InnPala Twitter feed.

July 8:

Preliminaries:

Mikel Sanz*-Ibargari defeated Laskoiti*-Imanol 3-0 (10-6, 10-3, 10-6).

Necol--Ibai Perez defeated Zubiri-Ayerbe 3-0 (10-9, 10-4, 10-7).

July 9:

Semi-Finals:

Mikel Sanz*-Ibargari defeated Gaubeka-Echavarren* 3-1 (10-8, 10-6, 6-10, 10-5). In the third joko, G-E came back from a 6-1 deficit to win.

Necol--Ibai-Perez defeated Fusto-Anso* 3-0 (10-7, 10-6, 10-7).

July 10:

Finals:

In the third place match Fusto-Anso* defeated Gaubeka-Echavarren* 3-2 (no scores available).

Mikel Sanz*-Ibargari defeated Necol-Ibai Perez 3-? (10-8, ?-10, 10-5, ? ?) to win the tournament.

Pala--Tourneo Ayuntamiento de Sopelana

The Pala Tour 2016 began with the Tourneo Ayuntamiento de Sopelana at the Sopelana Fronton, Sopelana on July 2, 2016.

Semi-Finals (Score source: InnPala Twitter feed)

Gaubeka-Ibai Perez defeated Landeta-Imanol 3-1 (10-9, 7-10, 10-4, 10-2)

Zubiri-Ibargari defeated Fusto-Ayerbe 3-1 (7-10, 10-4, 10-6, 10-3)

The final will be contested at Sopelana on September 10, 2016

Pala--Summer Activity

With the arrival of Summer, InnPala swings into its Pala tour-2016. Through a series tournaments and festivals large and small, InnPala intends to bring the sport to the people all around the Basque Country, South and North.

Pala--InnPala Rankings Update--June 19, 2016

The InnPala player rankings have been updated as of June 19, 2016 to reflect the results of the Bizkaia Open. For the full rankings, see the rankings page on the right side of this page.
Leaders: Front Court: Fusto: 228. Back Court: Imanol: 204