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This is a current awareness blog that links to the latest sources of information on Basque Pelota matches and Tournaments. It covers all of both North and South Basque modalities: Pro and amateur. It links to match stories, statistics and video highlights and/or full match videos. !!!NEW CESTA PUNTA PRO TOUR 2024 CESTA NADAU--DECEMBER 6, 13, 20, 2024---JAI ALAI LEAGUE (EREMAN!) WINTER SERIES--OCTOBER 2024--FEBRUARY 2025!!!
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Main Nue--Player Rankings--August 29, 2016
Complete Player Rankings as of August 29, 2016. Current through Trophee Puyodebat (Source: Esku Pilota)
Top 5:
Ducassou
Larralde
Guichandut
Ospital
de Ezcurra
Complete Player Rankings as of August 21, 2016. Current through Turnois de Larrau--Trophee Betzua. (Source: Esku Pilota)
Ducassou
Larralde
Guichandut
Ospital
de Ezcurra
Main Nue--Trophee Puyodebat
August 26, 2016:
Semi-Finals (Source for Scores: Esku Pilota)
Monce-Ducassou defeated Bielle-Guichandut 40-37
Ospital-de Ezcurra defeated Lambert-Amulet 40-38
August 29, 2016:
Final
Ospital-de Ezcurra defeated Monce-Ducassou 40-28
Match article, with links to photos, an audio interview with de Ezcurra, and full match video: (Source: Esku Pilota website)
Full match video also available directly via the Esku Pilota Youtube sight. In the comments area of the page, 11 of Ospital's winning points are directly marked (see below). I'm not sure if that worked at the Youtube site so I copied it at the bottom of this post
Highlights and Interviews (Source: Esku Pilota)
Match chart, line score, and full match video, along with a separate video of the dispute (see below) (source: Esku Pilota Facebook page via pelotelive.free.fr). Note: if you watch the video from pelotelive.free.fr, make sure to click on "desactiver" below the video to disable pff's auto refresh. Otherwise the videos will stop.
One other interesting point came at the 38-27 point. This point is shown at the pelotelive.free.fr address above. The judge ruled a service fault against Ospital. Both he and de Ezcurra disagreed. As it turned out, Ducassou agreed with them. He gave the point right back.
Ducassou kept his top ranking, but this day belonged to Ospital.
Mathieu Ospital--11 remarkable points.
Key: Score at beginning of point; Score at end of poiint; Time on recording at beginning of point. Time at end of point.
Click on times to go directly to the points. At the end of the point, hit the back arrow to get back to this post. Otherwise the match will simply continue from that point.
1. 20-22--21-22--45:25-46:15 2. 21-22--22-22--46:39--46:59 3. 23-22--24-22--48:32-49:22 4. 24-22--25-22--49:59--51:01 5. 25-23--26-23--52:54--54:14 6. 26-23--27-23--54:52--57:13 7. 28-23--29-23--58:39--59:26 8. 29-25--30-25--1:02:57-1:03:29 9. 30-25--31-25--1:04:09-1:05:09 10: 31-26--32-26--1:07:03-1:08:02 11. 36-26-37-26--1:15:27--1:15:36