Binakako Txapelketako/Campionato Parejas, the premier doubles competition of the 2016-2017 Mano season, began December 2, 2016. 8 teams compete for the title. The first (league) phase is a double round robin (14 matches). The top 4 finishers will then face off in a single round robin (3 matches). The two winners will play in a final on April 9, 2017.
Asegarce Competition Page
Asegarce League phase table
ASPE League phase table
Wikipedia Competition Page (Castilian)
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February 25, 2017
A. Labrit, Iruna (Pamplona) (
1) (
2):
Olaizola II-Untoria defeated Ezkurdia-Merino II 22-16
Match article with statistics and linescore
In a long (almost 80 minutes) battle of attrition (over 700 balls in play), O-U forged a small lead in the first half of the match and were able to increase it in the second half. They won a match that was vital to their chances to make the Semi-final League. Ezkurdia made 3 crucial attacking errors on what looked to be easy finishing shots from between the 2 and 3 line, each of which derailed his team's momentum. The error at 20-16 (1:24:15--1:24:45 on the EITB video) was especially damaging. The final point of the match (1:25:05--1:29:18) was a great illustration of how ferocious the fight for points was. It consumed 69 balls in play and was marked by several incredible saves, before Oliazola II finished it with a brilliant 2 wall winner. Neither team can afford to lose their final match.
O-U 6-7- +4 (+1)
E-M 6-7 +21 (-1)
Match highlights
February 26, 2017
B. Astelena, Eibar (
1)(
2):
Irribarria-Rezusta defeated Artola
-Albisu 22-19
Artola returned after a 9 week absence due to a dislocated shoulder. I-R were not at their best (7 errors between the two, according to 21iguales.com), but still had enough to win a match which was no more than a tuneup for the Semi-final League for them. A-A's 10 combined errors did not help their cause. They now face a do or die match against Olaizola II-Untoria next week.
I-R 11-2 +64 (+4)! A-A 6-7- -21 (-3)
! guaranteed 1st place in the League phase
Match highlights
Full match video (EITB) (match begins at 29:02 on the video)
February 27, 2017
C. Beotibar, Tolosa (
1)(
2)
Urrutikoetxea-Imaz defeated
Elezkano II-Zabaleta 22-19.
Match article with statistics and linescore
This was a match in 3 parts, one that U-I had to win to stay alive in the hunt for a Semi-final League place. They took a 9-3 lead, only to fall behind after an 8-0 run by E-Z. U-I then answered with a 5-0 run of their own. From 14-11, they were able to hold their lead to the end. Winners of 3 consecutive matches, U-I have now joined 4 other teams with 6 wins, but they have the worst point differential of the 4. There is almost no way into the Semi-finals for them. They need to defeat Irribarria-Rezusta by a big score and hope a lot of other matches fall their way. Even if, as seems likely, they do not make the Semi-finals, they have done very well for themselves after the team (Urrutikoetxea with Berioz and then Imaz) began the competition with 5 defeats in their first 6 matches.
U-I 6-7- -31 (+3)
E-Z 6-7 +37 (-1 )
Match highlights (EITB)
Match highlights (21iguales Youtube) (11 selected points, including the final point.
There was no full match video for this match.
February 28, 2017
D. Beotibar, Tolosa (
1)(
2):
Bengoetxea VI-Larunbe defeated Altuna III-Barriola 22-17
Match article with statistics and linescore
B-L recovered from their crushing defeat at the hands of Ezcurdia-Merino II last week to win this match and move into 2nd place in the League (7-6), the only team except for Irribarria-Resusta to have a winning record. 4 teams are right behind them at 6-7. B-L play one of those teams, Elezkano-Zabaleta, next week. A win guarantees B-L a place in the Semi-final League. A loss and it will be "get out the calculators" to figure out who moves on and who goes home. A 10-0 run gave the winners a 19-13 lead and they cruised home from there. 8 Altuna III errors did not help his team's cause. They have now lost 6 matches in a row, as Barriola prepares for his final Mundial Parejas match.
B-L 7-6- -8 (+1) A-B 4-9 -66 (-6)
Match highlights (EITB)
Match highlights (21iguales.com) (11 selected points, including the final point).
There was no full match video for this match.
