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Friday, February 8, 2019

Mano--Binakako Txapelketako/Campionato Parejas--2018-2019--Week 10

Binakako Txapelketako/Campionato Parejas, the premier doubles competition of the 2018-2019 Mano season, began November 23, 2018. 8 teams will compete for the title. The first (league) phase is a double round robin (14 matches). The top 4 finishers will face off in a single round robin (3 matches). The two winners will play in a final on April 7, 2019.

Source for all match articles, unless otherwise specifically stated, is 21iguales.com.  21iguales.com will also keep an ongoing phase table at its main Parejas site.

This table is the most up to date of any I've found.

Match linescores will be provided from match articles when available. Full match linescores can be found at 21iguales.com Twitter feed.  Track back to the date and match and follow from beginning to end. The feed is also available at the Main site of 21iguales.com while the matches are in progress.
Source for all highlights and full match videos, unless otherwise specifically stated, is EITB.

At present, EITB is providing all highlights, in chronological order:

We begin at Week 7 as that was when the 2019 calendar year began. Coverage of the first six weeks is available at 21Iguales.com, and the Baiko Pilota  (formerly Asegarce and ASPE websites. Full match video coverage of all available matches can be found at EITB.

For all available full match videos

"buscar" (search--top right side of page): "binakako" (without the quotes). Look for "2019 Binakako Txapelketa." Matches are usually the second or first match on the video.

Full match videos of earlier finals going back to 2000:

 "buscar" "Binakako Txapelketako finalak" (without the quotes)

Selected full match videos before 2000:

"buscar" "Gure bideoteka" (without the quotes) and scroll until you find them.

For complete print and video coverage of the 2016-17 competition 

Links to all matches available (by week).

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Week 7Week 8Week 9; Week 10; Week 11; Week 12; Week 13; Week 14; Semi-final Round 1; Semi-final Round 2; Semi-final Round 3;

Final

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Week 10

This week featured two upsets that kept the winners alive in the competition for the playoffs. A win by leaders Elezkano-Rezusta virtually guaranteed them a playoff berth and gave them a 1 game League lead with 4 to play.

January 27, 2019

Beotibar, Tolosa (1) (2)


Highlights (EITB)

Match article (includes balls in play, linescore, scoring)

This was the match of the week, not only in this competition, but in all of Basque Pelota. It featured 756 balls in play. Time of match 85:58: Winners = Errors +21 -21 (EITB). It was not the greatest artistically, but a titanic struggle with a controversial ending. Martija had 200 bip. More importantly, it kept A-M's chances at a playoff berth alive for another week. And dealt a blow to I-Z's chances at winning the League phase.

January 26, 2019

Markina-Xemien (1) (2)

Artola-Mariezkurrena II (6-4 +13) 22 Laso (substituting for Urrutikoetxea)-Arretxabaleta (2-8 -54) 11 (no full match video available)

Highlights (2nd half of highlights)

Match article (includes balls in play, linescore, and scoring)

A-M, gifted about half of their points by L-A errors, won easily. With Urrutikoetxea out indefinitely with a left hand injury, it is difficult to see how the U-A team could win a match the rest of the way.

Labrit, Iruna (Pamplona) (1) (2)


Highlights (EITB) (1st half of highlights)

Match article (includes balls in play, linescore, and scoring)

The first upset of the week knocked O-A out of tie for the League lead and kept B-I's faint playoff hopes alive. O-A played poorly in a game they needed to win, gifting B-I 12 of their 22 points. Bengoetxea had an excellent game +9 -2.

January 25, 2019

Ugarte, Hendaia (1) (2)


Final Point (21Iguales Twitter)
Highlights (EITB)

Match article (incl. balls in play, linescore, scoring)

The first point of the match was the best for E-G, as they took a 1-0 lead. After that, snowed under by 15 errors, they basically gave the match to a team that needed no such help. The loss pretty much ended any playoff hopes the E-G might have had. The win gave E-R a 1 game lead with 4 to play in the League phase.