Oriamendi2010 celebrated "Remonte Day" (Oriamendi2010) on February 23, 2019. Free admission brought out a large crowd for the festivities, including 3 matches, a raffle, and, the most important part of the programme, the naming of the best players for 2018. Three players were named "Best player," Best player overall, Best Group A player, and Best Group B player.
Diario Vasco article
Oriamendi2010 article
Diario Vasco article
Oriamendi2010 article
"Best Players"
Javier Urriza (Group A d front) "Best Player" (30-23 in 2018). This was Urriza's 7th "Best Player" award since 2012 (corrected link to Urriza--February 26, 2019)--disculpas a Javier
1 monthly rankings winner (40 points--perfect)
Masters Oriamendi Singles Champion
Tourneo Sidra Doubles Champion
Tourneo Kutxabank Singles Champion
A sampling of Urriza's best work for 2018
January 13, 2018
1. Master's Oriamendi Torneo Final:
Urriza (Group A d front) 30 Barrentxea IV (Group A z back) 19
Full match video (EITB)
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
April 28, 2018
2. Tourneo Sidra (Sagardoaren Txapelketa) Final:
Urriza-Garces (A-B) 40 Uterga-Zubiri (A-B) 31
Full match video (EITB)
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
September 8, 2018
3. Torneo Kutxabank (Buruz Buruko Txapelketa Final):
Urriza 30 Uterga 15
Full match video (EITB)
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
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1 monthly rankings winner (40 points--perfect)
Masters Oriamendi Singles Champion
Tourneo Sidra Doubles Champion
Tourneo Kutxabank Singles Champion
A sampling of Urriza's best work for 2018
January 13, 2018
1. Master's Oriamendi Torneo Final:
Urriza (Group A d front) 30 Barrentxea IV (Group A z back) 19
Full match video (EITB)
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
April 28, 2018
2. Tourneo Sidra (Sagardoaren Txapelketa) Final:
Urriza-Garces (A-B) 40 Uterga-Zubiri (A-B) 31
Full match video (EITB)
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
September 8, 2018
3. Torneo Kutxabank (Buruz Buruko Txapelketa Final):
Urriza 30 Uterga 15
Full match video (EITB)
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
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Xanti Uterga (Group A d front) "Best Group A player" (43-26 in 2018)
1 monthly rankings winner (38.57)
Torneo Kutxabank Singles Runner-up
Torneo Sidra (Sagardoaren Txapelketa) Doubles Runner-up
Torneo Orona Doubles Champion
Ended 2018 with 6 consecutive doubles wins (5 in 12 days) (blog post on this blog) including 3 over Urriza and the Semis and Final of Orona championship.
A sampling of Uterga's best work in 2019
April 21, 2018
1. Tourneo Sidra (Sagardoaren Txapelketa) Semi-Final
Uterga-Zubiri (A-B) 40 Segurola-Barrenetxea IV (B-A) 33
Full match video (EITB) (first match on the video)
Match article (Oriamendi2010) (second article)
December 22, 2018
2. Orona Championship Semi-Final
Uterga-Azpiroz (A-B) 40 Ansa II-Barrenetxea IV 29 (EITB) (First match on the video)
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
December 29, 2018
3. Orona Championship Final
Uterga-Azpiroz 40 Juanenea-Endika 27 (EITB--match begins at 3:40)
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
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Jagoba Labaka (Group B z back) "Best Group B player" (45-26 in 2018)
2 monthly rankings winners (40 points--perfect in both)
Torneo Promocion Doubles Champion.
From September 27, 2018-November 24, 2018: Won 8 consecutive matches
Torneo Promocion: Won 4 Lost 0 with Etxarri. (Lost one match substituting in front court with another partner).
June 30, 2018
Torneo Promocion Final
Etxarri-Labaka (A-B) 40 Eloy-Zubiri (B-B) 20
Labaka +11 (including 5 service aces) -2
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
The Oriamendi2010 season, match by match, along with monthly cumulative win-loss records of the players, by position, is chronicled on the Oriamdi2010 "Star Match" recurring results page, on the right side of the blog.
2 monthly rankings winners (40 points--perfect in both)
Torneo Promocion Doubles Champion.
From September 27, 2018-November 24, 2018: Won 8 consecutive matches
Torneo Promocion: Won 4 Lost 0 with Etxarri. (Lost one match substituting in front court with another partner).
June 30, 2018
Torneo Promocion Final
Etxarri-Labaka (A-B) 40 Eloy-Zubiri (B-B) 20
Labaka +11 (including 5 service aces) -2
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
The Oriamendi2010 season, match by match, along with monthly cumulative win-loss records of the players, by position, is chronicled on the Oriamdi2010 "Star Match" recurring results page, on the right side of the blog.
