Basque Pelota Updates (June 2016-April 2017); 2019-

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Thursday, May 23, 2019

Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Cesta Punta Pro Tour Begins its Season with Two Tournaments


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Cesta Punta Pro Tour, the organizer of Tournaments in the North Basque Country, including the Internationaux Cesta Punta tournaments held in July and August in St. Jean-de-Luz, recently completed its first two tournaments of 2019. The first was held in conjunction with FFPB (Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque)--FFPB Championnat de France National A (which featured Cesta Punta Pro Teams on both teams in the final. It was played in Pau. The second was the Trophee Landes Atlantique Sud, played in Hossegor. 

 1. Trophee Landes Atlantique Sud

 FINAL
May 17, 2019

Hossigor (1) (2)

Arbe-(Manex) Urtasun 0 (Canel + via Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube)
(15-8, 15-14) (30-22)

I was unable to find a match story about this match. But the match video is of commercial quality and you can write your own story after watching. The tournament was set up as an Ipparlde (North Basque) v Hegoalde (South Basque) faceoff, with Ipparalde teams P. Tambourindeguy-Minvielle and Hormatxea-Etxeba, against, Hegoalde teams Jokin (Arbe)-(Manex) Urtasun (both of whom have recently played at Dania Jai Alai) and Moremau-Etxeto. The semi-finals placed one team from each area in the final. Ippralde won, but not without a second set fight from Hegoalde. Ipparalde 1, Hegoalde 0. Hopefully, Hegoalde will have a chance to even the ledger next year. 

Semi-Finals

May 10

Arbe-(Manex) Urtasun 2 Hormaetxea-Etxeba 0
(15-8, 15-8) (30-16) 

May 3

P. Tamourindeguy-Minvielle 2 Moremau-Etxeto 1
(15-9, 13-15, 5-1) (33-25)

Scores for both Semi-finals: Jai Alai News Facebook)

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 2. FFPB Championnat de France National A

 Competition Context (FFPB database)

 FINAL
April 26, 2019

Pau (1) (2)

Luzean 2 (St. Jean de Luz) (Olha-Inza) 2
Olharroa (Guethary) Laduche (Etchegarray)-Etcheto 0
(15-8; 15-9) (30-17) (Canal + Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube)

 Match article (Jai Alai News Facebook)

 Semi-Finals:

April 19, 2019

Pau (1) (2)

(15-9; 12-15; 10-7) (37-31) (Toute sur la Pelote Basque Youtube)
Score Source: FFPB Database

(15-14; 11-15; 10-9) (36-38) (Toute sur la Pelote Basque Youtube)
Score Source: FFPB Database

Match articles  for both matches   (Section Paloise--Raymond Cadazebat)

The competition began on March 9 with preliminary rounds followed by a Quarter-final League. The survivors of that played in a tournament over two weekends at Pau, the first weekend the Semi-Finals, the second weekend the finals, which were part of a set of FFPB finals in multiple modalites. The two semi-finals were streamed by Olivier Simon. The final was televised by Canal +, the French TV network. The Semi-finals were very competitive, both going to tie-breaker sets. 4 points total separated the winners from the losers when it was over. The final was won with a dominant performance by veterans Christophe Olha and Txabi Inza over Ludovic Laduche and Nicolas Etcheto. Unfortunately, Laduche suffered a severe ankle tendon injury in the 2nd set and was replaced by 19 year old  Theo Etchegarry, who showed some promise but was a little bit out of his depth being "thrown into the pool at the deep end." Laduche will miss the entire May-June season of Fronton Mexico. It is unkown at this time whether he will be back for the St. Jean-de-Luz summer partidos.

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CPPT Table through 2 tournaments (only FFPP semis and finals are included in this table.

Player, match record, set record points for and against, Tourmaments won

A=FFPB Championnat de France National A
B=Trophee Landes Atlantique Sud

 Delanteros (Fronts)

Olha...............2-0....4-1....73-55....1(A)
P. Tambourindeguy..2-1....5-3....94-78....1(B)
Arbe...............1-1....2-2....52-46
Ladutxe............1-1....2-3....54-61
Olharan............0-1....1-2....36-38
Moremau............0-1....1-2....25-33
Hormaetxea.........0-1....0-2....16-30

 Zagueros (Backs)

 Minvielle..........2-0....4-1....63-47....1(A)
Inza...............2-0....4-1....66-55....1(B)
Etcheto............1-1....2-3....54-61
Urtasun............2-3....3-4....83-83
Portet.............0-1....1-2....36-38
Etxeto.............0-1....1-2....25-33
Etxeba.............0-1....0-2....16-30

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