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Thursday, May 23, 2019

Main Nue--FFPB Championnat de France Par Equipes (Pairs)--Info About Competition--List of Winners Back to 2007--FINALS

The 2019 FFPB (Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque) Championnat de France par Equipes (pairs) Tournament began on March 10, 2019 and ended  with a final on May 5. There will be two competitions, Group A and Group B. 20 players are  involved. FFPB has provided a "dossier" (.pdf format, 9p.) explaining how the tournament worked and who the players in each group were. The competition began with a round robin League in both groups. The fifth place finishers in each group were eliminated. Then the 1st place finisher in Group B played against the 4th place finisher in Group A. The winner played in the Group A Semi-finals as the #4 team. The loser played in the Group B Semi-finals as the #2 team.  This was a twist that made the competition very interesting. A Group B team had a chance to be promoted within the space of one competition. The semi-finals were contested between the #1-#4 and #2-#3 in each group. The winners met in Finals on April 28 (Group A) and May 5 (Group B).

Player profiles at Esku Pilota
Player profiles at Pilota Ttiki

Group A:

Augusti Waltary-Peio Guichandut (defending Champions)

Peio Larralde-Bixintxo Bilbao

Mathieu Ospital-Baptiste Ducassou (runner up and Champion respectively of recently concluded FFPB Main Nue Individuel Competition)

Julien Etchegaray-Ximun Lambert

Antton Monce-Thierry Harismendy

Group B:

Phillipe Bielle-Bixentxe Cubiat

Alexis Inchauspe (winner of Group B Main Nue Individuel)-Antton Amulet

Laurent Lambert (runner up of Group B Main Nue Individuel)-Cedric Lucu

Vincent Elgart-Mickael Palomes

Mattin-Olcomendy-Ion Iturbe

Note: Elgart and Iturbe were Group A players in the Individuel competition. Harismendy and Amulet did not play in the Individuel competition. Pascal de Ezcurra, Gregory Aguirre, and Mikael Darmendrail (all Group B Indviduel) are not playing in this championship.

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NOTE: RECORD OF PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIPS (2007-2018) IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST.

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Qualification Round: Week 1; Week 2; Week 3; Week 4; Week 5 and Barrage: April 13, 2019: Group B #1 v Group A #4

Semi-Finals:

Finals: Group A; Group B

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Competition preview article (Pilota Ttiki)

 FINALS:
Group A:

April 28, 2019

Trinquet Moderne, Bayonne (1) (2)

Ospital-Ducassou (#2, 4-2, -1) 37 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)

 Audiense Audiovisuel Youtube full match video (added October 22, 2019)

36 photos (FFPB)

Selected linescore (winners always listed first)

2-8; 8-8; 14-14; 17-26; 30-30; 31-31; 31-35; 35-35; 36-36; 40-37

There were 8 equal scores in the match.

Time of match: about 1 hour 40 minutes.

Partial scoring (FFPB)

Larralde 7 service aces, Ospital 8

Match article (FFPB)

This was a classic match between the number 1 and 2 Group A teams. It was like a heavyweight boxing classic, punch, counter punch. There were 8 equal scores and L-B came back from 6, 9, and 4 point deficits to win. D-O controlled the match throughout, but L-B finally siezed the initiative at the very end.  The struggle took an hour and 40 minutes and saved the best for last as the 4 best players (at the moment) in Main Nue battled it out, an appreciative packed house at Bayonne's Trinquet Moderne enjoying every moment. 

Group B:

May 5, 2019

Trinquet Chihar, Souraide (1) (2)

Inchauspe-Amulet (#1, 4-3 -14) 16 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)

26 photos (FFPB)

Selected linescore: (winners always listed first)

3-0; 6-2; 10-5; 16-9; 21-12; 23-14; 40-16

Partial Scoring (FFPB)

Bielle 6 service aces, Inchauspe 1

Time of the match: about 1 hour and 15 minutes

Match article (FFPB)

B-C led from start to finish, increasing their lead throughout the match, and finishing it off in style, with a 17-2 run. Cubiat was excellent in the back, as Inchauspe's service ace figures showed. His serve was a big factor in his team's success (see tournament service statistics below). However, in this match he had one ace. Cubiat was the player receiving most of Inchauspe's serves.

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Qualification Final Table: April 8, 2019

Group A:


Larralde-Bilbao (4-0 +78)
Ospital-Ducassou (3-1 -3)
Waltary-Guichandut (2-2 +42)
Monce-Harrismendy (2-3 -16)
Etchegaray-X. Lambert (0-4 -78)*

Group B:

Inchauspe-Amulet (3-2 +6)
Bielle-Cubiat (3-1 +11)
Elgart-Palomes (2-2 +14)
Olcomendy-Iturbe (2-2 -14)
L. Lambert-Lucu (0-4 -33)*

*eliminated

Available cumulative scoring. Partial data is available for service aces. Service aces for Olcomendy and Inchauspe are provided for both A and B as they were substitutes in the A group. Source is FFPB match articles.

Final

DNP: Did Not Play
NA: Not Available

Group A:

Waltary: 8; 9; 5; 15; 8 = 37 (avg. 9)
Larralde: 10; 2; 6; 6; 9; 7= 31 (avg. 5.2)
Ospital: 8; 4; DNP; DNP; 7; 8= 27 (avg. 6.7)
Monce: NA; 2; 7; 0; 7; 7= 23 (avg. 4.6)
Etcheverry (sub for Ospital): 4
Etchegaray: DNP; 2; 1; 3= 6 (avg. 2)
Olcomendy (sub for Ospital): 3
Inchauspe: (sub for Etchegaray) NA

Group B:

Inchauspe: 8; 10; 9; 12; 6; 8; 1= 46 (avg. 6.6)
Bielle: NA; 9; 7; 6; 12; 6= 40 (avg. 8)
Olcomendy: 5; 6; 9; 4; 10= 24 (avg. 6.8)
Elgart: 12; 9; 3; 2; 5= 31 (avg. 6.2)
L. Lambert: 4; 1; 6; 8= 15 (avg. 4.75)

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Previous Championships:

2018:

Group A:
Waltary-Guichandut 40 Larralde-Iturbe 36

Full match video (Audiense Audiovisuel via FFPB)
Match article (FFPB)
"Dossier" (FFPB--.pdf format, 9p., which contains all competition match scores).

Pilota Ttiki also covered the entire competition, with match articles and condensed match videos Their coverage begins March 19. At the bottom of the article click on "precedent" and page through articles about the competition, using the "dossier" as your guide to dates of matches. When there are match videos, Pilota Ttiki links to them from the bottom of the match articles. They are also available at Pilota Ttiki Youtube (CTRL-F Championnat elite pro par equipes 2018).

Group B:
Bielle-Palomes 40 Elgart-Cubiat 22

Full match video (condensed) (Pilota Ttiki)
Match article (Pilota Ttiki)

2017: 

Group A: Larralde-Bilbao 40 Waltary-Guichandut 38

Full match video (Audiense Audiovisuel via FFPB)
Match article (FFPB)
"Dossier" (FFPB--.pdf format, 12p. ,which contains all competition match scores)
Full competition context, with final linescore graph and linescore (pelotelive.free.fr)

Group B: Inchauspe-Amulet 40 L. Lambert-Palomes 29

Competition context  (pelotelive.free.fr) (no match video available)
Match article (Pilota Ttiki)

2016: 

Group A: Waltary-Bilbao 40 Bielle-Ducassou 23

Full match video (Audiense Indivduel)
Match article (FFPB)
Competition context (pelotelive.free.fr)
Annotated linescore: (pelotelive.free.fr)

Group B: Inchauspe-Amulet 40 L. Lambert-de Ezcurra 23

Full match video (Esku Pilota)
Match article (FFPB)
Competition context: (pelotelive.free.fr)

2015:

Group A: Larralde-Bilbao 40 Etcheverry-Ducassou 10

Full match video (Bixintxo Bilbao Youtube)
Match article (FFPB)
Competition Context (pelotelive.free.fr)

Group B: Inchauspe-Saldubehere 40 Elgart-Bonetbelche 37 (no match video)

Match article (FFPB)
Competition context (pelotelive.free.fr)

2014: Larrechea-Harismendy 40 Sorhuet-Ducassou (substituting for T. Etxeto) 19 (no match video)

Match article (FFPB)

2013: Waltary-Harismendy 40 Larrechea-X. Lambert 25 (no match video)

Match article (FFPB)

2012: Ibarola-Harismendy 40 Bielle-Ocafrain 37 (no match video) Source: FFPB 2013 Assemblee Generale Ordinaire Exercice 2012 (P. 9)

2011: Waltary-X. Lambert 40 Ibarola-Jeannots 21 (no match video) Source: FFPB 2012 Assemblee Generale Ordinaire Exercice 2011 (P. 9) Match article (Naiz--Basque--note: Naiz has score 40-20.

2010: Ibarola-Ocafrain 40 Waltary-Etxeto 39 (no match video) Match article (Naiz--Basque)

2009: Ibarola-Ocafrain 40 Sorhuet-Etxeto 34 (no match video) Match article (Naiz--Basque)

2008: Ibarola-Ocafrain 40 Sorhuet-Ezkurra 32 (no match video) Match article (Naiz--Basque)

2007: Waltary-Etxeto 40 Sorhuet-Ocafrain 19 (no match video) Match article (Naiz--Basque). Agusti Waltary becomes the first non-native Basque to win this competition.

Since 2007: (avant-front; arriere-back)

Waltary (av) has played in 7 Finals and has won 5. 

Ibarola (av) played in 5 finals and won 4 (3 consecutive wins from 2008-2010). Ocafrain (ar) played in 5 Finals and won 3. 
Sorhuet (av) played in 4 Finals without a win. 
Harismendy (ar) won 3 consecutive Finals (2012-2014).
Larralde (av) has played in 3 Finals and won 2.
Etxeto (ar) played in 3 Finals and won 1.  
Ducassou (ar) has played in 3 Finals without a win.     
Bilbao (ar) has won 2 Finals. 
Larrechea (av) played in 2 Finals and won 1.
X. Lambert (ar) has played in 2 Finals and won 1. 
Guichandut (ar) has played in 2 Finals and won 1
Bielle (av) has played in 2 Finals without a win.

Iturbe (av), Etcheverry (av), and Jeannots (ar) have all played in 1 Final without a win
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