Dania Jai Alai Final Official Statistics
There were three major championships, most wins, Game 10, the Florida Singles Championship, and G12, the late Doubles Championship.
This report will cover the following:
Dania Season in a Nutshell
Cumulative Statistics
Game 10 Final Table and Brief Summary
Win Sorts in 5 Different Categories (All Players, Fronts, Backs, Earlies, Lates).
One of the Best Game 10s, Mapped (Point by Point), With Analysis.
At the bottom of this post there will be a link (for those who don't already know about it), to more detailed information about the Dania Season, week by week, and day by day.
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Diego Beaskoetxea (late front) retired from Dania at the end of the season, finishing a 15 year tenure. His intelligence, athleticism, hustle, almost infinite shot selection arsenal, great defense, and love of the game were a joy to watch. He is one of the best all round (quiniela and partido) front court players in the world. He is scheduled to play in the Cesta Punta World Tour's St. Jean de Luz (Donebane Lohizun) Masters Tournaments in July and August of 2019. He is also scheduled to play in the Jai Alai World Tour's Gernika and Hondarriba Grand Slams this summer. Watch and enjoy him while he is still active. He is one of a generation of great puntistas who have graced these shores and the Basque Country for the last 15-20 years. When they pass from the scene, they will be sorely missed, but long remembered. Eskerrik Asko, Diego.
Jai Alai News (via manista.com) announcement.
The Fronton will now "go dark" until September 15, 2019. I, for one, can't wait for things to start up again. There's nothing like the multiple "pennant" races a quiniela season can provide. Each point, each game, each day and week, new pennant races, new stories.
1. 2019 Spring Season in a Nutshell:
Most wins: Erik (late front) 66; 2nd Amigorena (late back) 60; 3rd Iturbide (early front) 59
Florida Singles Championship (G10): Erik 13; Diego 11; Barandika (late front) and Ithurria (late front) 10
Doubles Championship (G12)
Fronts: Barandika 15; Erik 14
Backs: Amigorena 15; Urbieta 10
Highest season winning percentage: Ladutxe (early back) .212; Erik .202; Amigorena .194
Highest In the Money (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place) percentage: Erik .526; Ladutxe .493; Barandika .470
Most times weekly wins leader
Amigorena 3; 7 players 1
Most weekly wins
Amigorena; Ladutxe; Jairo 11; Diego; Amigorena 10
Most times with the most wins (led or tied) in a performance: Diego 14; Erik 13; Amigorena 12
Most wins in a performance: Iturbide and Ladutxe: 4; Erik 3 (four times)
Most games played: Goenaga (early front) 346; Goixerri (early front) 342; Anndy (early front) 339
Total games played 12 (games)*7 (performances a week)* (9 weeks) 756
Congratulations to rookie Goixerri on completing a very full first 7 months at Dania. You have to like his learning curve.
Last Winter his line was;
339 (games) 20 (wins) 30 (2nd place) 29 (3rd place) .059 (win %) .233 (ITM %)
This Spring:
342 37 41 37 .108 .336
Great work, Goixerri!
Many thanks to the entire roster, management, staff, and announcers for making this season, as always, a joy to watch. It probably isn't as easy as it looks :) :) :)
2. Cumulative Statistics
A. Cumulative winners by performance. Note: this is the number of times a player has either led or tied for the lead in most wins in a performance. Players will be listed by number of performances won. In all cases 2 or more wins have led a performance.
ef-early front; eb-early back; lf-late front; lb-late back
14. Diego (lf)
13. Erik (lf)
12. Amigorena (lb)
11. Ladutxe (eb)
10. Iturbide (ef)
9. Barandika (lf)
8. Ithurria (lf)
7. Medrano (ef); Bailo (ef)
6. Goenaga (ef); Jairo (ef); Yeche (eb); Zulaika (lf); Israel (lb); Leke (lb)
5: Ibon (lb); Foronda (ef); Goixerri (ef)
4: Salegi (lb); Elgazabal (lb); Zabala (eb); Elizalde (eb)
3: Goitia (lf); Urbieta (lb); Spinner (ef); Arta (eb); Beitia (lf)
2: Xabat (ef); Urtaran (lb); Larrea (ef); Chasio (lb)
1. Anndy (ef); Arrieta (lf)
B. Players with the most wins in a performance . Number of winning games leading a performance is, in all cases so far, 2-4. There have yet to be any performances where no player won more than one game. Corrections are always welcome.
4: ITURBIDE (EF) 5/18(M); LADUTXE (EB) 6/8(M)
3: Erik (lf) 4 times: (5/31(E); 6/1(E); 6/12(E); 6/19(M); Goenaga (ef) twice: 5/10(E); 5/17(E); Amigorena (lb) twice: 5/2(E), 6/1(M); Ibon (lb) twice: 5/17(E, 6/1(E); Iturbide (ef) twice (5/24(E), 6/2(M); Urturan (lb) twice; 5/15(M), 6/9(M); Barandika (lf) twice 5/2(E), 6/23(E)
3: Medrano (ef) 5/3(E); Yeche (eb) 5/8(M); Leke (lb); 5/10(E); Goitia (lb) 5/17(E); Jairo (ef) 5/24(E); Israel (lb) (5/25(E); Diego (lf) 5/26(M); Bailo (eb) 6/12(E); Zulaika (lf) 6/15(E); Elgezabal (lb) 6/20(E); Ladutxe (eb) 6/21(E); Spinner (eb) 6/22(M)
In 30 performances the leading performance winner won more than 2 games. In 33 performances he (they) did not.
C. Cumulative weekly leaders in wins.
Leading Weekly winner leaders (outright or tied) .
Amigorena 3 (late-back); Diego (late-front) 1; Foronda (early-front) 1; Iturbide 1; Zulaika (late-front) 1; Ladutxe (early-back) 1; Erik (late-front) 1; Jairo (early-front) 1; Barandika (late-front) 1
Most wins for a weekly leader in a week (outright or tied).
Amigorena 11; Ladutxe 11; Jairo 11; Diego 10; Amigorena 10
As expected, the same parity shown in the daily performances also showed up in the weekly statistics. Only 1 player won most in a week more than once. Only 2 players won 10 or more games in a week.
D. Cumulative Summary and analysis of Game 10 (The Florida Singles Championship).
You can find individual Game10 reports on the Dania Jai Alai Game 10 page on the right side of the blog (below) the current results section. I am doing Game 10 because singles matches are easy to do, and Game 10 pits the best Dania forwards against each other.
Standings--FINAL *=known perfect games (between 4 and 7 consecutive points in a row to win a game. Number of points needed is dependents on post position). Note: the 6/26(M) G10 did not count in the official standings. 62 games were played
Erik 13 (8*) .210
Diego 11 (8*) .177
Barandika 10 (5*) .161
Ithurria 10 (3*) .161
Zulaika 7 (2*) .113
Arrieta 5(2*) .081
Goitia 5 (3*) .081
Salegi (back) 1 .016
Barandika and Ithurria eliminated 6/28(E)
Diego eliminated 6/29(M)
The title was basically decided in the 6/26(E) performance, when both Barandika and Diego let golden opportunities slip through their fingers with a missed dejada and overserve respectively. This allowed Erik to run out a perfect game (being the recipient of the overserve which began his run) to take what proved to be an insurmountable 3 game lead with 5 to play. It was a very competitive season, with Erik not really taking control until the second to last week, after winning 3 times the week of June 5-9, and then 3 more times over the next two weeks. He didn't win the title until the 60th of 62 games played.
3. Win Sorts in 5 Different Categories (all players, Fronts, Backs, Earlies, Lates).
Postion Key: EF=Early Front; EB=Early Back; LF=Late Front; LB=Late Back
All Players
# Name GAMES W 2 3 W% ITM%
11 Erik ...........327 66 60 46 .202 .52 LF
49 Amigorena ..... 310 60 37 35 .194 .426 LB
20 Iturbide........337 59 46 46 .175 .448 EF
17 Ladutxe ........274 58 40 37 .212 .493 EB
42 Barandika ..... 332 56 51 49 .169 .470 LF
22 Diego...........320 54 25 43 .169 .381 LF
31 Jairo ..........330 54 44 37 .164 .409 EF
54 Zulaika.........328 52 45 33 .159 .396 LF
34 Medrano.........334 47 51 39 .141 .410 EF
25 Foronda ........336 45 41 45 .134 .390 EF
23 Ithurria........326 43 44 43 .132 .399 LF
15 Ibon ...........306 42 49 41 .137 .431 LB
60 Salegi .........316 40 35 43 .127 .373 LB
50 Elizalde .......310 39 37 39 .126 .371 EB
59 Leke............311 38 48 44 .122 .418 LB
38 Urbieta ........325 38 43 43 .117 .382 LB
10 Goixerri........342 37 41 37 .108 .336 EF
35 Spinner.........302 36 32 35 .119 .341 EB
39 Israel .........303 35 28 29 .116 .304 LB
64 Yeche ..........314 35 40 43 .111 .376 EB
16 Goenaga.........346 35 44 52 .101 .379 EF
14 Arta ...........276 29 41 31 .105 .366 EB
69 Goitia..........333 29 32 42 .087 .309 LF
98 Elgezabal ......226 28 30 26 .124 .372 LB
56 Zabala..........293 28 28 35 .096 .311 EB
67 Bailo ..........182 26 26 32 .143 .462 EB
89 Urtaran ........269 26 40 34 .097 .372 LB
12 Beitia..........337 24 40 47 .071 .329 LF
30 Larrea .........298 22 40 32 .074 .315 EB
46 Arrieta ........309 20 39 31 .065 .291 LF
53 Anndy...........339 20 26 33 .059 .233 EF
18 Chasio .........259 19 17 35 .073 .274 LB
19 Minte...........132 12 11 10 .091 .250 EB
47 Xabat........... 98 8 9 13 .082 .306 EF
13 Ubilla ...........0 B
26 Jagoba ...........0 F
33 Tevin.............0 LF
Fronts
# Name GP W 2 3 W%. ITM%
11 Erik ...........327 66 60 46 .202 .526 LF
20 Iturbide........337 59 46 46 .175 .448 EF
42 Barandika ..... 332 56 51 49 .169 .470 LF
22 Diego...........320 54 25 43 .169 .381 LF
31 Jairo ..........330 54 44 37 .164 .409 EF
54 Zulaika.........328 52 45 33 .159 .396 LF
34 Medrano.........334 47 51 39 .141 .410 EF
25 Foronda ........336 45 41 45 .134 .390 EF
23 Ithurria........326 43 44 43 .132 .399 LF
10 Goixerri........342 37 41 37 .108 .336 EF
16 Goenaga.........346 35 44 52 .101 .379 EF
69 Goitia..........333 29 32 42 .087 .309 LF
12 Beitia..........337 24 40 47 .071 .329 LF
46 Arrieta ........309 20 39 31 .065 .291 LF
53 Anndy...........339 20 26 33 .059 .233 EF
47 Xabat........... 98 8 9 13 .082 .306 EF
Backs
# Name GP W 2 3 W% ITM%
49 Amigorena ..... 310 60 37 35 .194 .426 LB
17 Ladutxe ........274 58 40 37 .212 .493 EB
15 Ibon ...........306 42 49 41 .137 .431 LB
60 Salegi .........316 40 35 43 .127 .373 LB
50 Elizalde .......310 39 37 39 .126 .371 EB
59 Leke............311 38 48 44 .122 .418 LB
38 Urbieta ........325 38 43 43 .117 .382 LB
35 Spinner.........302 36 32 35 .119 .341 EB
39 Israel .........303 35 28 29 .116 .304 LB
64 Yeche ..........314 35 40 43 .111 .376 EB
14 Arta ...........276 29 41 31 .105 .366 EB
98 Elgezabal ......226 28 30 26 .124 .372 LB
56 Zabala..........293 28 28 35 .096 .311 EB
67 Bailo ..........182 26 26 32 .143 .462 EB
89 Urtaran ........269 26 40 34 .097 .372 LB
30 Larrea .........298 22 40 32 .074 .315 EB
18 Chasio .........259 19 17 35 .073 .274 LB
19 Minte...........132 12 11 10 .091 .250 EB
Earlies
# Name GP W 2 3 W%. ITM%
20 Iturbide........337 59 46 46 .175 .448 EF
17 Ladutxe ........274 58 40 37 .212 .493 EB
31 Jairo ..........330 54 44 37 .164 .409 EF
34 Medrano.........334 47 51 39 .141 .410 EF
25 Foronda ........336 45 41 45 .134 .390 EF
50 Elizalde .......310 39 37 39 .126 .371 EB
10 Goixerri........342 37 41 37 .108 .336 EF
35 Spinner.........302 36 32 35 .119 .341 EB
64 Yeche ..........314 35 40 43 .111 .376 EB
16 Goenaga.........346 35 44 52 .101 .379 EF
14 Arta ...........276 29 41 31 .105 .366 EB
56 Zabala..........293 28 28 35 .096 .311 EB
67 Bailo ..........182 26 26 32 .143 .462 EB
30 Larrea .........298 22 40 32 .074 .315 EB
53 Anndy...........339 20 26 33 .059 .233 EF
19 Minte...........132 12 11 10 .091 .250 EB
47 Xabat........... 98 8 9 13 .082 .306 EF
Lates
# Name GP W 2 3 W% ITM%
11 Erik ...........327 66 60 46 .202 .526 LF
49 Amigorena ..... 310 60 37 35 .194 .426 LB
42 Barandika ..... 332 56 51 49 .169 .470 LF
22 Diego...........320 54 25 43 .169 .381 LF
34 Medrano.........334 47 51 39 .141 .410 EF
25 Foronda ........336 45 41 45 .134 .390 EF
50 Elizalde .......310 39 37 39 .126 .371 EB
10 Goixerri........342 37 41 37 .108 .336 EF
35 Spinner.........302 36 32 35 .119 .341 EB
64 Yeche ..........314 35 40 43 .111 .376 EB
16 Goenaga.........346 35 44 52 .101 .379 EF
14 Arta ...........276 29 41 31 .105 .366 EB
56 Zabala..........293 28 28 35 .096 .311 EB
67 Bailo ..........182 26 26 32 .143 .462 EB
30 Larrea .........298 22 40 32 .074 .315 EB
53 Anndy...........339 20 26 33 .059 .233 EF
19 Minte...........132 12 11 10 .091 .250 EB
47 Xabat........... 98 8 9 13 .082 .306 EF
Lates
# Name GP W 2 3 W% ITM%
11 Erik ...........327 66 60 46 .202 .526 LF
49 Amigorena ..... 310 60 37 35 .194 .426 LB
42 Barandika ..... 332 56 51 49 .169 .470 LF
22 Diego...........320 54 25 43 .169 .381 LF
54 Zulaika.........328 52 45 33 .159 .396 LF
23 Ithurria........326 43 44 43 .132 .399 LF
15 Ibon ...........306 42 49 41 .137 .431 LB
60 Salegi .........316 40 35 43 .127 .373 LB
59 Leke............311 38 48 44 .122 .418 LB
38 Urbieta ....... 325 38 43 43 .117 .382 LB
39 Israel .........303 35 28 29 .116 .304 LB
69 Goitia..........333 29 32 42 .087 .309 LF
98 Elgezabal ......226 28 30 26 .124 .372 LB
89 Urtaran ........269 26 40 34 .097 .372 LB
12 Beitia..........337 24 40 47 .071 .329 LF
46 Arrieta ........309 20 39 31 .065 .291 LF
18 Chasio .........259 19 17 35 .073 .274 LB
A great Game 10
Below is a "map" and analysis of one of the best Game 10s of the season. I was able to closely study several G10s, map them point by point, and analyze them. I made a crude key of types of shots that won points and types of saves that saved them. I analyzed this game, as the others I did, not just in terms of competition between 8 players, but how the 8 players did as a team, in terms of how well the whole team did. There is no publicly available video for the game, but if you read the map and analysis, hopefully you will get a feel for what was going on out there.
For those of you who don't know about Quiniela Jai Alai, it is a match between 8 players (G10 is a singles game). Each player has a post number and color. 1 v 2: winner gets a point, and loser goes to the end of the rotation. In the first round of 7 points, each point is worth 1. In subsequent rounds, each is worth 2. This is called Spectacular Seven scoring, and is how most games at Dania are scored. Like a horse race, winning is important, but so too is finishing "in the money" (2nd or 3rd). This is because of the exotic wagering schemes used in Jai Alai that involve the 2nd and 3rd place finisher, in addition to the winner. If there is a tie for 2nd and/or 3rd when the game is won, it is played off until 2nd and 3rd are determined.
15 Ibon ...........306 42 49 41 .137 .431 LB
60 Salegi .........316 40 35 43 .127 .373 LB
59 Leke............311 38 48 44 .122 .418 LB
38 Urbieta ....... 325 38 43 43 .117 .382 LB
39 Israel .........303 35 28 29 .116 .304 LB
69 Goitia..........333 29 32 42 .087 .309 LF
98 Elgezabal ......226 28 30 26 .124 .372 LB
89 Urtaran ........269 26 40 34 .097 .372 LB
12 Beitia..........337 24 40 47 .071 .329 LF
46 Arrieta ........309 20 39 31 .065 .291 LF
18 Chasio .........259 19 17 35 .073 .274 LB
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Below is a "map" and analysis of one of the best Game 10s of the season. I was able to closely study several G10s, map them point by point, and analyze them. I made a crude key of types of shots that won points and types of saves that saved them. I analyzed this game, as the others I did, not just in terms of competition between 8 players, but how the 8 players did as a team, in terms of how well the whole team did. There is no publicly available video for the game, but if you read the map and analysis, hopefully you will get a feel for what was going on out there.
For those of you who don't know about Quiniela Jai Alai, it is a match between 8 players (G10 is a singles game). Each player has a post number and color. 1 v 2: winner gets a point, and loser goes to the end of the rotation. In the first round of 7 points, each point is worth 1. In subsequent rounds, each is worth 2. This is called Spectacular Seven scoring, and is how most games at Dania are scored. Like a horse race, winning is important, but so too is finishing "in the money" (2nd or 3rd). This is because of the exotic wagering schemes used in Jai Alai that involve the 2nd and 3rd place finisher, in addition to the winner. If there is a tie for 2nd and/or 3rd when the game is won, it is played off until 2nd and 3rd are determined.
G10 6/12/19 (Evening): A GRINDER OF A GAME: BARANDIKA MISSES A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
Offensive key: chula--throw that hits the back wall on the fly and rebounds out too low to be reboted (rebound shot of the wall); chic-chac--same as a chula only the ball bounces before hitting the back wall; dejada--slow drop shot that lands close to the front wall. Cortada is a hard low shot, usually, but not always thrown sidearm from the front court. It is very effective among power players.
Saves Key: A=Apron; R=Rebote; AR=Apron Rebote; BR=Back pedalling rebote; FR=Falling Rebote; KR=Rebote on or nearly on 1 knee; RR=Running Rebote; J=Jumping or Leaping; WC(1 or 2)=Wall Climb--(1 step or 2); S=Short Hop; OS=Off Side Wall OSB=Off Side Wall in Back Corner; OV=Over the Shoulder; LW=Left Wall; M=Miscellaneous.
With 3 weeks and 20 games to go each game takes on added significance. By winning this afternoon, Barandika moved to within one win of Erik. This game was different from most recent G10s in that it was a real grind. No perfect games here, even though it looked like Ithurria was going to pull one off the hard way (after a lot of help) to move himself into immediate contention. That didn't happen and the game ended up going 1 point short of 3 full rounds, 20 points, and 71 balls in play before Arrieta finally won it. Barandika had the game in his hands and literally threw it away, playing his worst shot immediately after he had played his best. It may come back to haunt him on July 1. The game began with an error (also, ironically, by Barandika) and two questionable service aces, but then the whole team got into rhythm, with great winners and marvelous saves (Erik had 6 in this game--the most I've seen in one game since I've been doing these reports--including 4 in a row) keeping things moving along. But errors marred what might have been an even greater game, also helping to move things further along. Arrieta threw his possible game point away near the end of the second round. When Barandika blocked Goitia's path to game point with an amazing two foot wall climb to save the point, and won it with an immediate dejada, it looked like he was soon to tie Erik. But then came the saddest error of the game, which allowed Arrieta to have one more turn. He didn't miss this time.
The basics:
Perseverance from the 4 post. Arrieta got in the game 3 times, played 23 balls in play, 12 of which he caught and threw. He played 6 points and won 4 (+4 -1). His only save helped him stop a Barandika 2 point run in the second round that threatened to win the game at that point.
For the team: 20 points. +16 -4 (two questionable service aces).71 balls in play. 14 saves. Time of the game: 15:41
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Barandika began by whiffing on a rebote. Ithurria took that gift and added 3 points (2 on questionable service aces) before Zulaika beat him with a chula off the serve. Erik and Goitia then held the lead before Goitia threw away an easy rebote to put Barandika back in the game. He stayed 1 more point before Arrieta, after a leaping save at the 11, beat him later with a chic-chac. An ace and a two wall got Arrieta to Possible Game Point, but he threw a rebote into the upper pad to give Betia the baton. Erik wrenched it from his hands on a point where he made 3 consecutive saves and turned the last one into a winner. Erik's 4th consecutive save couldn't save him from a great Goitia backhand rebote pass/chula from the 11. Goitia then won 2 more points before Barandika's great wall climb save denied him game point. Then Barandika, almost unbelievably, faulted with an over serve. Betia then won one more point before Arrieta, amazed at getting a third chance, put the game away with game point from the receiving end; a very efficient forehand chic-chac from the 8.
Note: On many of the points, I describe a location on the concha (court): 11, 8, etc. Those numbers correspond to lines painted on the left wall and numbered, at Dania, from 1-14. The lines are a little less than 4 meters (about 13 feet) apart. A standard Jai Alai Court is 54 meters (177 feet or 59 yards if your game is gridiron football) long. The court is about 10 meters wide (32 feet), with a cement floor. There is a wooden apron outside the cement. That is out of bounds, but players can run on the apron to catch a pelota that hits in bounds before it crashes into the netting that protects the fans. The walls are are between 30 and 35 feet high. The front wall is made of granite, the only building material that can take the punishment of being hit by pelotas (smaller than a baseball, harder than a golf ball) more than 50 times per game at the approximate 95-105 mph speed that the game is normally played at.
Game map
Round 1
*=Possible Game Point
1 Ithurria; 2 Barandika; 3 Diego; 4 Arrieta; 5 Beitia; 6 Zulaika; 7 Erik; 8 Goitia
1(0)-2(0) 4 (balls in play); Barandika - (+=winner -=error) (0-1 (points won and lost, +0 -1, 2 (individual balls in play); WHIFFS ON A REBOTE FROM THE 9; Ithurria (1-0, +0 -0, 2)
1(1)-3(0) 1; Ithurria + (2-0, +1 -0, 1); ACE(?) DIEGO DROPS THE SERVE; Diego (0-1, +0 -0(?) 0)
1(2)-4(0) 5; Ithurria + (3-0, +2 -0, 3, 1 save A (apron at the 5 on the 4th ball); TWO WALL (FRONT-LEFT) FROM THE APRON; Arrieta (0-1, +0 -0, 2)
1(3)-5(0) 1; Ithurria + (4-0, +3 -0, 1); ACE(?) BEITIA TAKES THE SERVE AND THROWS BACKHAND TOO HIGH; Beitia (0-1,+0 -0(?) 0)
1(4)-6(0) 2: Zulaika + (1-0, +1-0, 1); CHULA ON RETURN OF SERVE FROM THE 12; Ithurria (4-1, +3 -0, 1)
6(1)-7(0) 4; Erik + (1-0, +1 -0, 2, 1 save M (returns a late left wall carom from the 13 on the serve); OUTSIDE CORTADA FROM THE 9; Zulaika (1-1, +1 -0, 2)
7(1)-8(0) 4; Goitia + (1-0, +1 -0, 2); BACKHAND CHULA FROM THE 9; Erik (1-1,+1 -1, 2, 1 save J (leaping at the 10 on the 2nd ball)
Game map
Round 2
*=Possible Game Point
1 Ithurria; 2 Barandika; 3 Diego; 4 Arrieta; 5 Beitia; 6 Zulaika; 7 Erik; 8 Goitia
8(1)-2(0) 2; Goitia - (1-1, +1-1, 1); THROWS AWAY AN EASY REBOTE; Barandika (1-1, +0 -1, 1)
2(2)-3(0) 3: Barandika + (2-1,+1 -1, 2); BACKHAND REBOTE TWO WALL FROM THE 8; Diego (0-2, +0 -0(?), 1)
2(4)-4(0) 8; Arrieta + (1-1, +1 -0, 4, 1 save J (leaping at the 11 on the 3rd ball); FOREHAND CHIC-CHAC FROM THE 7; Barandika (2-2, +1 -1, 4, 1 save R (difficult rebote at the 11 on the 6th ball)
4(2)-5(0) 1; Arrieta + (2-1, +2-0, 1); HIGH BOUNCE ACE; Beitia (0-2, +0 -0(?) 0)
4(4)-1(4) 3; Arrieta + (3-1, +3-0, 2); BACKHAND INSIDE 2 WALL (LEFT-FRONT) REBOTE (REMATE?) FROM THE 8; Ithurria (4-2, +3 -0, 1)
*4(6)-6(1) 2; Arrieta - (3-2, +3 -1, 1); THROWS REBOTE FROM THE 9 TOO HIGH); Zulaika (2-1, +1 -0,1)
6(3)-7(1); 8 Erik + (2-1, +2 -0, 4, 3 saves R (difficult rebote from the 11 on the 3rd ball); OR (overhead rebote from the 10 on the 5th ball); J (leaping at the 9 on the 7th ball); OVERHAND PASS FROM THE 9; Zulaika (2-2, +1 -1, 4)
Round 3
*=Possible Game Point
1 Ithurria; 2 Barandika; 3 Diego; 4 Arrieta; 5 Beitia; 6 Zulaika; 7 Erik; 8 Goitia
7(3)-8(1) 4; Goitia + (2-1, +2 -1, 2); BACKHAND REBOTE CHULA FROM THE 11; Erik (2-2, +2 -0, 2, 1 save J (leaping back from the 11 on the 2nd ball (his fourth consecutive save)
8(3)-3(0) 3; Goitia + (3-1, +3 -1, 2); FOREHAND CHIC-CHAC FROM THE 9; Deigo (0-3, +0 -0(?), 1, 1 save M (returns a late left wall carom from the 13 on the serve)
*8(5)-2(4) 6; Barandika + (3-2, +2 -1, 3, 2 saves J (leaping from the 7 on the 3rd ball); WC2 (two foot wall climb from the 6 on the 5th ball) (PLAY OF THE GAME); DEJADA FROM THE 5-6; (POINT OF THE GAME); Goitia (3-2, +3 -1, 3, 1 save FR (falling rebote at the 9 on the 4th ball)
*2(6)-5(0) 1; Barandika - (3-3, +2 -2, 1); FAULT (OVERSERVE); Beitia (1-2, +0 -0(?) 0)
5(2)-1(4) 5; Beitia + (2-2, +1 -0(?), 3); OUTSIDE REBOTE OVERHEAD PASS FROM THE 5; Ithurria (4-3, +3 -0, 2, 1 save M (running in from the 13 to the 4 to catch a dejada on the 3rd ball)
5(4)-*4(6) 5; Arrieta + (4-2, +4 -1, 3); FOREHAND CHIC-CHAC FROM THE 8; Beitia (2-3, +1 -0(?), 2)
Arrieta wins
(#4) Arrieta (8 Spectacular Seven points----4 actual points)
(#2) Barandika (6----3)
(#5) Goitia (5----3)
For a detailed look at the entire season, week by week and day by day, see the Dania Jai Alai Daily and Weekly Leaders page of this blog.
