Previous Tournaments:
2018 Final: Bielle-Cubiat 40 Elgart-Sanchez 32 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
Match article (Pilota Ttiki)
2017: Elgart-Amulet 40 Bielle-Cubiat 26 (no match video found)
Match article (Pilota Ttiki)
2016: Monce-Bilbao 40 Inchauspe-Lazcano 25 (BLOG POST--entire tournament coverage with full match video of final
This was a 4 team knockout tournament.
*=not on Esku Pilota roster at present
#=Esku Pilota Player Ranking (as of September 30). Out of 24.
Macaye was the 3rd and final "drop-in" trinquet tournament of the season. The others were Trophee Atharri (Itxassou) and Tournoid de Bidart. All three of them are very interesting to watch in terms of the differing strategy and tactics required on a 3 wall mur a gauche, as opposed to a 4 wall trinquet.
Macaye was the 3rd and final "drop-in" trinquet tournament of the season. The others were Trophee Atharri (Itxassou) and Tournoid de Bidart. All three of them are very interesting to watch in terms of the differing strategy and tactics required on a 3 wall mur a gauche, as opposed to a 4 wall trinquet.
November 11
FINAL
(#18)Elgart-Sanchez* 40 (#20)Olcomendy-(#5)Harismendy 39 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
Selected linescore (Esku Pilota and Pilota Ttiki) (winners always listed 1st)
0-7; 33-33; 39-37; 39-39;
The final closed the closest overall tournament of the year, with 3 matches decided by 6 total points, two of them by the minimum.
Match article (Esku Pilota) (includes video of the last 5 points)
Semi-Finals
(#18)Elgart-Sanchez* 40 (#12)Inchauspe-(#24) B. Larralde 36 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
Selected linescore (Esku Pilota and Pilota Ttiki) (winners always listed 1st)
23-23; 24-25; 40-36
Selected linescore (Esku Pilota and Pilota Ttiki) (winers always listed 1st)
20-20; 33-21; 38-28; 38-38; 39-38; 39-39; 40-39 ( final point took over 3 minutes).
Final point (84 balls in play!)
Match articles for both matches (Esku Pilota)
Match articles for both matches (Pilota Ttiki)
