Mano: Eskuz Banakako Txapelketa-Campeonato Manomanista De Lep.M 2019--1/8 Round

Eskuz Banakako Txapelketa-Campeonato Manomanista De Lep.M, the premier professional Mano singles championship competition, began  on April 14, 2019 with two play-in matches. It will end on June 2, 2019 with a final. It is a seeded ladder knockout tournament consisting of 4 1/16 round play in matches, followed by seeded 1/8 and Quarter-finals. Quarter final winners will play a Semi-final and Semi-final winners will play in the final. There will also be a third place match.

The competition will be in four Groups (A-D). The seeding works as follows:

Seeds: (D/F) =delantero/front; (Z/B) = zaguero/back

Group A: 1/8: Irribarria (D/F); 1/4: Altuna III (D/F)

Group B: 1/8: Rezusta (Z/B); 1/4: Elezkano II (D/F)

Group C: 1/8: Bengoetxea VI (D/F); 1/4: Urrutikoetxea (D/F)

Group D: 1/8: Jaka (D/F); 1/4: Ezkurdia (D/F)

2019 schedule (Baiko Pilota--formerly Asegarce) Note: this also links to full results of all Manonista Tournaments back to 1999.

2019 ASPE Schedule 

21Iguales.com complete tournament coverage

21iguales Twitter feed live scoring page

List of previous winners going back to 1940 (Baiko Pilota)

Available Final match videos

1948 (Gallestegi 22 Atano III 6--highlights only) ;

(1991 Galarza III 22 Retegi II 15--added April 17, 2019)  ; (1992 (Galarza III 22 Retegi II 12--added April 27, 2017) ; 1993 (Retegi II 22 Galarza III 19) ; 1995 (Beloki 22 Errandonea 15) ; 1997 (Arretxe 22 Elkoro 18)

2000 (Eugi 22 Beloki 13) ; 2001 (Beloki 22 Eugi 8) ; 2002 (Barriola 22 Beloki 3) ; 2003 (Patxi Ruiz 22 Olaizola II 7) ;  2004 (Mtz. de Irujo 22 Xala 12) : 2005 (Olaizola II 22 Mtz. de Irujo 18) ; 2006  (Mtz. de Irujo 22 Olaizola II 17) ; 2007 (Olaizola II 22 Barriola 10) ; 2008 (Bengoetxea VI 22 Barriola 11) ; 2009 (Mtz. de Irujo 22 Olaizola II 12)

2010 (Mtz. de Irujo 22 Xala 13--1:18:45) 2011 (Xala 22 Olaizola II 19--1:27:27) ; 2012 (Olaizola II 22 Mtz. de Irujo 7) ;  2013 (Olaizola II 22 Mtz. de Irujo 7--1:17:25) ; 2014 (Mtz. de Irujo 22 Retegi BI 9--1:21:40) ;  2015 (Urrutikoetxea 22 Olaizola II 19) ; 2016 (Irribarria 22 Urrutikoetxea 13) ; 2017 (Bengoetxea VI 22-Irribarria 18--added April 17, 2019) ; 2018 (Altuna III 22 Oliazola II 14--added April 17, 2019)

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Play-ins ; 1/16 Round ; 1/8 Round ; 1/4 Round; Semi-Finals; 3rd Place Match--cancelled

FINAL  

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1/8 Round

April 29, 2019

Aitzuri, Zumaia (1) (2)

Group B

P. Etxeberria 22 Rezusta (seeded in) 10 (there is no full match video for this match)

*Highlights* (EITB)

Condensed linescore (winner always listed first) (21Iguales)

0-1; 8-1; 8-5; 9-5; 9-7; 14-7; 14-8; 15-8; 15-9; 17-9; 17-10; 22-10

Scoring (21Iguales)

P. Etxeberria +12 (including 6 service aces) -4

Rezusta +6 (1a) -10

Balls in play: 203

Time of the match: 45:00

Match article (21Iguales)

P. Etxeberria used an early run of 8 consecutive points and a late run of 5 to easily defeat the only back court player in the Tournament. According to the match article, he consistently moved Rezusta around the court and finished points quickly. Rezusta had no answers and 10 errors did not help his cause.

April 28, 2019

Astelena, Eibar (1) (2)

Group A

Irribarria (seeded in) 22 Victor 20 (EITB--match begins at: 1:03:06

Highlights (EITB)

Condensed linescore (winner always listed first) (21iguales)

2-0; 2-1; 3-1; 3-4; 5-4; 5-7; 6-7; 6-8; 10-8; 10-12; 16-12; 16-13; 17-13; 17-17; 18-17; 18-19; 21-19; 21-20; 22-20

8 lead changes

Scoring:

Irribarria +11 (including 2 service aces) -9

Victor +11 (4a) -11

Balls in play: 258

Irribarria 130 Victor 128

Time of match: 60:09

Match article (21Iguales)

In an error filled (+22 -20) but scintillating match in which no one was able to accumulate more than a 6 point lead, and which contained 8 lead changes, Irribarria had the final say, barely eking out the win. At 16-12, it looked like he had the match under control, but then Victor answered with 7-2 run. But then Irribarria won 4 of the last 5 points to move on to the Quarter-finals.

April 27, 2019

Labrit, Iruna (Pamplona) (1) (2)

Group C

Bengoetxea VI 22 Retegi BI 16 (EITB--match begins at 1:13:00)

Highlights (EITB)

Condensed linescore (winner always listed first) (21Iguales)

9-0; 9-1; 13-1; 13-2; 14-2; 14-4; 16-4; 16-7; 19-7; 19-14; 21-14; 21-16; 22-16

Scoring: (EITB)

Bengoetxea VI +15 (including 4 service aces) -5

Retegi BI +11 (including 4 service aces) -7

Balls in play: 285

Bengoetxea VI 145 Retgegi BI 140

Time of the match: 53:28

April 26, 2019

Group D

Bengoetxea VI built a huge 16-4 lead and and then Retegi BI made a furious 12-6 comeback, but it was not enough as Bengoetxea VI, using his various offensive skills, put a +15 on the scoreboard and moves on the the next round.

Beotibar, Tolosa (1) (2)

Jaka (seeded in) 22 Artola 20 (EITB--match begins at: 43:02)

FrontonTV Youtube (Castilian)

Condensed linescore (21iguales) (winner always listed first)

7-0; 7-1; 8-1; 8-2; 13-2; 13-3; 15-3; 15-6; 16-7; 19-7; 20-9; 20-20; 22-20

Scoring (EITB)

Jaka +15 (including 4 service aces) -10
Artola +10 (3a) -7

Balls in play: 233

Jaka 116 Artola 117

Time of the match 52:21

Match article (21Iguales)

This was the match of the week and one of the greatest comebacks in the history of this tournament as Artola came back from 20-9 deficit to tie the match, before falling to Jaka. The 11-0 run almost counteracted Jaka's early 13-2 run. Neither player helped themselves (17 errors), but Jaka had just enough left to survive a major scare at the end.