Torneo de Villa de Zarautz (August 15, 16, 18)
This was a knock-out tournament between 4 teams.
Tournament Preview (21Iguales.com)
Complete results (with links to results going back to 2002) (Baikopilota)
Complete results (with links to results going back to 2002) (Baikopilota)
For the Tournament:
Altuna III +19 -6; Martija +2 -7 (2-0)
Irribarria +12 -14; Rezusta +4 -7 (1-1)
Artola +9 -8; Imaz +1 -2 (0-1)
Oliazola II +6 -5; Albisu +1-7 (0-1)
Altuna III lapped the field in terms of scoring. The back men combined were +8 -23. The front men were +46 -33.
Total balls in Play: Altuna III 285; Martija 305: Irribaurria 222; Rezusta 252: Artola 164; Imaz 181: Oliazola II 99; Albisu 138
August 18
FINAL
Irribarria-Rezusta 11 (EITB--match begins at 1:06:59)
Highlights (EITB)
Condensed linescore (21Iguales.com) (winners always listed 1st)
1-0; 1-2; 15-2; 15-3; 16-3; 16-6; 17-6; 17-7; 18-7; 18-9; 21-9; 21-11; 22-11
Scoring: (EITB)
Altuna III +9 -1; Martija +0 -4
Irribarria +5 -9; Rezusta +1 -4
Balls in play: 470; Altuna III 116; Martija 124; Irribarria 109; Rezusta 121;
Time of the match:56:35
Playing time: 23:51 (baikopilota.eus)
Match article (21Iguales.com)
A combination of an excellent match by Altuna III and a poor day at the office by Irribarria (which contributed heavily to his team's 13 errors) led to an easy win for A-M. The match was decided very early, with a 14-0 run by the winners. I-R finally got into the match but by that time the score was 16-3 and their chances of winning nil.
August 16
2nd Semi-final
Artola-Imaz (substituting for Mariezkurrena II) 18 (EITB--match begins at 56:52)
Selected linescore (Deia) (winners always listed first)
1-1; 1-4; 2-4; 5-5; 6-6; 8-7; 9-7; 12-8; 13-9; 15-10; 16-13; 18-13; 18-14; 19-14; 19-18; 20-18; 22-18
Scoring (EITB)
Altuna III +10 -5 ; Martija +2 -3
Artola +9 (including 2 service aces) -8 ; Imaz +1 -2
Balls in play: 695: Altuna III 169; Martija 181; Artola 164; Imaz 181
Time of the match: 74:25
Playing time: 34:36 (baikopilota.eus)
Match article (Deia)
Altuna III did not have a dominant match, but what he did was good enough to help win this grinding 75 minute, near 700 ball match. At 19-14, it looked like the winners had the match wrapped up, but A-I refused to fold, cutting the deficit to 1 before the winners closed it out.
August 15
1st Semi-final
Irribarria-Rezusta 22 Oliazola II-Albisu 15 (EITB--match begins at 1:21:00)
Fronton TV(Castilian)
Highlights (EITB)
Selected linescore (Deia) (winners always listed 1st)
1-0; 1-2; 2-2; 5-2; 5-4; 6-6; 15-6; 15-8; 17-8; 17-11; 20-11; 20-14; 21-14; 21-15; 22-15
Scoring (EITB)
Irribarria +7 (including 1 service ace) -5; Rezusta +3 -3
Oliazola II +6 -5; Albisu +1 -7
Balls in play: 481: Irribarria 113; Rezusta 131; Oliazola II 99; Albisu 138
Time of the match: 60:50
Playing time: 25:45 (baikopilota.eus)
Match article (21Iguales.com)
Match article (Deia)
The tournament began with what looked like a runaway victory for I-R following a 9-0 run in mid-match. But O-A cut the deficit to 6 before finally succumbing. 12 combined errors did not help their cause.
