Tournament preview (21Iguales.com)
Complete results (along with results going back to 2003) (baikopilota.eus)
Complete results (along with results going back to 2003) (baikopilota.eus)
This was a 4 team single elimination tournament.
Selected final scoring.
Altuna III +19 -7; Rezusta +6 -2: +25 -9
Oliazola II +28 -6; Albisu +1 -10: +29 -16
Elezkano +12 -4; Zabaleta +1 -6: +13 -10
Artola +7 -4; Imaz +1 -3: +8 -7
September 5
FINAL
Altuna III-Rezusta 22 Oliazola II-Albisu 19 (EITB--match begins at 54:09)
Condensed linescore (21Iguales.com) (winners always listed 1st)
0-1; 1-1; 1-3; 9-3; 9-8; 10-8; 10-9; 11-9; 11-10; 17-10; 17-11; 19-11; 19-13; 20-13; 20-15; 21-15; 21-19; 22-19
Scoring (EITB)
Altuna III +12(including 1 service ace) -4; Rezusta +2 -1
Oliazola II +14 -3; Albisu +0 -5
Balls in Play: 628: Altuna III 154; Rezusta 162; Oliazola II 142; Albisu 170
Time of the match: 68:35
With the end of this Tournament, Oliazola II finished a schedule of 5 matches in 10 days, quite a workload for someone who recently suffered a career threatening leg injury. Rezusta won the Player of the Tournament award. The last 2 matches averaged 734 balls in play. Two big runs of 8 and 6 points by A-R were too much to overcome, though O-A had a 5 point run early and then nearly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a 4 point run near the end. Oliazola II had a magnificent offensive tournament with identical +14 -3 matches. Rezusta played great defense, making only 2 total errors in 2 matches.
Match article (21Iguales.com)
September 3
2nd Semi-final
Oliazola II-Albisu 22 Artola-Imaz 16 (no match video available at this time)
Selected linescore (21Iguales.com) (winners always listed 1st)
5-2; 6-4; 6-8; 7-9; 8-10; 11-11; 13-13; 14-14; 19-15; 19-16; 22-16
Scoring (21Iguales.com)
Oliazola II +14 -3; Albisu +1 -5
Artola +7 -4; Imaz +1 -3
Balls in Play: 839
Time of the match: 76:00
Match article (21Iguales.com)
This was the 2nd time in a week that these two teams played each other. In the two matches there were 1,544 balls in play. In their last 3 matches (August 28, 31, and September 3) Artola-Imaz have been involved with 2,268 balls in play. They were 1-2. This match was closely contested until O-A pulled away on the strength of a late 8-2 run. Olaizola II had more winners than the other 3 players combined.
September 2
1st Semi-final
Altuna III-Rezusta 22 Elezkano II-Zabaleta 17 (no match video available at this time)
Condensed linescore (21Iguales.com) (winners always listed 1st)
4-0; 4-1; 10-1; 10-3; 11-3; 11-4; 12-4; 12-6; 18-6; 18-9; 19-9; 19-14; 20-14; 20-16; 21-16; 21-17; 22-17
Scoring (21Iguales.com)
Altuna III +7 (including 1 service ace) -3; Rezusta +4 -1
Elezkano II +12 -4; Zabaleta +1 -6
(Scores add to 21-17)
Time of the match: 65:00
Match article (21Iguales.com)
A-R used an early 6 point run to take command in a match they never trailed. They built the lead to 10 points at 19-9 and seemed on their way to an easy victory. But a 7-1 run by E-Z made things close before A-R finished, winning 2 of the last 3 points.
A-R used an early 6 point run to take command in a match they never trailed. They built the lead to 10 points at 19-9 and seemed on their way to an easy victory. But a 7-1 run by E-Z made things close before A-R finished, winning 2 of the last 3 points.
