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Monday, September 23, 2019

Main Nue--Tournoi de Garindein (September 20, 22, 2019)

Tounois de Garindein (Trinquet Urrupean) (1) (2) (September 20, 22) (Esku Pilota Pro Tour)


Previous results:

2018 Final: P. Larralde-Bilbao 2 Ospital-Ducassou 0 (15-8, 15-5) (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)

Match article (Esku Pilota)

2017 P. Larralde-Amulet 40 Ospital-X. Lambert 29 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube full match video)

Match article (Pilota Ttiki)

2016 Ospital-Ducassou 40 P. Larralde-Amulet 37 (BLOG POST that links to scores, match articles, analysis, and full match video

2015 Bielle-Ducassou 40 Ospital-Harismendy 20 (Pelotelive.free.fr)

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2019

This was a 4 team knockout tournament.

September 22

FINAL

Ospital-Lambert 40 Monce-Bilbao 39 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)

39-31---40-39 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube segment)

Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st)

5-10; 11-16; 21-16; 25-25; 39-31; 39-39; 40-39

Ospital faulted at 39-31 but then won the match with a xilo (indented box at lower right wall. This was Ospital's second Garindein championship in the last 5 years.

Match article (Esku Pilota--which also links to video 39-31--40-39)
Match article (Pilota Ttiki)

September 20

Semi-finals

Monce (substituting for P. Larralde)-Bilbao 40 Etchegaray-Amulet 26 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)

Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st)

15-15; 24-15; 40-26

Etchegaray injured his hand at 15-15 and continued playing but was greatly hampered for the rest of the match.


Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st)

7-0; 40-23

Partial scoring: Ospital 13 service aces