What better way to initiate a beautifully remodeled Trinquet Berria than a weekly Main Nue Match? 18 independent "main event" and 4 Lever de Rideau ("curtain raisers" involving amateurs) were held to spotlight the Trinquet. 16 selected matches were video "taped" by Pilota Ttiki. Esku Pilota provided selected match articles.
Mattin Olcomendy played in 8 of these matches, the most of any player. Amateur Louiz Sanchez played in 5. There was 1 "marquee" match", Ospital-Guichandut v Waltary-Ducassou, on August 22 (see below--unfortunately there is little information and no video for that match).
*=Not on Esku Pilota Roster at this time.
av=avant (front); ar=arriere (back)
December 6
Elgart (av) 40 Inchauspe (av) 29
Sanchez* (ar) 40 Darmendrail (av) 29
I have found no other information about this match.
October 4 (Added October 5, 2019)
As a final farewell to these independent matches, an "amicale" (friendly) was played which include the 2 most prolific participants in this series (see above) paired with 2 of the top Esku Pilota Elite Professionals.
P. Larralde-Sanchez* 40 Olcomendy-Bilbao 23
Selected linescore (Esku Pilota) (winners always listed 1st)
20-13; 35-19; 40-23
Match artcle (Esku Pilota)
Larralde returns to for the first time since the Mendionde Tournament in September. The match article said that Bilbao was perhaps over enthusiastic in his attempts to cover for Olcomendy, leading to several errors.
av=avant (front); ar=arriere (back)
December 6
Elgart (av) 40 Inchauspe (av) 29
Sanchez* (ar) 40 Darmendrail (av) 29
I have found no other information about this match.
November 1
Elgart-Sanchez* 33 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
Selected linescore (Esku Pilota)(winners always listed 1st)
33-23; 33-30; 40-33
L. Lambert-Cubiat 20 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video).
Match article for both matches (Esku Pilota)
O-L led from start to finish. W-L responded to a 7 point run with a 7-3 run of their own to win their match.
October 18
Waltary-B. Larralde 33 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video) (added October 19, 2019)
The October 4 match was announced as the final match of this series. Obviously, it was not. It will be interesting to see if this becomes a weekly fixture.
October 4 (Added October 5, 2019)
As a final farewell to these independent matches, an "amicale" (friendly) was played which include the 2 most prolific participants in this series (see above) paired with 2 of the top Esku Pilota Elite Professionals.
P. Larralde-Sanchez* 40 Olcomendy-Bilbao 23
Selected linescore (Esku Pilota) (winners always listed 1st)
20-13; 35-19; 40-23
Match artcle (Esku Pilota)
Larralde returns to for the first time since the Mendionde Tournament in September. The match article said that Bilbao was perhaps over enthusiastic in his attempts to cover for Olcomendy, leading to several errors.
September 26
Etchegaray-Harismendy 21 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st)
0-4; 5-5; 40-21
Partial Scoring:
Elgart 10 service aces: Etchegaray 4
The was the final Trinquet Barria match of the Summer.
Lever de Rideau (Curtain Raiser)
Biscouby*-Lecuona* (green) 33 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
Match article for both matches (Esku Pilota)
September 19
Elgart-Iturbe 32 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st)
11-1; 27-16; 28-28; 29-30; 36-30; 40-32
Match article (Esku Pilota)
Waltary was dominant as he scored 10 points early (11-1) and 6 points late (30-30--36-30) to guide his team to victory.
Lever de Rideau ("Curtain Raiser")
Barrenche*-Harocene* (substituting for Orhategaray) (blue) 38 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
September 12
Selected linescore (Pilota Ttiki) (winners always listed 1st)
11-11; 25-25; 29-29; 31-35; 40-35
A-Z won the match with a 9-0 run at the end.
A-Z won the match with a 9-0 run at the end.
Lever de Rideau (Curtain Raiser)
Biscouby*-Echeverria Semper* (green) 35 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
Selected linescore (Pilota Ttiki) (winners always listed 1st)
10-5; 20-8; 38-35; 40-35
September 5
L. Lambert-X. Lambert 40 Olcomendy-Cubiat 36 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st)
14-14; 20-14; 27-27; 33-33; 34-34; 36-36; 40-36
Lever de Rideau ("Curtain Raiser")
Barreneche*-Hualde*37 Mougica*-Orhategaray* 34
For the first time, a Lever de Rideau was added to the program.
August 29
Ziarrusta*(substituting for Maiz*)-Palomes 40
L. Lambert-Lucu 34
There was no other information available for this match.
There was no other information available for this match.
August 22
Ospital-Guichandut 40 Waltary-Ducassou 26
There was no other information available for this match.
There was no other information available for this match.
August 15
Monce-Iturbe 40 Olcomendy-Cubiat 26 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
Match article (Esku Pilota)
August 8
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st)
1-7; 16-16; 22-22; 35-35; 40-36
Match article (Esku Pilota)
August 1
Elgart-Harismendy 40 Etchegaray (substituting for Inchauspe)-Amulet 28 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)
Selected linescore (Esku Pilota) (winners always listed 1st)
0-6; 25-25; 29-27; 40-28
Match article (Esku Pilota)
July 25
Agirre-Sanchez* 40 Etcheverry-Lucu 20
There was no other information available at this time
July 18
Olcomendy-Sanchez* 40 L. Lambert-Palomes 23
There was no other information is available at this time
July 11
Cigarroa*-Bilbao 40 Olcomendy-X. Lambert 34
Selected linescore (Esku Pilota) (winners always listed 1st)
5-10; 12-13; 12-17; 16-17; 17-18; 20-20; 40-34
Time the match: about 80 minutes
Match article (Esku Pilota)
C-B faced an uphill battle in the first half, but dominated the 2nd half to win the opening match of the series.
C-B faced an uphill battle in the first half, but dominated the 2nd half to win the opening match of the series.
